Every week, Rolling Stone AU/NZ brings you the best new music from Australian artists.
Catch up on our past coverage of BARKAA, The Rions, Young Franco, and The Amity Affliction.
Here’s what else dropped last week:
CLAMM – Serious Acts
Melbourne punk trio CLAMM are back with Serious Acts, their most introspective release yet. Still blisteringly loud, the album shifts its gaze inward, tracing the slow creep of burnout and the push-pull between rebellion and routine.
Guitarist and vocalist Jack Summers says the album is “a way of naming the quiet things — the unspoken pressures, the invisible systems.” He adds, “This record is about the slow burn of trying to resist them without burning out yourself.” The band will tour Australia in August and September.
Sunsick Daisy – Yonder
Adelaide’s Sunsick Daisy lean into guitar-driven dream pop on their second EP, Yonder. The band say the release explores “navigating change, grief, healing and nostalgia,” set against a backdrop of hazy textures and reverb-heavy melodies.
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El Tee – Kind Safe Cool
Melbourne’s El Tee delivers heart-on-sleeve songwriting with Kind Safe Cool, a folk-pop EP as vulnerable as it is defiant that deals with “love, loss, self-worth, and the aftermath of relationships.”
Platonic Sex – “Easy”
“Easy” is anything but. The new track from Brisbane’s Platonic Sex plays like a love letter to early infatuation – sticky-sweet on the surface, but edged with melancholy. Wrapped in the fuzz of worn-out tape and late-night longing, it captures the feeling of “early romance until intimacy’s currency dwindles and the initial thrill subsides.”
CIVIC – Chrome Dipped
Melbourne punks CIVIC return with Chrome Dipped, their sharpest and most expansive album yet. Produced by Kirin J Callinan at MONA, the record marks “a new sonic direction.”
CIVIC are heading out on a US, UK, and Europe tour and will return to Australia in November.
The Electorate – By Design
Three decades in and still exploring, The Electorate return with By Design, a second album that blends polish with punch. Featuring production from Wayne Connolly and Simon Berckelman, the album offers a thoughtful mix of nostalgia, observation, and sharp songwriting. The band originally formed in the 1990s and “reconvened for a one-off benefit show and just kept going.”
Tomorrow’s Forecast – “Pocket Money”
Tomorrow’s Forecast release “Pocket Money” ahead of their second EP. Singer Olive calls it “a tongue-in-cheek story of the dating scene, inspired by the sounds of post-punk and Riot grrrl songs.” She says it’s “a cheeky poke at the cost-of-living crisis and a truthful depiction of trying to navigate the dating world.” The track was recorded with Emily Hopley at Hunting Ground Studios.
