Maintaining an incredible upward momentum since they emerged as leading lights of the late-‘00s indie
rock scene, The Wombats return with their most sophisticated and sonically adventurous album yet. Oh! The Ocean (out February 21st 2025) grooves with social anxiety, internal strife and the tribulations of LA life, where Murph lives. Once again they provide escapism from the mundane with songwriting that has profound meaning to audiences in turbulent times, packaged in the band’s deceptively cuddly and playful façade. Alongside familiar sounds they explore new genres from glistening tech rock to sci-fi pop, futuristic fuzz rock to bluesy rock’n’roll, with touches of disco and hip-hop-inflections.

DMA’S (Tommy O’Dell, Matt Mason, Johnny Took) have gone from strength to strength since exploding onto the scene in 2014 with their debut single ‘Delete’. They've released four critically acclaimed albums – Hills End (2016), For Now (2018),THE GLOW (2020), and How Many Dreams? (2023) – all charted Top 10 in the ARIA Charts and resulted in multiple ARIA nominations, an ARIA for Best Group (2023), and have had 13 songs come in the triple j hottest 100, including #1 in 2023 for Believe (Cher) Like A Version.

The band’s third studio album, THE GLOW, was released 10 July 2020 and debuted at #2 on the ARIA Charts, #4 in the UK and #1 in Scotland. THE GLOW then went on to be nominated for 4 ARIA awards, and win three AIR Awards in 2021 for Independent Album Of The Year, Best Independent Rock Album, and Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club single for the Avalanches remix of ‘Criminals’. How Many Dreams? followed in the successful footsteps of THE GLOW, achieving #2 on the ARIA Charts, #3 in the UK, and #2 in Scotland.

Brisbane’s melancholic pop masters Ball Park Music are made of five curious minds that thrive on musical experimentation. Their inventiveness is akin to that of UK supergroup Superorganism’s playful collaboration; the Avalanches’ ability to synchronise diverse genres, and Elliott Smith’s knack for carrying sadness with an honest wit.

It has been a tremendous journey since the five-piece formed in 2008 while studying music at university. In nine years, they’ve produced six albums – the last five having consecutively debuted in the top 10 of the ARIA charts. The band continue to sell out bigger venues each time they tour and regularly appear on the Australian festival circuit, including Falls Festival, Groovin’ The Moo and Splendour in the Grass.

Kicking off 2023 with ‘Stars In My Eyes’ reaching top 10 of triple j’s Hottest 100, and selling out nearly every show on the ‘Get The F**king Nerds Back On!’ national tour, Ball Park Music is truly proving themselves as one of Australia’s biggest bands of the last 10 years with an incredible catalogue of songs that have soundtracked so many lives.

Del Water Gap is the solo project of songwriter and producer S. Holden Jaffe. Jaffe currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is inspired by "romantic encounters and simply lit rooms".

The years during which Jaffe began writing, recording and performing as Del Water Gap were ones fueled by the kind of hedonism that you can get away with when you're young and hungry in New York City. But at some point between exiting the pandemic and releasing his long-awaited debut album via Mom + Pop in 2021, that lifestyle had swiftly (and necessarily) vanished. Any trace of cynicism began to dissipate instantly upon his first session with producer Sammy Witte (Harry Styles, SZA) who encouraged Jaffe to abandon the self-conscious subtext of his previous work and make the record he's always wanted to make but never allowed himself to. That meant hoisting his sonic palette up into panoramic pop heights, first on "Losing You" and later on lead single "All We Ever Do Is Talk," a joyride hinging on massive existential doubt: "will we ever get that feeling again?" Can the cardinal jolt of young love last beyond its initial spark? Can one still achieve highs without the drugs? Are the best times really over, or are they still within reach?

Bea and Her Business is quickly becoming one of the great new hopes of the UK pop scene. Led by the single ‘Born To Be Alive’, her debut EP ‘Introverted Extrovert’ has already exceeded 42 million streams and resulted in her first airplay at Radio 1. Now Bea builds upon her flying momentum by sharing the new single ‘Me Against My Head’. Teasers for the track has already ignited anticipation, with 2.5 million views on TikTok alone and over 10,000 pre-saves.

Bea started writing songs in childhood. Her ability to capture honest observations and a little caustic humour from universal coming-of-age experiences reflects her early admiration of Lily Allen, while Lana Del Rey and Olivia Rodrigo are two of her current inspirations. But her influences go beyond personal experiences with a particular interest in the art of poetry, most significantly from Leonard Cohen and Kate Bingham. Bea’s first social media following came with her expressive cover versions, but her own songs have forged a much deeper connection with fans.

Ra Ra Viper are an alternative/post surf rock group from Fremantle. The group are known for a sweaty and energetic live presence, releasing their debut LP "Big Speak" in November 2024. Looking introspectively at distinctly Western Australian emotional accounts, the band focuses on emotional songs filled with energy and a rough around the edges personality that is hard not to fall for.