THE HIDDEN PLAYLIST : NE DOWN UNDER | DECEMBER

This is The Hidden Playlist series where I highlight artists based in Australia who I had never heard before moving here.

Another month gone means it’s time to add to our playlist, the newest editions from last month were; Sick Visor, Towns, Amyl and The Sniffers, Tiny Red Houses, Pretty Bleak and Telenova. Here are the last addition’s for 2024.

Melrose Avenue

Melrose Avenue

Genre: Pop-metalcore

Established: 2021 in Sydney, New South Wales

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 245,000

Latest Release: ‘Fool and the Beggar‘ EP released on 6^th December 2024

Song Recommendations: ‘Suffering‘ and ‘Enemy‘

Sex Mask

Sex Mask

Genre: Indie Punk

Established: 2022 in Melbourne, Victoria

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 43,500

Latest Release: ‘Birds‘ single released on 7^th December 2023

Song Recommendations: ‘How To Be Cool At Parties‘ and ‘Tv Movie‘

Aurateque

Aurateque

Genre: Punk infused blend of alternative music

Established: 2022 in Sydney

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 2,079

Latest Release: ‘The Dragonfly Pursuit‘ EP released 28^th July 2023

Song Recommendations: ‘Renegade‘ and ‘Hurricane‘

The Delta Riggs

The Delta Riggs

Genre: Indie-rock

Established: 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 55,500

Latest Release: ‘The Real Electric‘ album released 17^th November 2023

Song Recommendations: ‘Baddest Motherfucker in the Beehive‘ and ‘Street Signs and Brake Lights‘

Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers

Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers

Genre: Rock

Established: 2015 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Spotify Monthly Listeners: 156,000

Latest Release: ‘I Love You Too‘ album released 20^th September

Song Recommendations: ‘I Used To Be Fun‘ and ‘AHHHH!‘

Discover these and many, many more names across the Australian new music scene with Kayleigh’s specially curated ‘Hidden Playlist’ over on Spotify now!