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Unscored

Unscored are a four-piece garage band based on Wurundjeri land. They fuse elements of punk, grunge, psych, indie rock, and whatever else they can think of to create a DIY sound they call their own. Their debut album, Amorphous, is a concept album about the diversity of the human body and all its parts. Through shifting genres and emotional spaces, it explores the relationships we as people have with our bodies. Each song was written to tackle an aspect of the pleasure and pain that comes with a physical exist.

They are composed of Carter Smith (they/them), Daniel Larosa (he/him), Isaac Anderson (he/him), and Harrison Lane (he/him)

NOASIS

NOASIS World No1 Tribute to the Mighty OASIS. That Wall of Sound & The Gallaghers back together on stage. BUT WAIT... NOASIS write amazing songs of their own. Catch them in 2023 in a town near you. See the lads perform massive tunes from then and now.

NOASIS formed originally in Derby UK in the midst of Britpop mania now hailing from Australia NOASIS are the world No1 tribute to the mighty OASIS. Paying homage to one of the best and most loved UK bands of a generation.
Dedicated to bringing their patrons as close to the real thing as possible but with an edge of their own. NOASIS embrace everything about Oasis and also write amazing songs of their own.

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Mood Spill

Since forming at a spur of the moment jam session in an old factory in Melbourne’s inner-north, 5-piece indie-rock group MOOD SPILL l have been winning over hearts and minds with with their cathartic live performances and radical earnestness. Comprised of Tom Riccioni, Adrian Verna, Bailey Brown, Georgia-Grace Buckingham and Oli Morley-Sattler, a MOOD SPILL show delivers heartfelt songwriting, confident yet understated musicianship and irrefutable sincerity. MOOD SPILL’s captivating live sets have seen the band sell out Melbourne’ iconic Old Bar (available on Youtube ‘Mood Spill - Live at the Old Bar’) and be booked for festivals such as Queenscliff Music Festival and Wonder Mountain Music Festival.

Following up from their debut single UNTIL YOU’RE GONE, Mood Spill is gearing up to celebrate the release of their sophomore single BREAKDOWN. Recorded in Hobart in the depths of the brutal Tasmanian winter, BREAKDOWN is an emotional rock song about relationships breaking up and vans breaking down, evoking the specific feeling of a drive up the Hume Highway that can only end in heartbreak.

To celebrate the release of the single, Mood Spill will be playing a headline show at the Bergy Bandroom in Brunswick, with support from Romanie and Nonna’s Kitchen.

“Hello! Some big moments on this. It's a trip worth going on with Mood Spill.” Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J

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Junior Bones

Melbourne-based indie rock band Junior Bones writes beautiful, resonant and emotive songs with catchy melodies and dreamy atmospherics
Their first release is due early 2022 through Small Sanctuary Records

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Kostas Veligos and Spiros Antoniades

That Changes is a Melbourne-based artist duo of Kostas Veligos and Spiros Antoniades, collaborating with other local musicians. They have been involved with various music bands and projects over the last 30 years. They came together last year to work on an audiovisual project called “9”, comprised of original music and video/photograph projections.

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Big Moist and the Smoking Durries

Big Moist and the Smoking Durries are 3 geezers and a gal from the suburbs of Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, who love singing about beers and having a right good old time!

With hints of indie tones and shameful confessions, BMSD continue to staple themselves on the Aussie music scene, with their ecstatic, hard-hitting and carefree aesthetic coupled with some of the most relatable tracks ever written!

Casual Fan

Casual Fan is the musical project of six friends from Sydney, formed around the songwriting of bandleader, Nathan. With a love of the American folk tradition, the music of Casual Fan expands beyonds the borders of this genre, exploring diverse arrangements and themes of connection and loss, decorating simple frames with dissonance and complexity. There’s guitars and drums, synthesizers and voices, warm fuzzies, and fuzz pedals.

Matt Maltese (UK)

Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese (born 6 October 1997) is a British-Canadian singer-songwriter. His style blends elements from indie pop, indie rock, and chamber pop. Since releasing his debut single "Even If It's a Lie" in 2015, Maltese has released four studio albums, and four EPs. In July 2021, Maltese announced his third studio album, Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow; the album was released in October 2021 via Nettwerk, the label he is currently signed with. Maltese released his fourth studio album, Driving Just to Drive in April 2023.

Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on SoundCloud in 2015. After the release of the single, Maltese signed with Café Bleu Recordings, a subdivision of Atlantic Records. In 2016, through Café Bleu Recordings, Maltese released his follow up EP, titled In a New Bed. The following year in 2017 Maltese released a single titled "As the World Caves In" which as he shared in an interview, is about the idea of then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May and then-U.S. President Donald Trump, deciding to spend a night of romance together before triggering atomic warfare. The single saw a resurgence on TikTok starting in May 2021 following a cover by singer Sarah Cothran. In January 2023, it was certified Silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 200,000 equivalent units.

Dan Vogl

Dan Vogl is a high vibe, indie rock n’ roll artist, from Melbourne, Australia. At age 10, Dan picked up a broken acoustic guitar from the side of the road in a hard rubbish collection. He repaired it with duct tape and went on to teach himself how to play guitar, sing and write songs.

In 2017 Dan released his debut single ‘If I Die’ after being awarded a songwriters scholarship at The Australian College of the Arts. It received airtime on Triple J, a video feature from Speaker TV and was used in the TV series ’600 Bottles of Wine” on Network 10 and Netflix.

In 2018 Dan participated in a music mentoring program through ‘The Push’ and received mentoring from Darren Middleton. (Powderfinger)

In 2019 Dan worked with producer Joel Quartermain, (Eskimo Joe) to record his debut EP ‘Gifted In Gold.’ This saw him receive further airtime on Triple J, chart in the Top 10 on the ‘Amrap’ Regional Charts, as well as receiving press attention from Tone Deaf, Music Feeds, Beat and Forté. Later that year Dan travelled to North America and performed countless shows in Canada.

In 2020 Dan participated in the Music Victoria Artist Consultancy program, where he gained mentoring from prolific music manager, Michael Parisi. (Vera Blue, Xavier Rudd)

In 2021 Dan’s follow up single ‘Bland Francisco’ saw a change of direction sonically, working with producer Alex Markwell. (The Delta Riggs)This was rewarded with a plethora of community radio play and interviews, alongside the addition to MTV Upload programming.

In 2022 Dan released ‘Let Down.’ Again, working with Markwell, he pursued an indie rock ’n roll sound with a political sentiment.

Dan has shown versatility in his live performances, supporting the likes of indie rockers British India, folk singer/songwriter Bob Evans and has toured with new wavers, Pseudo Echo. Dan has performed at festivals like The Hills Are Alive and Eltham Street Festival and has headlined shows at iconic Melbourne venues like Northcote Social Club, The Gasometer, and The Workers Club.

Polish Club

Polish Club are an Australian garage rock duo from Sydney, New South Wales formed in 2014. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist David Novak and drummer John-Henry Pajak. As of 2023, they have released four studio albums. At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, they won the award for Most Performed Rock Work.

2014–2015: Formation and debut EPs
Vocalist and guitarist David Novak and drummer John-Henry Pajak started the band in 2014. Originally a four-piece, they decided to go their own way, telling SBS News in 2017, "We halved the numbers and booked a room for three hours, and we had five or six songs." The duo's name refers to both members having Polish descent.

Polish club uploaded the songs "Able" and "Show You Love" onto Triple J Unearthed on 5 January 2015, followed by "Did Somebody Tell Me", on 2 February 2015. Nick Hartman from Happy Mag reviewed all three, saying, "'Able' is probably the best of their three songs so far."

The duo released their self-titled debut EP in October 2015, with Hartman saying, "Polish Club by Polish Club is overall an effort [they] can be proud of, with Novak and JH displaying a high minimum standard."