This week we have added 10 new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one exclusive premiere. Our Track of the Week is “Art of Suggestion”, the intoxicating new single from Asha Jefferies.
“Art of Suggestion” plays with the charged space before desire is confirmed — that electric blur of projection, fantasy and possibility. Jefferies has described writing the track about being swept away by the undertow of desire, that heavy, electrifying impulse to project onto someone before you know they’re interested. Her vocals sit at the centre of it all, intimate but assured, capturing the rush of being swept up by what might be as much as what is.
The single arrives ahead of Jefferies’ second album, Desire Is An Angel, out the 2nd of October — a follow-up to her 2024 debut Ego Ride, recorded in the UK with producer Tom Iansek. Before the album lands, she’ll be playing a run of intimate solo shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, kicking off on the 25th of June. This is a unique chance to hear the new material in its rawest form. Tickets HERE.
“harder than you think” is the debut solo single from Naarm singer-songwriter Grace Robinson. A wry, self-aware and vulnerable slice of indie rock, “harder than you think” is all about the absurdity of trying to win at your own recovery. It’s a strong debut and really positions Robinson well as the next in the line of exceptional female singer-songwriters coming through in Australia right now. One for the fans of Sharon Van Etten, Julia Jacklin and Angie McMahon.
We fell hard for Hollie Col back in 2022 through her gorgeous “Julia Stevens“series, so it’s a joy to hear new music from the Sydney singer-songwriter. “I’ll Be There” marks a warm and confident new chapter for Col, and the first taste of her forthcoming EP Glitter. Bright, hooky and full of forward motion, “I’ll Be There” is a love song about finally believing in the good thing in front of you. There’s a Fleetwood Mac shimmer to the production, with earthy drums, room to breathe and those wide-open chord progressions, while Col’s songwriting keeps it grounded in contemporary pop-folk clarity. It’s so great to see her back.
Keeping it with the Hollies, we have “Crying Your Eyes Out”, the brand new single from Naarm indie pop artist Holly Hebe. Produced by Dennis Neuer (Milky Chance), “Crying Your Eyes Out” juxtaposes euphoric energy, chaos and noise with lyrical vulnerability, intimacy and precariousness. As Holly describes, ‘This song is about distracting yourself from heartbreak with nights out, loud music, playing shows and meeting strangers. It’s about seeking out environments where you are physically surrounded by people, chaos, lights and music as some form of bandaid solution, and then crying about how lonely you are deep down.’ The single release has been followed hot on the heels by the announcement of her forthcoming EP Mood Ring (out July 17th) and a six date headline tour of Australia and New Zealand, kicking off in Sydney on July 24th. Head HERE for tickets and more info.
Confession time: we’ve caught DMA’S twice in recent weeks in the UK, so it’s no surprise we’re more than ready for another taste of their upcoming self-titled album. The latest cut, “Hurracane”, is quintessential DMA’S: guitar-led, emotionally charged and built around the kind of soaring, immediate chorus they do so well. Speaking about the track, guitarist Matt Mason says, “‘Hurracane’ has a recurrent musical motion that’s a nod to the song lyrically and we used the idea of a displacing storm to tell the story leaning into a style that we hadn’t recorded ourselves before.”
Local fans can catch DMA’S in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney across November and December, while UK and Ireland fans will get another chance to see them when the band return for a newly announced tour in February 2027. Head HERE for tickets and to pre-order the album.
Also this week we have “Bad Guy”, the latest single from London-based Scottish-Norwegian alt pop duo amilost. Written from the perspective of someone who has been wrongly cast as the villain in someone else’s narrative, “Bad Guy” blends grungy guitars, bold cinematic production, and powerful vocals into an anthem of frustration, heartbreak and a fair bit of anger. By all accounts it’s a heavier sound than what listeners may have come to expect from the duo; but there’s no disputing it packs a punch.
Melbourne’s Gypsy Lee continues to mark herself out as a rising pop artist to keep firmly on your radar with “What Doesn’t Kill You Costs A Lot In Therapy”. Blessed with a brilliant voice and an instinct for bold, emotionally direct songwriting, Gypsy is mining the difficult chapters of her life and polishing them into bright, shiny pop gems. There’s a real emotional punch beneath the gloss here, as Gypsy captures the feeling of trying to make sense of a messy teenage mind in real time.
Joining them on the playlist this week we also have “Stay With Me Through The Night”, the euphoric new single from Naarm-based Lebanese-Australian dance producer Tobiahs, who has just kicked off a run of shows in the US and Canada. Award-winning songwriter, musician, advocate and writer Eliza Hull (and Order of Australia recipient) makes her return this week with her first new music in three years with the sublime new single, “Hotel Room” Finally, we’ve added “Never Have It All” from Jack Biilmann which we premiered exclusively 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:
Asha Jefferies “Art of Suggestion”
Grace Robinson “harder than you think”
Hollie Col “I’ll Be There”
Holly Hebe “Crying Your Eyes Out”
amilost “Bad Guy”
DMA’S “Hurracane”
Eliza Hull “Hotel Room”
Gypsy Lee ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Costs A Lot In Therapy’
Tobiahs “Stay With Me Through The Night”
Jack Biilmann “Never Have It All” [Exclusive Single Premiere]
Header Image Credit: Meg Siejka
