The Tuckshop

When you make the move to the city from a rural area, there’s no doubt it’s a scary proposition. Making friends and fitting in can be a challenge, let alone pursuing your passions. Our guest today not only did that, but has established herself into the local music scene so well, you may not even realise she is actually a country gal. Babitha burst onto the scene in 2019 seemingly out of nowhere, b...

Ever since the opening lines of Wisdom Teeth in 2014, we’ve been hooked on the driving and passionate Brisbane-based punk of WAAX. Their path has been a tumultuous one, but after Big Grief, their debut album was released in 2019, the band delivered some visceral live shows to legions of fans before everything suddenly shut-down a year later. With so much uncertainty around the future of live music...

In a handful of years, Gang of Youths have grown from a beloved Sydney band into a global sensation, and arguably Australia’s biggest export playing right now.  Earlier this year, they released angel in realtime, the long-awaited and highly anticipated followup to 2017’s Go Farther In Lightness, which won them basically every award it could at the ARIAs and was one of the best rock records of the...

So, what happens when lead singers of mighty rock bands branch out on their own, taking all of that powerful stage presence and musical drive into the solo sphere? What happens when the collective becomes a singular? How does it affect the creative process, but more importantly, what happens to the psyche of someone branching out on their own? We found out on The Tuckshop as we chatted to Grinspoo...

A debut album is a huge moment in an artists life - it’s a statement, an arrival, a declaration of who you are and what you stand for. And you won’t find many more powerful debuts than Emma Volard’s electric album, Deity.  Deity is a neo-soul and fusion triumph, a 12-track body of work that pushes at the boundaries of genre and carves a way forward for Australian jazz music.  It’s one of the year’...

“We’re both just overcook noodles that are floundering about on the stage” – Jaguar Jonze Australia is not short of incredibly talented pop stars, and  Jaguar Jonze  is right at the top.  Jonze’s music is explosive and challenging, an ambitious melding of alt-rock, bubblegum pop, punk, and something else that’s entirely unique to her.  Through EPs like  ANTIHERO  and  Diamonds & Liquid Gold, ...

Some bands work a little, some work hard and then there’s  Royal Chant . Back in 2009, a new trio from Port Macquarie, the central coast of NSW, released a track and video on Bandcamp. It was called Coughing Fits and it started something glorious! 13 years on, almost to the day and Royal Chant have released their 9th album, ‘ Anyways and also Sorry ’ and it continues the prolific, but high quality...

Watching the evolution of  Sahara Beck  from up-and-coming Brisbane artist to full-blown alt-pop stardom has been a joy to behold and it continues as Sahara releases her latest EP,  And Her Kryptonite .  Serving as bookends to the last couple of years, 2019’s  Queen of Hearts  and this EP are actually part of a pair and will be released as a double EP on vinyl, showing two sides to Sahara’s music,...

Musicians start solo. This would be true of every budding artist that picks up the stick, a pick or places their fingers on a keyboard. From learning their craft, to finding their voice, the pursuit of creating music yourself and broadcasting it to the world is a visceral and emotional outlet. Our next guest has travelled the world, had her music in the top 10 of the charts and met fans and artist...

The return of Vivid to Sydney has seen the return of an artist whose AnAfroFuture  show was to be a cornerstone of last year’s event. Instead, she exploded onto the Sydney Opera House stage in 2022 with a performance that brings her African home of Zambia to the main stage of Australia and delighted her fans, starved of watching her blossoming talent. Sampa the Great  is just getting started, even...

From the first strains of  Eliza & The Delusionals  debut album –  Now and Then  – you’ll have a smile on your face. The glistening guitar is from another time and the vocal of lead singer, Eliza Klatt rises above the power pop like a beacon of hope.  Together with Kurt Skuse and an international mix of talent, the group have created something that feels like a perfect representation of love,...

Annie Hamilton is a long-time friend of the station and a favourite of the Sydney music scene. Since going solo, after being a part of the trio that was Little May, we’ve watched as she’s steadily and surely built up a devoted fanbase, drawn to her incredible voice and powerful, instinctive songs.  Now, Annie Hamilton has arrived with her debut album –  the future is here but it feels kinda like t...

Bands can be fluid. It’s not unheard of for group members to ebb and flow and for sounds to evolve along with the members, but what happens when a band known for being a collective cuts it all back to three members? This is what Dorsal Fins have done with their third album, Star of the Show, their most eclectic yet, or did they? Starting back in 2014 as a mixture of artists from Saskwatch, Eagle &...

Whilst Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's third album is out just two years after their lockdown affected second, they've hit a sweet spot in music-making. Recorded in a rural Victorian house, utilising spacious recording methods and isolated contributions from all members, Endless Rooms is the most diverse and exciting record yet. The band have also - finally - been able to tour their last album i...

He has described himself as a disco minimalist. An artist that can create a vibe, a groove, a beat from what sounds like the smallest of sounds. Of course, he can also blow you away with bombastic synths and dynamic melodies. Harvey Sutherland has a way of taking you on a journey with every song. Harvey (or Mike Katz to his friends) has been on the electronic music scene for over a decade, but the...

Sometimes the greatest part of being an Australian music fan is watching the progression of artists from their first tentative steps into the industry to fully-fledged musicians being listened to worldwide. The Lazy Eyes are a band that have been plying their trade, slowly but surely over the last 5-6 years and this has culminated in their debut album, Songbook, released on Thursday, and surely an...

Since her debut album  Wonder  was released in 2009, spearheaded by the single  Coin Laundry , Lisa Mitchell has been a beloved fixture of the Australian music scene.  Her sound has evolved steadily and surely over albums like the wild  Bless The Mess  and considered  Warriors , and now she’s returned with her first new album in six years, titled  A Pl...

“Gorgeously restrained and gentle” is probably not a phrase that would have been used to describe our guest a few years ago.  Melbourne’s  Camp Cope  made their name with scorching records like their debut self-titled and 2018’s How to Socialise and Make Friends – they were albums that railed, with fury and passion, against the sexism and inequality tha...

They’ve both been involved with some of the biggest local bands of the 21st century. Alister Wright with Cloud Control and later Vlossom, and guitarist Sam Lockwood with The Jezabels. Through those bands they’ve released albums that have changed the course of Australian music.  Now, Alister and Sam have teamed up for a new duo called  Goddess911  – a beguiling, ind...

With years of releases and touring under their belt, Sydney indie-rockers, PLANET have released their debut album, Information Overload, bringing together the old and new into a rousing and brilliant package. Despite touring and recording plans changing over the last two years, the band still managed to work with legendary producer, Adrian Busby, on this record which will surely set a new bar...

The path that Fergus James has taken into the music industry could be something you’d find in a movie script. After being accepted into the famous Newtown High School of Performing arts, the teenager would find himself performing in front of Justin Timberlake which was filmed and went on to go viral and seen around the world. His first single ‘Golden Age’, released in 2018, racke...

Sydney inner-west four-piece,  Coconut Cream,  dabble in the great Australian indie-rock sound, but bring freshness and life to a well-worn, but loved gangly guitar rock sound. It’s no wonder they’re gaining a big local following and looking to invade the rest of the country! Their second EP,  What Kind Of Music Do You Like To Listen To? , not only asks the big questions...

As live music teases to return in all it’s glory, one weekend has been hovering and waiting for it’s opportunity to signal to great return to the stage. In it’s third reschedule, the  King Street Carnival  is finally set to go ahead on the 11th – 13th of March across the Newtown, Enmore and Sydney Park. Venues will be bursting with live sounds as bands from all ar...

From dressing up as George Harrison, to fronting a hit band in the ‘90s to making enduring, eclectic and inspired music, Jamie Hutchings has done it all. The former front-man of seminal Sydney band Bluebottle Kiss has traversed many musical paths with bands, as a solo artist and as a producer. Infinity Broke is one such project that has come and gone over the years, but has triumphantly retu...

Methyl Ethel have evolved. With Jake Webb’s fourth album, the Perth-based polymath has penned a new chapter,  not only delivering a gorgeous piece of prose, delicate musicianship and explorative sonic landscapes, but laying the platform for a new path. It’s a path that still straddles the line between catchy melodies and dreamy harmonies all delivered with the serene voice of Webb...