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Hailing from Detroit, Protomartyr have become one of the defining bands in contemporary American post-punk. The band have just released their 7th formidable studio album, Hotel Usona, in collaboration with Dave Fridmann, which takes aim at American imperialism, cultural hegemony and modern geopolitics while expanding on their well-established sound. I sat down with Greg and Joe during their tour of Australia to chat 50’s exotica, music as a place and more.

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An artist unafraid of cross-genre experimentation, Daniel Avery is a leading innovator in contemporary electronic music. Spanning shoegaze, ambient, techno and industrial electronica, his latest effort Tremor siphons the best of these into something uniquely his own. I caught up with Daniel ahead of this record’s live debut at Rising in Melbourne to chat about the consolidation of influences, rock music and more.

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Find more on Hey You Listen to ThisTwo years on from the release of The New Sound, and nearly a year since our last conversation, I sat down with Geordie Greep to chat about how his relationship with working as a solo artist has developed, online music discourse and the shaping of personal taste. We also get into music criticism, Letterboxd-style rankings and the superiority complex of having an encyclopaedic knowledge of music. #geordiegreep #blackmidi #musicdiscovery #musicrecommendations #artistinterview

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Hailing from Manchester, Westside Cowboy are quickly becoming one of the biggest bands in Britain. Dual lead vocals underscored by a punk sensibility and Americana twang, all driven by a restless percussive momentum. This frenetic nature of their punkier work is beautifully balanced by the softer moments in their catalogue, echoing the scope of bands like Black Country New Road or Honeyglaze. I sat down with Aoife and Reuben in Oslo after their set at Øyafestivalen.

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Fusing bossa nova, chamber pop, folk and jazz to make her own singular brand of indie rock, Mei Semones is one of the most exciting artists in contemporary music. I caught up with Mei ahead of her Sydney headline show to chat jazz music, touring and her fantastic record Animaru.

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Of all the experimental music released in the 2020s, few bands have entered the zeitgeist in quite the same fashion as YHWH Nailgun.Formed in Philadelphia in 2020, the band have just released their ferocious, second studio album, Magazine on 4AD.I caught up with the band at a Thai restaurant in Sydney to chat about everything from gatekeeping, the band's name, to the albums that have shaped their sound: from The Knife and Clipse to traditional Colombian music.

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Born out of Perth in 2008, Pond has established itself as one of the preeminent psychedelic rock projects in the Southern Hemisphere. Fronted by Nick Allbrook, the band have just released their 11th album, Terrestrials, a pub-rock-oriented departure from the bombastic psychedelia of their earlier work. I sat down with Nick in Sydney to hear about the message of the album and their east-coast Australian dream.

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Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia, Swapmeet are one of the most exciting new bands in alternative rock. As the first international artists signed to Winspear, the band just released their debut LP, Mount Zero. I sat down with Venus, Max and Jack to chat musical upbringings, the Adelaide scene and more.

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Jim E. Brown is an obese, alcoholic singer-songwriter from Didsbury, Manchester. Born on September 10 2001, Brown has released an astonishing 12 studio albums in just 19 years of life, with his latest, Dirt,  proving to be his most ambitious yet. I sat down with Brown to chat Kraftwerk, Mint Slices and more.

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Of the countless garage bands to come out of Australia, few have had such a cultural impact as Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Formed in the back room of a Melbourne vinyl pressing plant in 2003, the band have gone on to release 5 extraordinary studio albums, the latest of which, In Light of Recent Events, was released in May. I caught up with the band ahead of their first Sydney show in 16 years to chat about the response to their return.

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