Beers & Tears

Based in Perth, Western Australia, smol fish started as the solo project and musical journal of singer songwriter Clancy Davidson. In late 2018 the project enhanced into a full band setup.The band’s songs are cute and upbeat, expressing themes of love, loneliness, naivety, friendship and the mundane struggles of everyday life. This episode I chat with Smol Fish about finding power in cuteness. We discussed their new track 'Conditionally' , playing gigs at primary schools and upcoming EP teasers.

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Rum Jungle are a hammock swinging between two palm trees, overlooking the ocean. The Newcastle band have emerged as a serious player in one of the country’s most lively music scenes. This episode I chat with Rum Jungle about their recent tracks 'Today' and 'Back Home'. We discussed our Splendour in the Mud experiences, frothed over Idles Tiny Desk Concert and chat about their upcoming set at Wanderer Festival. 

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Sydney based alternative rock outfit Human Noise join the pod again! In late 2021Human Noise released their debut album ‘Animal People’ . The album, along with their ferocious live show, helped to solidify the band on the Australian music scene. This episode I chat with Human Noise about their latest singles 'Backwater' and 'Regulate'. We discussed taking a new writing route with the new Human Noise music,  drum machines and staying present with your current release cyles. 

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Based in Fremantle, Hector Morlet has kicked around the Perth music scene for years, pouring his experience into his bedroom beat-making. His captivating melodies are punctuated by tight, textured beats and grooving bass lines. This episode I chat with Hector Morlet about his most recent releases. We discussed creating music videos for his singles 'Precious Dragonfly' and 'We're So Tight It Hurts' as well as the creative process of his last EP 'Music For Squares'

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What started as a solo project for small-town singer, Jamila Grace transformed over the pandemic into GRXCE, an indie rock band comprised of university classmates and strangers plucked from Facebook. This episode I chat with GRXCE about how the now four-piece band came to be. We discussed music videos, broke down all 3 GRXCE tracks that have been released to date and offically clarified the rules of BINGO. 

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After bursting onto the scene in 2010 when they won national youth broadcaster triple j’s “Unearthed” competition, Northeast Party House found a devoted following -- particularly among their fun-loving millennial peers -- fast.  Over the past ten years, Northeast Party House have performed on festival stages and sold out headline gigs throughout Australia as well as playing to thousands of fans across Europe and the US. This episode I chat to Northeast Party House about their recent release 'Brain Freeze'. We discussed gig horror stories, the creative process of their 'Shelf Life' record and playing Dream Machine Festival in Bali. 

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2020 Grammy nominees The Teskey Brothers have come a very long way in a very short time. The two brothers from Melbourne Australia have seen a meteoric rise in popularity in the past 24 months, amassing a legion of fans all around the world with their timeless soulful recordings and stunning live shows. This episode I chat with Sam Teskey about the release of their expansive third studio album The Winding Way – a seminal moment in the band’s illustrious catalogue that is both a testament to their artistic evolution and their most adventurous record to date. We discussed fond moments from the brother's upbringing playing music together, the evolution of their recording process since moving on from their home studio in Warrandyte and how the band will bring this new album to life at the upcoming Glastonbury festival and on their Australian tour. 

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Annie Hamilton is an Adored Eora/Sydney-based musician, visual artist and designer. In May of 2022 Annie released her long-awaited debut album, the future is here but it feels kinda like the past. Synthetic yet raw, polished yet organic, digital yet gritty, Annie Hamilton’s debut studio full-length hangs suspended in time, cast between a past that is irrecoverable and a future that is seemingly never arriving. This episode I chat with Annie about the dreamworld that is her debut album. We discussed her alter ego Hannie Amilton, getting existential in music, playing the upcoming Wanderer festival and wearing wearing glittery bat wings on stage.

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What started as a lunch time jam, slowly progressed into ‘Franjapan’, five high school bandmates that have evolved their sound to arrive at where they were always meant to be. Known for their encapsulating live performances and tongue-in-cheek banter, Franjapan are catching the eye of locals in the live music scene. This episode I chat with Franjapan about their latest EP 'Learning Futures'. We discussed getting Yah Yah's tattoos, existentialism and our deep rooted love Lord of the Rings.

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Formed in 2015 in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, Melbourne/Naarm’s RVG, or Romy Vager Group, blend lush jangling guitar pop with elements of post-punk, goth, and ’80s college rock. The RVG project explores a middle ground where tuneful and sophisticated songcraft meets the loose spontaneity of punk and garage. This episode I chat with RVG about the release of their third studio album ‘Brain Worms’. We discussed our guilty pleasure songs, the specificity of the album’s track listing, covering Rick Astley and the evolution of the bands recording process from recording their first album live at The Tote, to their recording process today. 

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