An unforgettably original lyricist, the music of Australian singer/songwriter Alex the Astronaut cycles through a series of radiantly detailed slices of life . Alex documents moments of both the seemingly mundane from a haircut, a therapy session, a trip to the beach and to the supermarket to then utterly life – changing experiences as a caregiver a long with the PTSD that followed and her recent diagnosis with autism . The 26 – year – old artist imbues her songs with equal parts self – awareness and sensitivity, imagination and idiosyncratic humor and in its intimate exploration of post-traumatic growth, the result is a body of work affirming Alex as a truly essential songwriter, capable of transforming the way we view ourselves and the world around us.

Born in Sydney, she first started writing songs at 12, then moved to New York in 2017 to study math and physics at Long Island University. That same year, she delivered her debut EP To Whom It May Concern
and its follow-up See You Soon, whose opening track “Not Worth Hiding” became an unofficial anthem of the Australian Gay Marriage referendum and
earned support from Elton John on his Beats 1 radio show.

In addition to releasing The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing to widespread acclaim (NPR Music, NME, The Sydney Morning Herald, OUT Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian), Alex has since taken the stage at major festivals like Primavera Sound, The Great Escape, and Splendour in the Grass and toured Australia on a sold-out headline run.

Eliza Hull is a contemporary musician based in regional Victoria. Her voice has been described as ‘stirring, captivating and heartfelt.’ Her music has been used
in ABC KIDS TV episode ‘And Then Something Changed,’ ABC ‘The Heights’ and American TV shows ‘Awkward, ‘Teen Wolf’ and ‘Saving Hope,’ and has been played on radio nationally and internationally including on ABC, RN, BBC, double j and triple j. She has toured nationally and internationally, performing at The Natural History Museum in London and Central Park in New York and supporting Australian artists such as Mia Dyson, Katie Noonan and Husky. She has released three EP’s and debut album ‘The Bones of Us.’ She is currently working on a new EP due out 2022 produced by John Castle.

Eliza is a proud disabled person, and a disability advocate within the contemporary music industry; she’s been a guest speaker at Changes, Accessible Arts, Brunswick Music Festival, DARU and The Human Rights Convention ‘Free and Equal.’

Recently she created and curated ‘Accessible All Areas’ as part of Iso-laid Festival where she featured Disabled and Deaf artists from around the world. The streamed show was accessible for Deaf and Disabled audiences worldwide. Eliza won the 2021 Arts Access Australia National Leadership Award and she was recently awarded the Music Victoria’s ‘Amplify’ award 2021. On November 19th, 2021, Eliza appeared as a panelist on ABC Q+A and performed an unreleased song to wrap up the show.

Eliza is headed to SXSW in March 2022 to present an official Showcase (Accessible All Areas) and a panel called Disability: Is the Future Of Music Accessible?

Grace Cummings is a folk rock musician influenced by 20th century poets and luminaries, from Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan to Brett Whitely and Van Gogh. Her songwriting is intensely personal and reflects a strong connection to the Australian landscape.

In her short career, Grace has been invited to support King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Weyes Blood, Evan Dando, J Mascis and the Allah-Lahs. Her debut album, Refuge Cove, was released through Flightless Records, earning critical acclaim from Pitchfork and Allmusic, amongst others. In July 2020, Grace released the track Sweet Matilda as part of venerated indie label Mexican Summer’s Looking Glass single series, before landing a worldwide deal with US indie ATO Records (Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard). Her sophomore album, Storm Queen, was released in January 2022 on ATO.

True to its title, Storm Queen is a body of work with its own unruly climate, governed only by the visceral quality of Cummings’ spellbinding and devastating vocal presence. With most songs captured within the first few takes and featuring unexpected flourishes by Cummings’ peers in Melbourne, the album showcases a vast and volatile emotional landscape from one of the most captivating folk artists to enter the scene in years.

Jack Gray is a rising young Australian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Jack’s most recent release, “Selfish”, premiered on Australia’s Triple J’s Good Nights. He first shared snippets of the track on TikTok attracting upwards of 800K+ cumulative views sparking viral interest. On the single, Jack notes “This song came to life whilst driving and reflecting on how relationships go wrong or just run their path. Sometimes in life, we stay in a situation because it’s easier than facing reality and hurting someone’s feelings. Unfortunately, from the outside, you can be seen as selfish when really, it’s the right thing to do.”

Jack Gray sings with a seemingly effortless intimacy, his easy-going demeanor often belying the relentless work ethic and attention to detail that goes into each of his tracks. Calling to mind contemporaries from Dominic Fike and Clairo to Rex Orange County and The 1975, his productions show little regard for traditional distinctions between acoustic and electronic elements, frequently combining both into an ambitiously modern blend that feels instantly familiar and boldly adventurous all at once. Jack has been busy writing and is currently finalizing songs for his debut album, which is expected later this year.

Jo Schornikow’s new album ALTAR is the perfect counterweight to 2019’s Secret Weapon. While that album was bare and scrappy bedroom folk, this new album is a joyful announcement of synthy indie-pop.

From Melbourne, Australia, Jo’s first job at 17 was as a church organist, a job she’s picked up again now in Nashville, where she lives with her husband Matthew Houck of Phosphorescent and their two children. She’s played keyboard in that band for over 8 years now, touring heavily all over the world as a full band, and ducking into BBC to record a duo session on their grand piano.

Rolling Stone called her last album “excellent,” Pitchfork calls her piano playing “sensitive” and “impressionistic,” and Gorilla vs. Bear describes her songwriting as “gorgeous and smouldering.” But the songs on ALTAR take all of that a step further. There are still those moments of quiet beauty, but they are exploded through with joy. There are windows-down, anthemic pop moments on “Visions” and “Lose Yr Love.”

Jo Schornikow is a songwriter flexing her craft and sharing songs that have a special charm that allow them to somehow feel honest, open, intimate and funny all at the same time.

Central Coast sisters Abbey and Mia Toole have played music with their cousin Jaymi since they were just kids. But those humble beginnings quickly evolved into a fully-fledged teenage touring band, the trio discovering a knack for effortless folk pop songwriting that unashamedly brings catchy melodies and pounding rhythms to the fore. They called it Little Quirks.

With a DIY mindset that would rival any act, Little Quirks are a breath of fresh, unbridled joy, determined to keep the music fun at all times. Their live shows are explosive and powerful – a smile inducing experience for the masses. An epic family gathering you’ll agree.

In a time when the entire world is more starved of human connectivity than maybe anytime in history, Australian artist MANE has penned perfect, booming, beautiful anthems that celebrates the people that mean the most to us and the love that those relationships represent.Her breakout hit ‘Chasing Butterflies’ clocked up over 2 million streams and MANES debut EP ‘Coping Mechanisms’ released by Dew Process/UMG Australia features lush, baroque pop production, MANE’s soaring vocals and dark, furious energy that serves to only intensify the lyrics she sings and has proven there is so much more to come. Having found national support in Australia via triple j radio and Spotify, as well as performing at festivals like Groovin’ The Moo and Spin Off alongside the likes of The Wombats, Meg Mac and Jungle Giants, MANE’s explosive indie pop and deep brooding vocals continues to grow as an exciting new talent in Australian music. Self-taught and inspired by the likes of Florence and the Machine, Hayley Williams, St Vincent, Lorde, MANE has spent the last few years transforming the music she makes from a pastime that brought herself pleasure, into a career that brings strength and solidarity.

Over the last near-decade, Phebe Starr has blossomed into one of Australian indie-pop’s defining songwriters; someone who validates and comforts her fans through detailed and personal lyricism, best shown through the three EPs that litter her discography thus far. Within that time, she’s also become one of Australia’s most accomplished, working behind-the-scenes to uplift the next generation of musicians while music of her own becomes applauded by Rolling Stone and soundtracks Samsung Galaxy adverts alike, accumulating millions of streams all as an independent and self-driven artist.

Now, Phebe Starr has her eyes on her biggest accomplishment yet: her debut album. Written in the wake of divorcing the man she married as a 21-year-old, and brought to life with guests including Alister Wright (Cloud Control, VLOSSOM), Xavier Dunn and Japanese Wallpaper, Heavy Metal Flower Petal peels back the layers and explores new territory within Phebe Starr’s being, showing a contrast between the toughness – the ‘heavy metal’ and the softness – the ‘flower petal’ – that exists within her life. “The whole album is about my process of letting myself feel things that I was afraid to,” she says. “It’s about letting myself be tender and vulnerable, learning how to incorporate the feminine into my narrative.”

Over the course of its ten-track duration, Heavy Metal Flower Petal is a powerful masterclass of Phebe Starr’s musical and personal journeys, and an album sure to lift the musician to the highest echelon of Australian homegrown songwriters.

Tom West is a singer-songwriter with a distinctive, androgynous vocal style and propensitiy to write catchy, tender folk songs often embellished with ambitious arrangements and cinematic flair.
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Following a covid enforced touring hiatus during which he returned to Australia through most of 2020 & 2021, West will be returning to the road less traveled: a double single and tour dates set for Spring 2022, new recordings in the making and appearances set for SXSW.
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His 2020 album ‘Antarctica’ was written during a period after his father died from Motor Neurone Disease and released, with the generous support of his community of fans via Kickstarter, during Covid isolation after his album tour was canceled. Produced by Allen Tate (San Fermin) in Brooklyn, NY it features a collection of songs that have proven to enthrall audiences around the word with West’s forthcoming style and honestly behind his storytelling and music.
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“A document to accompany self-reflection and meditation. I’m Livin’ is truly special.”
– Rolling Stone Australia

“A Folk Singer From Outer Space’ somehow offers some soothing solace for the current, permeating state of loss and isolation.’
– American Songwriter

Long established as one of South Australia’s premier songwriting and touring outfits, Wanderers have stepped into a new creative domain in recent years.

Bringing together influences from across decades of soul, rock and pop luminaries; channeling in with contemporary flair and songwriting skill, the group have fashioned for themselves a sonic identity that is refreshingly new.

The new Wanderers EP, their first since 2017’s Something For A Distraction, arrives as they prepare to return to the United States for SXSW, as well as announcing their headline EP tour upon their return to Australia for April and May. The release of the Wanderers EP follows on from the band’s debut US TV performance on Nashville’s News4.