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THE HIDDEN PLAYLIST: NE DOWN UNDER | FEBRUARY | NORTHERN EXPOSURE

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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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