Three years after being dropped from their record label, electro-pop trio MUNA are doing better than ever. They swung by the studio for Lunch with Tanya Ali to chat about their latest album, self-care on tour, and navigating the world as queer artists.
Callan Andrews-Arabi (Arabi) is an 18-year-old saxophonist who looks at the Sydney music scene with fresh eyes, pupils spinning like kaleidoscopes with enterprise. Discontented with the isolating process of songwriting, he decided “to change how Sydney artists write music.”
Julia Jacklin joined Mia Hull on Out of the Box to talk through the moments that defined her life and the songs that soundtracked them, including a one way trip to Bath, reaching radio stardom at six years old, hurdles, triumphs, and an Avril Lavigne song.
Tee Vee Repairmann come from humble beginnings, starting out as “a silly alias” for Ishka Edmeades to release recordings that didn’t belong to his other projects (which include Gee Tee, Set-Top Box and more). Now Tee Vee Repairman is a fully fledged band.
Swan Meat’s style has been referred to as ‘medieval rave’ before. She’s a music producer, DJ, and games composer, and on Sunday she flew from Cologne, Germany to join Rina Evangaline on 10 Foot Heavy
Hailing from the North West suburbs of Sydney, producer Ar1zona and vocalists v.00 and Glacie together make up this week’s Independent Artist of the Week, Glass Boys. The trio are all about the bittersweet combination of high energy beats and sugary melodies with despondent, I-don’t-know-who-I-am lyrics.
Sydney dream-pop-meets-art-rock outfit Eternal Dust have just released their debut record Spiritual Healers, Defence Lawyers. Merging layers of romantic 80s guitar sounds with ethereal and distant vocals, the album has earned the coveted title of FBi Radio’s Album of The Week.
Sydney/Melbourne trio Motion Sickness is gracing our ears once again. ‘This Body’ is their most recent track, and its catchy lyrics, soaring vocals, thundering bass, and alluring guitar sound makes it a force to be reckoned with. As our Independent Artist(s) of the Week, they joined Mikayla Floriano on Up For It! to chat getting back on the horse with their latest single.
With a low, full and devastating voice Emerald Brunt’s debut single evokes a striking image of herself. She discussed her journey to becoming Independent Artist of the Week with Lill Scott on Up For It!
FRIDAY* is a graphic designer, painter, producer, emcee, singer and also our latest Independent Artist of the Week. The genre-hopping 21 year-old’s infectious-slash-heartfelt debut mixtape ‘*pilot’ is an emo-indie-drill-trap blend with its roots firmly planted in the hip hop.