Alone in the studio because Betty is away on a gay cruise (!), Katie keeps herself and her listeners company with a great hour of new music by artists from Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Edinburgh, Nashville, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. Here is the playlist:

Deep Is the Way – Gena Rose Bruce ft. Bill Callahan

Checkers – Bonnie Kemplay

The Outskirts – Melody Moko

Numbers Game – Ben De La Cour ft. Becky Warren

Bluebird – Katankin

Life We’ve Built – Portair & Emily James

I’m gonna die with this frown on my face – Ruby Gill

Madeleine – The Dreggs

Earthly Desire – Anita Lester

Chemex – Gabriel Kahane

Above: Katankin’s ‘Bluebird’ single cover art by Helen Catanchin