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JACK GRAY: From Supporting the Biggest Artists to Debut Album 'Swimming In Jeans' (opens the original)
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Jack Gray is every touring artist's favourite support act. Jeremy Zucker, Tate McRae, Matt Corby, Dean Lewis, Freya Skye, Good Neighbours - you name them, he's probably toured with them. Now, after three years in the making, his debut album ' Swimming in Jeans ' is FINALLY out. This episode really takes it back to the EARLY days, memories of high school music projects, unhinged lyrics, the first tour he went on whilst having barely any songs to the name. To now an artist/producer living in LA, w
BUGS: "We've Lived Five Lifetimes", The Final Album, The Final Shows (opens the original)
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Bugs have spent over a decade as one of Brisbane's most beloved bands. They found each other on Facebook, spent years touring the country, releasing music that refuses to be in a box, and collecting some of the most loyal local fans along the way. n late 2025, Jordan their bassist was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 colorectal cancer, and in June this year was given 3-4 months left to live. They are fresh off releasing their final album HEAD NOISE and at the time of recording are about to play t
JOEL BIRCH: "She Doesn't Even Know She's Dying", The Story Behind 'House of Cards' (opens the original)
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Joel Birch has spent 20 years at the centre of The Amity Affliction - but the story behind the band is far more complicated than the music alone. On this episode, Joel opens up about the deeply personal story behind Amity’s ninth album, House of Cards , and his complicated relationship with his late mother. We talk about growing up around religion, becoming a parent, mental health, death, social media scrutiny and what the future of The Amity Affliction looks like.
ERIN LECOUNT: "I Lost The Sense That Singing Was For Me" (opens the original)
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Fully self-produced, no formal training, and lyrics that feel ripped straight from a diary - Erin LeCount is an artist on the precipice of stardom. We catch up off the back of a sold out tour, and get into what it really means to grow up in the public eye and navigate the vulnerability that comes with putting your most personal moments out into the world for strangers to dissect. Erin chats production Easter eggs, the sentimental samples nobody else will get, and how this playful approach to mus
AMY SHARK: "I Fell Off... I Was Not in a Good Place", The Comeback & 'Soft Pop' Deep Dive (opens the original)
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Not many people know the full story behind Amy Shark 's career. Four albums in, hundreds of millions of streams, and it all started because her little brother began guitar lessons and she thought, if this little loser can do it, so can I. In this episode we go right back to the beginning, growing up on the Gold Coast with a family that thought pursuing music was absolutely out of the picture, an angry all-girl punk band called Hansel Kissed Gretel, losing jobs to go see live music, and the slidi
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