Continuing to try to catch up with the flood of brilliant new releases, Katie plays songs by three outstanding bands, four stunning female-identifying artists, and two excellent expat Australian male-identifying artists. There are themes of the passage of time, being hurt by a seemingly kind person, experience leading to renewal, and more. Here is the playlist:

Queen of Comedy – Good Morning

Lost in the Shake – Ange Boxall

The Place to Start – Portair ft. Joshua Keogh

Two Years – Maple Glider

Mama’s Boy – Hazlett

All for a Rose – Sadie Mustoe

We Will Meet Again – The East Pointers

Old Dog, New Trick – The Cat Empire

The Fifth Spring – Meaningful Stone

Above: The East Pointers’ Safe in Sound EP cover art by Aidan Searle