HEADSEND Could Be Australia’s Next Breakout Rock Band

This interview is part of our Future of Music 2026 series. Follow all the coverage here.

Does Gen Z finally have its own Silverchair? If you’ve ever listened to HEADSEND, the answer is clearly yes.

The Byron Bay trio of Rasmus King, Kyuss King, and Bon Soric are at an earlier career stage than many of this year’s other Future 25 acts, which speaks to the strength of their first releases.

Whether it’s the Queens of the Stone Age-indebted “Do Do”, or the brooding “And Angel”, or the bruising “Stove”, HEADSEND are the sort of band that lead music journalists to exuberantly declare, “Guitar music is back.”

Guitar music never went anywhere, of course, but HEADSEND’s raw anthems sweep you up in such a fit of excitement for the future of alternative rock.

Angel Glands, their new EP, was recorded live in-studio Nick DiDia, who knows a thing or three about ’90s rock bands — he’s worked with Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, and Stone Temple Pilots — and the record contains muscular rhythms and ear-bashing riffs that would have made those esteemed bands proud.

Thanks to their burgeoning live circuit reputation, HEADSEND have quickly earned key festival slots around the UK and Europe. If they ever bring back Big Day Out (and they should), they need to be the first booking.

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Read an exclusive interview with Rasmus below.

Rolling Stone AU/NZ: What does it mean to you to be included in Rolling Stone’s Future of Music series?

Rasmus: It definitely feels good and is an honour to be included in the 2026 series! Yeah RS!

How did you first get your start in music?

I was really sick and started playing guitar out of boredom, which turned into jamming. It was just me and Kyuss for a while until we got sick of the lack of drums and started asking around for a drummer. We would get calls from my Grandma about the unbearable noise coming from next door… that was Bon (our drummer). We started jamming daily and got our first start at our local record shop.

Tell us about your latest release.

“Do Do” — it’s our two-chord disco track.

What’s your favourite career memory so far?

At a recent show in Sydney, we had the crowd singing along to our songs. We’ve never had that before. I never really thought it would happen. It’s a cool thing.

What are the positives and negatives of being a musician in 2026?

Positives… there’s a really good live scene happening and people are excited for it!

Negatives… costs of touring — travel is hectic on the wallet in ’26!

What’s one thing you’d change about the ANZ music industry?

More festivals and more opportunities to play live.

Are you hopeful for the future of music in ANZ?

Yeah, there’s heaps of good music happening right now.

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Name one other ANZ act you’d like to see make our Future of Music series in the future.

EMU. really cool and mad live.

What’s coming up for you this year?

Living on the road… a lot of live shows and OS [overseas] tours coming up. We’re also back in the studio to finish our new EP and music videos.