This Song Is Yours

Our guest this week is Azure Ryder . The Australian-Lebanese songwriter has spent the better part of a decade building a following through a run of EPs that showcase her gift for folk, americana and dream pop. In September she released Even Flowers Can Bruise, her long awaited debut record — a gorgeous album that highlights her keen eye for detail and a real willingness to go somewhere vulnerable...

Our guests this week are from Wishy . An indie rock five-piece from Indianapolis, Wishy have spent the last few years earning praise from Pitchfork, NME and Stereogum, landing on year-end lists at The New York Times and GQ, and notching a Colbert performance along the way. Last year a run of tour dates with Momma brought them across the US and through LA, where we were lucky enough to catch them l...

Our guest this week is Sycco . The project of Naarm-based songwriter, artist and producer Sasha McLeod has built serious momentum since its inception: touring with Remi Wolf and Glass Animals, accumulating over 80 million streams, and releasing debut record Zorb to an ARIA nomination and the J Award, with collaborations alongside Flume and Mallrat cementing her reputation as one of the most promis...

Our guest this week is Johnny Marr . One of the most restless and influential guitarists of his generation, Johnny has spent four decades refusing to stand still, from the iconic guitar work that defined The Smiths, to Electronic, Modest Mouse, Hans Zimmer film scores, a memoir, and a solo career that has only grown in confidence with each record. This week he returns with The Age of Everything, a...

Our guest this week is Bonobo . UK musician Simon Green has spent over twenty-six years and seven albums building one of electronic music's most distinctive careers, blending field recordings, organic sounds and electronic production in a way that has earned him seven Grammy nominations and collaborations with artists like Erykah Badu and Damon Albarn. In early September he released Distance...

Our guest this week is Julia Jacklin . The Australian singer and songwriter has built one of the most devoted followings in indie music off the back of three critically acclaimed albums, two ARIA Awards, and a gift for emotionally sharp lyricism that connects in a way very few artists manage. Tomorrow she releases The Gem , her fourth record, made for the first time at home in Melbourne with a clo...

Our guests this week are Sylvan Esso. The Durham, North Carolina duo, made up of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, have spent over a decade building a devoted global following with their distinctive electronic pop, earning two Grammy nominations and collaborations with an eclectic community of artists including Arooj Aftab and Maggie Rogers. Last week they returned with ow∞  , their fifth album and f...

Our guest this week is Holly Throsby . The Sydney songwriter, musician and novelist has spent over two decades releasing music that has earned her five ARIA nominations, a devoted following, and a reputation as one of Australian indie folk's most distinctive voices. Last week, after a nine year gap, she returned with Normal Magic, a record about finding wonder in the everyday and the ordinary...

Our guest this week is Julia Stone from Angus & Julia Stone. The Sydney sibling duo have been one of Australia's most treasured acts since emerging in 2007, building a catalogue that spans six studio albums and includes the ARIA Award-winning Down the Way, the Rick Rubin-produced self-titled record, and 2024's Cape Forestier. This week they return with Karaoke Bar, recorded across Gr...

Our guests this week are Tiny Habits . The folk pop trio of Cinya Khan, Maya Rae and Judah Mayowa met at Boston's Berklee School of Music and quickly built a devoted following after their heavenly harmonies went viral across social media, with collaborations alongside Lizzy McAlpine, Kacey Musgraves and Holly Humberstone cementing their reputation as one of the most exciting young acts around...

Our guest this week is Vera Blue . The Sydney pop singer and songwriter has spent close to a decade building one of Australian music's most devoted followings, from the double-platinum success of Perennial in 2017 through to 2022's Mercurial, racking up over 500 million streams and a celebrated collaboration with Flume along the way. Last week she released Modern Rituals, her third studi...

Our guest this week is Miss Kaninna . In a few short years she's become one of the most exciting and important artists in Australia - a proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali fearless storyteller who has already made history with her ARIA Award nominations, won over critics, and earned the admiration of some of the biggest names in music globally like De La Soul and KNEEC...

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 r...

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 ret...

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...

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 re...

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...

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...

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 Belgia...

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 nomin...

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...

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...

Our guest this week is Jack Antonoff of Bleachers . A thirteen-time Grammy winner, one of modern music's most celebrated producers, with credits alongside Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift, and the frontman of New Jersey rock band Bleachers, Jack has spent years making Springsteen-esque, literary rock music that sits in a category entirely its own. Their 2024 self-titled rec...

Our guest this week is My New Band Believe . Best known as a founding member of critically adored Black Midi, Cameron Picton returns following the band's hiatus with My New Band Believe, a project that exists somewhere between solo endeavour and full band, built entirely on his own terms. The self-titled debut record has drawn widespread acclaim for its ambitious fusion of bombastic chamber p...

Our guest this week is  Rochelle Jordan . The London-born, LA-based alt-RnB and soul artist has spent over fifteen years honing her craft, accumulating more than 200 million global streams and critical acclaim from Pitchfork, BBC Music, NPR, and The New York Times, with collaborations alongside Kaytranada and Dem Funk among her credits. Last year's Through The Wall — her third full-length rec...