Independent Artist of the Week: LILPIXIE

‘WANT 2’ has earned LILPIXIE the title of FBi Radio’s Independent Artist of the Week. They joined Kate Saap on Up For It! to chat the track, their process, and the view looking down the barrel of an incredible career.

Sailor Moon, fiddling and Natural Brown Prom Queen – Sudan Archives on Up For It!

Sudan Archives is a fully realised artist to watch. Her most recent record Natural Brown Prom Queen features the violinist, singer and producer’s trademark instrumentation, conceptually exploring the ties between home, family, and belonging. Ahead of her Eora/Sydney Splendour sideshow, she caught up with Maleeka Gazula on Up For It!

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King Stingray chat their new single ‘Lookin’ Out’ on Up for It!

Dima, Lewis and Campbell from King Stingray joined Bindi Mutiara on Up for It! to go deeper into the thinking behind their new track, their inspirations, and what their recent Australian tour meant to them.

Independent Artist of the Week: Manfredo Lament

Manfredo Lament’s latest EP Movement, Saga & Fable radiates with energy; it savours the antique of jazz, whilst bouncing from soothing synths to psychedelic echoes. Founding members Kurt and Gabe caught up with John Troughton on Up for It! on Wednesday to tell us all about it.

Independent Artist of the Week: Taylor B-W

Like syrup, the smooth n’ sultry vocals of Taylor B-W have a fluid quality that allows her to quickly and effortless traverse a variety of musical influences, deftly combining different genres to create something new. As FBi’s Independent Artist of the Week, she sat down with Lill Scott on Up for It! to chat about her latest music video, new single, and much-adored pet staffy.

Delving into Aperture with Hannah Jadagu

American bedroom pop musician Hannah Jadagu joined Maleeka Gazula on Up For It! to bring us into the heart of her latest album, Aperture. She shared the stories behind her writing, dove into the complexities of her artistic process, and opened up about the balancing act of navigating a bustling life.

Independent Artist of the Week: Zion Garcia

Hit shuffle on Western Sydney rapper and producer Zion Garcia’s discography and he’s sure to offer up a little something you’ll love. From warm, silky, jazz-inspired brass sections to high-intensity, hard-hitting hip hop flows, his candid lyricism remains a thread throughout.

Independent Artist of the Week: Gian Santoro

Gian Santoro’s Reflections On The Waters pulls back the curtains in their soulful recount of navigating queer identity, intergenerational trauma, and grief. Draped in soothing lofi percussion and introspective lyricism, their album Reflections On The Waters is testament to their artistic triumph. 

FBi Monthly Mixtape #013

I can’t be the only one who’s ‘seriously’ been ‘vibing’ with some music lately. Let this all star lineup guide you through some of their favourite tracks from May in FBi’s Monthly Mixtape.

Independent Artist of the Week: Elle Shimada

Elle Shimada’s latest single is like a 3D printed heart on fire, blistering with bass, polished in plastic and bleeding like a screeching violin. FBi’s Independent Artist of the Week this week, the Naarm-Melbourne-based producer, DJ, and vocalist spoke to Kate Saap on Up for It! about the process behind her latest single.