Hey You Listen to This

Find more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Emerging from Brooklyn in 2016, Nation of Language have released 4 brilliant synth-pop albums that have put them at the forefront of the genre. I caught up with the band at Green Man Festival in August to chat about musical evolution, subverting genre conventions and more. Intro music used: Jazz by Pulsebox under Creative Commons. https://creativ...

Find more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Very few bands in 2026 have made a splash in quite the same way as Gilla Band . Formed in Dublin in 2011, the group just released their gargantuan 4th album Pugnello to an incredible reception. I caught up with the band ahead of their first ever in-the-round show in London to talk about the role of adversity in the creation of art and more. Intro m...

Find more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Nirosta Steel is the project of Steven Hall, a Scottish-born musician who until the release of his archival record My Skyscraper, remained a totally obscure member of the 1980s New York underground arts scene. The record, which spans more than 40 years of work, has been met with extraordinary praise from critics and audiences alike. I caught up with...

Find more on ⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠⁠⁠ . Emerging from South London in 2017, Dry Cleaning have since become one of the most celebrated bands in post-punk. At the start of 2026, the band released their third album, Secret Love, to universal acclaim and have toured it globally since. I caught up with Florence Shaw, Nick Buxton and Lewis Maynard at Green Man to chat about expanding their sound a...

Find more on ⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠⁠ . Hailing from Detroit, Protomartyr have become one of the defining bands in contemporary American post-punk. The band have just released their 7th formidable studio album, Hotel Usona, in collaboration with Dave Fridmann, which takes aim at American imperialism, cultural hegemony and modern geopolitics while expanding on their well-established sound. I sa...

Find more on ⁠ Hey You Listen to This ⁠ . An artist unafraid of cross-genre experimentation, Daniel Avery is a leading innovator in contemporary electronic music. Spanning shoegaze, ambient, techno and industrial electronica, his latest effort Tremor siphons the best of these into something uniquely his own. I caught up with Daniel ahead of this record’s live debut at Rising in Melbourne to chat a...

Find more on Hey You Listen to This Two years on from the release of The New Sound, and nearly a year since our last conversation , I sat down with Geordie Greep to chat about how his relationship with working as a solo artist has developed, online music discourse and the shaping of personal taste. We also get into music criticism, Letterboxd-style rankings and the superiority complex of having an...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ . Hailing from Manchester, Westside Cowboy are quickly becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain. Dual lead vocals underscored by a punk sensibility and Americana twang, all driven by a restless percussive momentum. This frenetic nature of their punkier work is beautifully balanced by the sof...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ . Fusing bossa nova, chamber pop, folk and jazz to make her own singular brand of indie rock, Mei Semones is one of the most exciting artists in contemporary music. I caught up with Mei ahead of her Sydney headline show to chat jazz music, touring and her fantastic record Animaru. Intro/outro musi...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Of all the experimental music released in the 2020s, few bands have entered the zeitgeist in quite the same fashion as YHWH Nailgun. Formed in Philadelphia in 2020, the band have just released their ferocious, second studio album, Magazine on 4AD.I caught up with the band at a Thai restaurant in Sy...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Born out of Perth in 2008, Pond has established itself as one of the preeminent psychedelic rock projects in the Southern Hemisphere. Fronted by Nick Allbrook, the band have just released their 11th album, Terrestrials, a pub-rock-oriented departure from the bombastic psychedelia of their earlier work...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia, Swapmeet are one of the most exciting new bands in alternative rock. As the first international artists signed to Winspear, the band just released their debut LP, Mount Zero. I sat down with Venus, Max and Jack to chat musical upbringings, the Adelaide scene and more....

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Jim E. Brown is an obese, alcoholic singer-songwriter from Didsbury, Manchester. Born on September 10 2001, Brown has released an astonishing 12 studio albums in just 19 years of life, with his latest, Dirt,  proving to be his most ambitious yet. I sat down with Brown to chat Kraftwerk, Mint Slices and more....

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Of the countless garage bands to come out of Australia, few have had such a cultural impact as Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Formed in the back room of a Melbourne vinyl pressing plant in 2003, the band have gone on to release 5 extraordinary studio albums, the latest of which, In Light of Recent Events, w...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Hudson Freeman is an alternative folk artist from Brooklyn. After a huge rise in internet popularity last year, Hudson’s gone on tour with his brand of sentimental, soul-bearing folk that has resonated with audiences across the world. I sat down with Hudson here in Sydney to chat about songwriting, touring Au...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . As a key band in the early 2000s post-punk revival, few acts have had such a seismic influence on contemporary rock as Interpol. They are set to return with their eighth studio album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, their first with Partisan Records. I sat down with Paul Banks to explore the themes of the new record,...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Getdown Services have quickly become one of the UK's most exciting underground bands, blending dance-punk, electronic music, sharp wit and absolute chaos into something uniquely their own. Ahead of their Sydney headline show, I sat down with Josh and Ben to talk about their journey from Minehead to internatio...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . As frontman of The National, Matt Berninger has established himself as one of the preeminent songwriters of the last half-century. A career spanning over three decades and multiple seminal albums has led us to his latest effort, Get Sunk, which was released mid-last year to a glowing reception. I caught up with Mat...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . With a career spanning more than two decades, M. Ward has released over a dozen studio albums and buckets of collaborative material, establishing him as one of the preeminent voices in alternative folk. I caught up with Matt before his Sydney headline to talk about collaboration, legacy and more. Intro music used:Jaz...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Best known for his work in King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, CAVS is a drummer from Melbourne. Following his self-titled and strictly percussive 2021 debut, he’s recently released Sojourn, his first step into being a bandleader and arranger with Jim Rindfleish from Mildlife. I sat down with CAVS and Jim to chat drumming,...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . In this interview, I sit down with the endlessly charismatic Jeff Goldblum in Melbourne to talk about his lifelong relationship with music and the release of his latest album Night Blooms. Best known for his iconic film roles, Jeff dives deep into his parallel career as a jazz musician, leading the Mildred Snitzer Orches...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . In this interview, I catch up with Mark William Lewis ahead of his Sydney headline show to talk about his rise as one of the most talked-about solo artists in recent years. As the first artist signed to A24’s music imprint, Mark dives into the story behind his self-titled album, his influences, and how he’s developed such...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . I caught up with Water From Your Eyes while they were in Sydney to chat about their rapid rise as one of indie music’s most talked-about bands. Nate Amos (This Is Lorelei) and Rachel Brown (Thanks For Coming) dive into the creative process behind It’s A Beautiful Place, balancing noise with melody, and why humour plays such...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . I caught up with Dylan Young from Way Dynamic while he was in Sydney to chat about his latest album Massive Shoe, songwriting, and everything that’s been happening as the project keeps growing. We get into how Dylan builds his songs around melody first, why he likes leaving space in arrangements (even in a six-piece band), a...

More music you've never heard on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hey You Listen to This⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Alternative folk artist Annahstasia discusses her acclaimed debut album Tether, the meaning behind her self-defined genre “power folk,” and how she’s reclaiming folk music through soul, blues and Black musical traditions. Ahead of her Sydney shows, Annahstasia shares the ten-year journey behind Tether, the cruciality of trut...