THE HIDDEN PLAYLIST: NE DOWN UNDER | FEBRUARY
This is The Hidden Playlist series where I highlight artists based in Australia who I had never heard before moving here. The newest editions from last month were; Teenage Joans, Slowly Slowly, Stand Atlantic, Peach PRC and Good Sniff.
Here are the additions for February!
Pacific Avenue
Genre: Indie-Rock
Established: 2017 in Gerringong, New South Wales
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 252,900
Latest Release: ‘Lucy‘ single released on 6th November 2024
Song Recommendations: ‘Excuse Me‘ and ‘Something Good‘
Rum Jungle
Genre: Alt-rock
Established: 2017 in Newcastle, New South Wales
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 322,900
Latest Release: ‘Recency Bias‘ album released on 20th February 2025
Song Recommendations: ‘Everything Is Easy‘ and ‘Weather’s Better‘
Selfish Sons
Genre: Alt-rock
Established: 2018 in Brisbane, Queensland
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 19,435
Latest Release: ‘What a beautiful Waste of Time‘ EP released on 4th December 2024
Song Recommendations: ‘edge of emptiness‘ and ‘Revolver‘
Ocean Alley
Genre: Psychedelic-surf-rock
Established: 2011 in Northern Beaches, New South Wales
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 3 million
Latest Release: ‘Left Of The Dealer‘ single released on 11th February 2025
Song Recommendations: ‘Confidence‘ and ‘Tangerine‘
Spacey Jane
Genre: Indie Rock
Established: 2016 in Fremantle, Western Australia
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 1.6 million
Latest Release: ‘All the Noise‘ single released 15th January 2025
Song Recommendations: ‘Booster Seat‘ and ‘Feeding the Family‘
Discover these and many, many more names across the Australian new music scene with Kayleigh’s specially curated ‘Hidden Playlist’ over on Spotify now!
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