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RandomiZZZed excluZZZive! Emerging Naarm/Melbourne R&B-soul artist ELAURA steps boldly into a new era with her debut EP, Cry Until We Laugh, an emotionally rich, bilingual body of work that explores heartbreak, healing, self-worth, spirituality, rage, joy, and the transformative power of community.

Meanjin/Brisbane artist debut EP, 'LiFe iS wEiRd', out Friday, May 29. A pastel-soaked blend of indie-pop, R&B and cheeky lyricism, the project tumbles through heartbreak, rage, love and self-discovery.  Gigging: Wed, May 27 - The Brightside (supporting Getdown Services), Brisbane, Thursday, June 4 - Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, Saturday, June 20 - Sunshine Coast (register for address)

Rando guarrantee! Track from debut EP 'Sicko'. Wildfire’ explores the space between what faith can give you and what it can demand in return. Jazz Johnston explains. "Growing up, I spent most weekends going to church with my family. There were some beautiful parts about this (community, spirituality and faith) but I have always felt this tension in me about how I can express myself. ‘Wildfire’ is about that tension, especially as a woman: allowing yourself to be outrageous, wild and sexy as a defiance against false piety."

Rando guarantee! Naarm based singer songwriter Yours, Georgina (the folk/rock project of Georgia Currie), released ahead of debut LP.  “This song is about returning to the places and people who raised us, and remembering to savour fleeting moments of togetherness. I moved from Albury after finishing high school and as time passed and life changed, I travelled back less and less. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago when my grandfather was passing away that I truly took stock of where home still is for me. In its essence, this song is a bittersweet acknowledgement of the brief time we are each here, and a promise to cherish the amount we are given.”

Rando guarrantee! The Hawkesbury, emerging artist debut EP, ‘Butcher, Lover, Runner’, a dark, cinematic body of work that fuses outlaw country storytelling with alternative grit and haunting acoustic sentimentality. narrative-driven concept EP set in a semi-fictionalised area known as The Devil’s Wilderness. The story follows three central figures navigating their way in search of each other. The protagonist is forced into survival after being driven from town under false allegations of attempted murder, pursued by a violent brotherhood determined to kill her. Along the way, she encounters a highwayman who becomes both lover and accomplice, and together they carve a path of chaos through the bush until they ultimately confront the ringleader of the witch-hunt: The Butcher.

Rando guarrantee! FNQ artist and previous QMA winner in 2021.  “There’s a kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone, but from watching life move without you. sits inside a kind of grief that’s harder to name, the feeling of growing up while also being held back. Written from the experience of living with chronic illness, the song reflects on years spent in and out of hospital, stretches of time bed-bound, and the quiet realisation that parts of adolescence weren’t just missed, but taken. Not postponed. Not waiting. Gone.

Rando guarrantee! 2023 QMA winner, Meanjin/Brisbane-based R&B artist, about finding a connection when visiting homeland the Phillipines through a long distance relationship. First of six consecutive singles scheduled to roll out beginning May 13th, leading into his debut album 'Slow Burn' later this year.

Pink Jelly Live + with Then Again @ The Cave on 28 May (MANDATORY attendance  grooverZZZ!). Track from debut LP 'I Don't Like Nature'

Rando guarantee! Sent in during the show. Natasha Noramly (bass, vocals) and Paul Mellon (guitar, vocals) duo originally from ertrha and Malaysia, now based in Scotland