We’re adding ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music this week, including one we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week comes from Naarm’s sleepazoid, with their stunning new single “FIG TREE”, lifted from their forthcoming EP NEW AGE, due out February 5, 2026.
A masterclass in building emotional intensity, “FIG TREE” finds frontwoman Nette France reflecting on the question, “When you feel love, does it ever go away, or does it just change?” atop a soundscape of isolating echoes and gentle guitar tones, before the song erupts into a flurry of urgent, expansive riffs and vocal lament. Softer and more vulnerable than their previous offerings, the track captures sleepazoid at their most delicate and dynamic. “It felt softer and more delicate than anything we’d done before… the more time we spent on it, the more we felt it was part of the NEW AGE world – slide guitar, big dynamic shifts – it’s always a nice moment in our live sets where we can change pace and be vulnerable with the audience,” Nette shares. It’s little wonder there is such a buzz about sleeepazoid.
Jem Cassar-Daley returns with “Are We Too Bored To Be Sorry?”, a tender yet candid reflection on the cyclical nature of toxic love. Co-written with Joel Quartermaine and Ed White, the track captures the exhausting rhythm of arguing, making up and falling back into the same patterns — heartbreak wrapped in melody. With her unmistakable sincerity and graceful delivery, Jem once again proves her talent for making heartbreak sound irresistibly sweet.
London’s feminist feral theatre-punks Twat Union unleash a riotous anthem with “Tiny Shorts” — a fiery middle finger to catcalling, judgement, and the double standards women face for what they wear. The band call it “a pushback against the assumptions that are made about people based on the clothes they choose to wear,” urging self-expression without fear or shame. Raw, unapologetic, and bursting with attitude, the track channels the same electric energy as our own mighty Amyl and the Sniffers.
Sydney queer collective FVNERAL return with “friendly fire” featuring Ben Lee, a poignant and powerful release timed with Trans Awareness Week. It marks the band’s second single since welcoming Madeleine Powers (RAGEFLOWER) and Ben Siva (jnr.) to the lineup — a new era defined by heart and solidarity. “friendly fire” blends emotional honesty with a deep sense of community purpose.
Eora/Sydney pop power-duo Foley return with “Honey”, a shimmering ode to love that endures through the sweet and the sour. Following their second album That’s Life Baby! and recent single “Suckerpunch”, the track finds the pair exploring those moments when you push a little too hard in an argument — and the relief of knowing your partner will still have your back. “Whenever I spill my guts you stitch me up, honey,” they sing, capturing both the sting and the tenderness of real connection. Effortlessly smooth and heartfelt, “Honey” is Foley at their most golden.
Gold Coast songwriter Chloe Styler delivers a deeply affecting moment with “Placeholder”, a tender reflection on being loved for convenience rather than connection. Opening with warm acoustic guitar and Chloe’s gentle, aching vocal, the track slowly blooms into a stirring mix of mandolin, soft synths and gliding electric guitar. Bruised yet resolute, “Placeholder” captures the bittersweet space between heartbreak and healing — diary-like intimacy wrapped in polished pop craftsmanship.
Eora/Sydney pop newcomer Gena Stone shares “Expectations”, the focus track from her debut EP Screaming Love, out today. Described by Gena as an “anti-love song”, it’s a witty and empowering reminder of self-worth, delivered with the playful bite of her influences like Lily Allen. “…if someone makes you feel like sh*t, you very much have the power to walk away and not put up with it — because that doesn’t meet your expectations,” she explains. Confessional yet light-hearted, “Expectations” is a sharp introduction to a voice unafraid to call things as they are. Checkout the cracking video as well.
Dublin trio Really Good Time have unleashed “Shit One”, a blistering post-punk anthem built for a dancefloor that’s probably on fire. It’s packed with hooks, and visceral energy as they channel their disbelief in modern chaos into sharp riffs and biting lyricism. “It’s about a culture that revels in the spectacle of doom,” frontman Wastefellow explains — a sardonic howl against anxiety, nostalgia, and the false promise that “things will just get better.” Raw, restless, and perfectly unhinged, “Shit One” firmly cements Really Good Time as one of Ireland’s most exciting new acts. Hopefully we see them in Australia before too long.
We’ve also added “Pink Liquor” from London’s Hot Face, an urgent and uplifting slice of garage punk. Finally, we have “Everything Is A Blessing” from Callum Padgham which we premiered earlier in the week.
Catch all the new music updated every Friday on Apple Music:
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Here’s the complete list of new additions this week:
sleepazoid “FIG TREE”
Jem Cassar-Daley “Are We Too Bored To Be Sorry?”
Twat Union “Tiny Shorts”
FVNERAL “friendly fire” ft. Ben Lee
Foley “Honey”
Chloe Styler “Placeholder”
Hot Face “Pink Liquor”
Gena Stone “Expectations”
Really Good Time “Shit One”
Callum Padgham “Everything Is A Blessing” [Exclusive Video Premiere]
Header image credit: Joshua Nai
