Authenticity kept coming back to me as the foremost descriptor of Spouse's essence.

Following the release of Isabelle, I caught up with Charlotte Meade to talk about the single, the rawness produced through authentic songwriting, maturing as an artist and with age, and elements of production with her band.

I doubt I’ll ever expect their debut album to finish; I’ll always be wanting, and anticipating another wash of emo-inspired shoegaze noise to start and enamour me for a further three minutes.

For me, the week was mostly spent running between Fortitude Music Hall, tiny rooms, carparks and whatever venue I could get to before the next set started.

I caught up with The Halves frontman Tim Hardy to talk Opus, lyricism, and the band’s movements.

Their debut album is an ode to empty goon sacs adorning a hills hoist. It's steeped in the chaos of D.I.Y backyard gigs, yet so clearly moulded by a decade of growth in taste and musicianship.

Featuring: Toy Shaw, Koady, Special Features, Any Young Mechanic, SUPERNEW, Teens, Public Figures and Stimpies.

Ahead of the release of Bloodhorse!, I spoke with Grace Cummings about the theatricality behind the record, finding truth through exaggeration, the power of an imperfect voice, and turning pain into something that might help someone else feel seen.

For double date, their single is a testament to experimentation and the gravity coexisting with world-building and reflection.

Pointe is anything but weak, in fact, they’re proof that vulnerability and strength have never been opposites.

Alongside James Eyre Walker, Nick Smethurst founded Season Three, a pillar of culture and community within Meanjin which has blossomed from a struggling music shop into one of the city’s most important refuges of expression.

The sound I fell in love with as a delinquent intern remains ingrained in their current music, just more refined and reflective of the band’s half-decade of growth.

I sat down with EJ Wood and found an artist who thinks less in individual tracks and more in world building, where instrumentals act as architects and pairing songs becomes a way of expanding emotional space.

Roguish, romantic and rough, their music has ego, but not entitlement, balancing big-dick bravado with vulnerability, and mischief with meaning. It’s red lipstick styled with a rifle.

It was a rainy May night when I caught up with Brisbane-based quartet Bubblegum Haircut over a 4XXX under Woolloongabba’s Season Three.

It’s a song which serves more than just an early look into June’s future sound, it’s a signifier that she’s become the centre of her writing, using an introspective lens to bring her own experiences and unique perspectives to the fore.

Ahead of the release of “Sacred”, we spoke with Baby Cool about friendship in music, motherhood in the arts, collaboration as creative philosophy, and finding moments of stillness inside what she describes as the “washing machine of existence.”

Juno Eclipse create sanctuary through a sonic snake pit of layered guitars, feedback and shrieks.

Lament is a testament to the universal experience of coming-of-age, exploring love, nostalgia, hope, and experiences with artistry.

Divers are fresh, crunchy and light like a hot pastry that’s 50/50 if you’ll burn your tongue or fuck up your clean car seats. Either way, it’s delicious.