We have given our Discovery playlist another refresh with ten more of the best new tracks from across Australia and the world, including two we premiered on our pages earlier this week. Boorloo-based artist Clare Perrott is our Track of the Week, with her gorgeous ode to friendship “How Can I Tell You?”.
“How Can I Tell You?” is a coming-of-age ballad about friendship, overthinking and finding the courage to say how you feel. It’s full of warmth, and delivered in a style that delicately straddles the worlds of folk, country and Americana. There’s some beautiful, expressive guitar work throughout, including some ever-emotive slide guitar. Meanwhile, the vocals are understated, but really convey the sense of vulnerability and introspection required. It’s a stunning piece of work.
WA readers can catch Perrott launching the single at The Bird in Northbridge on October 9th. Tickets are available HERE.
Joining Clare on the playlist is Brooklyn-based Bristolian Fenne Lily with her new single “Room to Room”; the latest from her forthcoming new album Win Win – out October 23rd. The track is an intimate reflection on grief, nostalgia, and the difficulty of trying to move forward. It’s tender, beautiful and full of texture and sparkle, in spite of the potential for melancholy. If you’re a fan of Angie McMahon, Mitski and Julia Jacklin; make sure you add Fenne Lily to your rotation if you haven’t already. You won’t regret it!
Without doubt, Ruby Gill is one of our finest singer-songwriters. We gave her brilliant 2025 album, Some Kind of Control, five stars, and she has kicked on with “Jamie”, another striking example of her ability to turn deeply personal experience into something devastatingly precise.
Built around a sparse, understated arrangement, “Jamie” confronts the theft of childhood and the complicated business of looking back at it from adulthood. Gill writes with characteristic candour, anger and extraordinary control, addressing the person who “took my childhood” while also extending some hard-won compassion towards her younger self. It’s the second single from her forthcoming third album, Fishing is not about fishing, due 16 October.
MAY-A has one of those voices that demands attention, and it’s front and centre on “Writing’s On The Wall”. Anthemic and nostalgic, the track captures that point in a relationship where there’s nothing left to forgive and the only option is to move on. It’s her first new music since February’s debut album Goodbye (If You Call That Gone).
This week saw Rough Trade Records announce No Human Tongue Can Tell, the debut solo album from Radie Peat, the acclaimed vocalist of Lankum and ØXN. Accompanying the announcement was the release of the lead single – “The Moon and Stars”. The single is a reworking of the traditional song, “The Maid’s Lament”, with Peat turning the song’s focus firmly towards female autonomy, struggle and defiance. It’s a taut, powerful track that leans into the song’s expressions of anger and defiance. It’s one that feels hefty, and that there’s the weight of history and cultural connection behind it.
We love Salarymen. The London-based Australian duo have a knack for making nostalgia-tinged melodic rock, with sharp observations on modern life seemingly rolling out effortlessly alongside those jangly guitars and beautifully matched vocal harmonies.
“The Fast Lane” turns that gaze towards the music industry itself, taking a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the increasingly expensive business of simply getting heard. There’s plenty of cynicism beneath its breezy surface, as Renee de la Motte and Thomas Eagleton tackle wealth, nepotism and the uncomfortable reality that a big enough budget can buy attention. It’s the duo’s first single since debut album Take It Or Leave It, and their relocation to London.
Also added to the playlist this week is “Frankenstein”, the latest single from Winter McQuinn & Acacia Pip and the final taste of their new EP Disassociating On The Travelator, which is out October 16th. The track uses the highs, lows, and repetitions of a life on tour to explore the process of moving through changing relationships. It’s a really charming slice of indie folk – nostalgic, but with just the right amount of sparkle and jangle to bring some levity. Alongside them, are Leeds-based trio Gotts Street Park and their new single “Flowers”, featuring long time collaborator Pip Millett. The whole thing is this beautiful, nostalgic callback to the golden age of Soul. It’s all about finding the beauty in every day, even the bad ones – there’s no rainbows without a little rain, and all that. Gorgeous grooves, beautiful vocals and just effortless style. Thankfully, there’s more from them on the way with their new album, Somewhere Between, dropping next month.
Finally we have premieres from Harley (“When I’m With You”) and BB Sabina (“Memory”).
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Here’s the complete list of new additions this week:
Clare Perrott “How Can I Tell You?”
Fenne Lily “Room to Room”
Ruby Gill “Jamie”
MAY-A “Writing’s On The Wall”
Radie Peat “The Moon and Stars”
Winter McQuinn & Acacia Pip “Frankenstein”
Salarymen “The Fast Lane”
Gotts Street Park “Flowers”
Harley “When I’m With You” [Exclusive EP Premiere]
BB Sabina “Memory” [Exclusive Album Premiere]
Header Image: Lizzie Wilkie
