Last month was the first of The Hidden Playlist series where I highlight artists based in Australia who I had never heard of before I moved over here. Featured in the previous article was; The Rubens, Lime Cordiale, Mitch Santiago, The Last Martyr, Jacob Fitzgerald and Middle Kids. Here are November’s additions to the playlist.
Sick Visor
Genre: Garage Pop/Indie Skate Punk
Established: Melbourne, Victoria in November 2022
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 1,028
Latest Release: ‘Boring as Batsomething‘ single on 2nd October
Song Recommendations: ‘ Boring as Batsomething‘ and ‘Feeling Alright Forever‘ (feat. TOWNS)
Towns
Genre: Punk Rock
Established: South Australia in 2018
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 31,000
Latest Release: ‘sentimental slowdown‘ Album on 15th November
Song Recommendations: ‘TANTRUM‘ and ‘I Don’t Mind‘
Amyl And The Sniffers
Genre: Pub-Rock
Established: Melbourne, Victoria in 2016
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 1.4 million
Latest Release: ‘Cartoon Darkness‘ album released on 25th October
Song Recommendations: ‘U Should Not Be Doing That‘ and ‘Jerkin’‘
Tiny Red Houses
Genre: Alternative Rock
Established: Melbourne, Victoria in 2024
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 593
Latest Release: ‘secrets’ single released on 17th October
Song Recommendations: ‘Secrets’ and ‘more’
Pretty Bleak
Genre: New Wave Alt Pop
Established: Melbourne, Victoria in 2024
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 6,500
Latest Release: ‘an introduction to a theme‘ album released on 18th September
Song Recommendations: ‘wmt‘ and ‘she’ll come around‘
Telenova
Genre: Alt-Indie
Established: Melbourne, Victoria in 2020
Spotify Monthly Listeners: 143,000
Latest Release: ‘Time Is A Flower (Deluxe)‘ album released on 21st November
Song Recommendations: ‘January‘ and ‘Discotheque Inside My Head‘
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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