Our guest this week is Matt Mason from DMA'S. The Sydney trio of Tommy O'Dell, Johnny Took and Matt Mason have spent a decade crafting a sound rooted in Britpop and indie rock and growing it into one of Australia's biggest live exports, playing Glastonbury, Coachella and Splendour and releasing four albums that have built a devoted following at home and abroad. On August 21st they release their self-titled fifth record, written and recorded at the band's own Glebe studio and co-produced by th...

Our guest this week is Rowena Wise. The Margaret River singer and songwriter has been one of Australian independent music's most compelling stories since breaking through in 2018, touring internationally alongside Ball Park Music, Folk Bitch Trio and Paul Dempsey, and earning a shortlist nomination for the Australian Music Prize for her debut album Senseless Acts of Beauty. This week she returns with Bad Things Feel Good*, a stunning and raw sophomore record that explores the multitudes of wh...

Our guests this week are Swapmeet. The Adelaide four-piece have quickly become one of the most talked about bands in Australian music, making indie rock that moves fluidly across grunge and shoegaze without ever feeling overloaded. Earlier this year they became the first non-US act to sign to beloved indie label Winspear, and their debut record Mount Zero has drawn praise from Pitchfork, The Line of Best Fit, Stereogum, and many more. A record built around rotating vocal duties and instrument...

Our guests this week are DICE. The Western Australian indie rock four-piece have become one of Australia's most beloved young bands, known for upbeat, high-fidelity songs that sit somewhere between the energy of youth and the weight of adulthood. Their 2024 debut Midnight Zoo expanded their reach significantly, taking them on tour across the UK, Europe and North America. On July 31st they return with their sophomore record I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View, recorded in LA al...

Our guest this week is Finn Wolfhard. The acclaimed actor, musician, and director is known to many through his work in Stranger Things and Ghostbusters, but Finn has been building a serious music career since his early teens, with projects like Calpurnia and The Aubreys already under his belt before releasing his debut solo record Happy Birthday last year. Now he returns with Fire from the Hip, a sophomore full length that sees the Canadian polymath expanding his sound and taking a more candi...

Our guest this week is Lenka. The Australian singer-songwriter has spent close to two decades in the music industry, building a catalogue that includes beloved tracks like The Show, Trouble Is A Friend, and Everything At Once. She's just released her seventh studio album, Good Days, via Skipalong Records, a vintage soul-inspired return to classic songwriting recorded in Sydney with producer Tony Buchen. On today's episode, Lenka joins us to talk about the songwriting and sonics behind G...

Our guest this week is Tove Lo. The Swedish singer and songwriter has spent over fifteen years developing her own distinct strain of grungy, electronic, hedonistic pop, earning a Grammy nomination and collaborating with artists including Flume, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Charli XCX. On September 18th, she releases ESTRUS, her sixth studio album, following her recent single Des Fleurs with Belgian singer and rapper Stromae. On today's episode, Tove Lo joins us on the pod to discuss the evolut...

Our guest this week is Dobby. The Filipino and Murrawarri musician, rapper, producer, composer and drummer has been building one of the most distinctive bodies of work in Australian music since he began releasing his own material in 2018. His 2024 album WARRANGU: River Story brought his music to a much wider audience, winning the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album and earning a shortlist nomination for the Australian Music Prize. Now Dobby returns with Marshmallow, due July 31st, an album ...

Our guest this week is Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie. Nearly thirty years into one of indie rock's most celebrated careers, Death Cab have continued to grow, evolve and connect with audiences in a way very few bands manage to sustain. Last week they returned with I Built You A Tower, their eleventh studio album and their first on an indie label in twenty years. It's a record that draws on everything sonically the band have built across their catalogue, and one that feels like a genuine...

Our guests this week are PASH. The South Australian indie pop four-piece have been making serious noise on the Australian music scene, wearing influences like INXS and The 1975 proudly while building a sound, aesthetic and identity rooted firmly in their Adelaide heritage. Last year the band - Jett, Orlando, Nic and Dan - signed a worldwide deal, and their self-titled sophomore EP, out now, marks another confident step forward for one of the country's most promising young acts. On today's epi...