You’ve been itching to hear from Vampire Weekend ever since their last album – the iconic ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ – in 2013. And with a new album expected this year too, their Splendour in the Grass appearance promises to be one unforgettable show.

Defined by the band as “Upper West Side Soweto”, songs like “A-Punk”, “Oxford Comma”, “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” and “Cousins” showcased the band’s unerring ability to make clever, catchy-as-hell indie rock blended with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies. It saw them rise from the music bloggers’ favourites into a Grammy Award-winning act.

This fourth studio album will mark their first without founding member Rostam Batmanglij. He left with the band on a high. Their first two full-lengths sold nearly 1.2 million combined copies, yet always a sound delightfully out of sync with everything else.

Live, as on record, they create their own world – nimbly moving between different genres, moods and time-signatures, and making them their own. Each show is a celebration of all of that and we can’t wait to see them at North Byron Parklands come July.

Photo Credit: Julio Enriquez

Hilltop Hoods are making their return to the world stage, and Splendour, with their new single ‘Clark Griswold’. The song, featuring the soulful voice of emerging star Adrian Eagle, is the first taste of new music from their forthcoming album. It follows their 5 x Platinum hit ‘1955’ and 2 x Platinum hit ‘Higher’ - both lifted from the critically acclaimed 2016 Orchestral Remix Album Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung. The song’s title is a reference to the bumbling, boorish dad ‘Clark Griswold’ and the group are opening up from an angle that’s not often addressed in their genre. Instead of leaning into common troupes, the group are reaching for something more honest and truthful, with Suffa at one-point intoning ‘And take a look at the way that I’m living/Mistakes are better never made than forgiven, right?’ The group have sold a staggering 1.6 million singles and nearly 1 million albums. They’ve garnered enormous industry accolades with 8 x Aria’s, a J Award, 6 x songs in the Top 10 of the JJJ’s Hottest 100, 5 x Top 10 ARIA Singles, and 5 x #1 ARIA Albums to their name.  On top of these achievements, Hilltop Hoods just happen to be one of the country’s top live acts.

CHVRCHES is Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. The band released their critically acclaimed debut ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’ in 2013, earning the synth-pop trio a Brit Award nomination. Their follow-up LP ‘Every Open Eye’, charted at #3 on the ARIA chart, #4 on the UK chart, #8 on the Billboard 200, and top-20 in ten other countries worldwide.

This year, CHVRCHES will release their anticipated third album ‘Love Is Dead’. With the soaring success of their first two albums propelling CHVRCHES into new worlds of fame and acclaim, ‘Love Is Dead’ is at times euphoric and others bittersweet. It is an album about growing up and “coming to terms with the fact that there are great things in the world and there are awful things in the world and that you can’t get one without the other,” says frontwoman Lauren Mayberry.

Over the course of their career, CHVRCHES have played countless shows worldwide, with each tour’s production reaching new heights and leaping towards the top of festival bills including Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Reading & Leeds. Next up, Splendour in the Grass!

The holiness of love, the chaos and rapture of surviving against all odds, these are what drive Gang of Youths. A five piece from Sydney founded in the confines of their religious youth, enchanted by the spectacle of worship and deliverance, it’s no wonder their music burns with the desperation of apocalypse. With singer Dave Le’aupepe’s lyrics drawn from some of the most miserable life experiences available to humanity, and the band’s music taking cues from rock history’s most ambitious and theatrical preachers, Gang Of Youths drag the beauty out of everything from hell to high heaven.

Debuting in 2013 with smouldering single “‘Evangelists”’, they were met with instant radio play and praise. Only just out of high school, Le’aupepe was already planning to marry his girlfriend, settle down, and leave his dreams of music behind, but the band’s first brush with recognition suggested there could be more to life than the path that had seemed so obviously laid before him. Things moved quickly: the band started their own record label, Mosy Recordings, and got snatched up for really great support slots. But as soon as the band let themselves get their hopes up, Le’aupepe would begin the worst period of his life.

Le’aupepe’s soon-to-be wife was diagnosed with lung cancer after a melanoma on her ear metastasized. Out of all that trauma and regret, Gang of Youths drew THE POSITIONS which was praised worldwide for its sincerity and nuance, blending the melodrama of rock’s greatest traditions with piercing, hyperliterate lyrics.

Forget everything you think you know about Franz Ferdinand. ‘Always Ascending’ is the new album from Franz Ferdinand and it’s nothing short of a rebirth. The album’s 10 songs are a triumphant recasting of the group, bursting with fresh ideas and vigorous sonic experimentation. 

With reclusive producer Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, ‪Beastie Boys), FF have taken a knife to their old canvas, creating an album that is so foreign in its familiarity it could only be current.

‘Always Ascending’shows Franz Ferdinand broadening their palate, as exuberant as it is euphoric, creating a sound that singer, Alex Kapranos, refers to as “simultaneously futuristic and naturalistic.”

They wanted this record to sound like no other you’ve heard, never mind any other Franz Ferdinand record. Here it is. Stick it on and get ready to hear it live and in all its glory at Splendour in the Grass!

GRAMMY-Award winning, multiplatinum-selling artists BEN HARPER and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE have collaborated once again for their album ‘No Mercy In This Land’. It’s the first of new music from the pair since the 2013 release of their collaborative album Get Up!, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums Chart and won a GRAMMY Award in 2014 for “Best Blues Album.”  A musical expression of the kinship between the two, the album recounts both Ben and Charlie’s personal stories and adds to the sonic history of American struggle and survival. 

“Charlie Musselwhite is that very rare and hallowed place where blues past, present and future collide,” says Ben. “He transforms notes into emotions that feel both hauntingly familiar and brand new, as if hearing them for the first time every time.  He is a living legend whose harmonica playing should be beamed into outer space to search for other life forms.”

“On stage or in the studio - working with Ben Harper holds the same excitement I experienced working with Chicago blues legends back in the day,” says Charlie.  “I think it is safe to say that Ben has reinvented the Blues in a great way: playing modern while preserving the feel. I am honoured and privileged to be a participant in this project.” See them come together at Splendour 2018!

Renowned for their energetic live sets, filled with charging dance hooks and contagious scream-your-lungs-out choruses, The Jungle Giants thrilled crowds with their electric main stage shows earlier this year at Falls Festival. Marking the band’s final headline run of the critically acclaimed third album ‘Quiet Ferocity’, their ‘Used To Be In Love’ April tour sold-out multiple dates in record time, including 4 Metro Theatres in Sydney.

Alongside Kendrick Lamar, Gang Of Youths and Lorde, The Jungle Giants dominated this year’s triple j Hottest 100, with numerous entries from their 2017 release. The only independent act to achieve four placements, the stellar result saw tracks ‘Used To Be Love’ land #59, ‘Bad Dream’ #57, ‘On Your Way Down’ #50 and a Top 20 inclusion with ‘Feel The Way I Do,’ nabbing #16.

The Brisbane 4-piece defied expectations with career high third album ‘Quiet Ferocity.’ Recorded and produced entirely themselves, the album featured hit singles ‘Feel the Way I Do,’ ‘Bad Dream,’ ‘Used To Be In Love' and ‘On Your Way Down.’ Racking up well over 50 million Spotify streams, the record topped numerous 2017 Best Of lists and landed #7 on triple j listeners Top 10 Albums of 2017.

Born and raised in Redlands, CA, Lil Xan is affiliated with the Low Gang collective, along with Steven Cannon and Aris Ray.

He met the Low Gang collective through pursing photography and accidently breaking his camera while at one of their shows. The series of events led him to becoming close friends with Cannon and discovering his talent on the mic.

At the time Low Lil Xan joined to complete the trio. Since then he has built an ever growing fanbase for tracks like ‘Betrayed’, ‘Slingshot’, ‘Been Bout It’ and ‘Who Are You’.

Methyl Ethel claimed 2017 as their own. The release of their second album ‘Everything Is Forgotten’ launched the band into critical acclaim, scoring Feature Album on triple j, reaching #4 in the triple j Hottest 100 for ‘Ubu,’ selling out an entire run of Australian tour dates, touring Europe, and supporting The Drums on their US tour. Capping the year off with a J Award nomination for Australian Album Of The Year, the band has resoundingly established their status as a formidable live band on the world stage.

The quartet are thrilled to be joining the line up for this year's Splendour in the Grass. With front man Jake Webb having spent the past few months in the studio, he alongside bassist Thom Stewart, drummer Chris Wright, and keyboardist Hamish Rahn, are raring to return to the stage. Methyl Ethel's live show is in turns dark and foreboding, soaring and fantastical – and ultimately unlike their album’s namesake; nothing short of unforgettable.

Gold Coast singer/songwriter Amy Shark has been on an upward trajectory since her breakout song, 3 x Platinum ‘Adore’ was placed #2 on triple j’s Hottest 100 last year. She took home two ARIAs (Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist) and her debut EP ‘Night Thinker’ exploded into the top 10 on iTunes in 15 countries. Amy became the first-ever Australian Apple Music ‘Up Next’ Artist, a title that launched her onto the stage of The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Having just returned home after an extensive tour of Europe and North America – with sold out shows in major cities like Germany, London, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle – Amy returns to Australia to work on her upcoming debut album due for release later this yea

Ocean Alley continue to solidify their place as one of Australia’s most exciting independent artists with the release of their sophomore album ‘Chiaroscuro’. The album features singles ‘The Comedown’ and ‘Overgrown’, along with new single ‘Confidence’ which is a melting pot of pure groove.

The band have gone from strength to strength since the release of ‘The Comedown’. They sold out their 2017 tour of Australia and New Zealand, bringing in 2018 with huge sets at Falls Festival, Rhythm & Alps, Bay Dreams & Soundsplash in New Zealand. ‘The Comedown’ then went on to chart at #48 in the 2018 triple j Hottest 100.

What happens when two great forces of inimitable talent collide and morph into one? Carmada, of course. Upon finishing their 2014 Splendour In The Grass show in front of a huge crowd, L D R U and Yahtzel, two of Australia’s most talked about young producers, decided to merge their mad production skills and sheer talent to officially form Carmada.

The pair locked themselves away in the studio for the first time after their joint single “The Only One” dropped in 2014, to create their ground-breaking first EP “Realise” – a release so hot that it hit #1 on the Australian iTunes Album Charts and had everyone from Skrillex to triple j screaming their name.

Lead single ‘Maybe’ went gold, hit #41 on 2015’s triple j Hottest 100 and amassed millions of streams. Individually, Drew Carmody (L D R U) and Max Armata (Yahtzel) have been stirring up quite the storm over the past few years, repping Australia by establishing themselves as highly sought-after pioneers of indie dance music. Get ready to get sweaty for their Splendour return!

Alex Lahey is riding an unprecedented high following the release of her flawless debut album, I Love You Like A Brother. Released to overwhelming critical acclaim in October 2017, I Love You Like A Brother made Top 50 album lists around the globe, catching the ear of DIY, The Music, BrooklynVegan, Dork and many more.

Striking while the iron's hot, Lahey has toured relentlessly since, performing headline shows on a national and international scale. Along the way she has just kept on ticking off those bucket list moments, from selling out her Australian headline tour and packing out capacity shows across Europe, North America and the UK, to getting added to the world's biggest festivals - including Primavera, Bonnaroo, Omeara, Lollapalooza, Sasquatch!, Bottlerock and Falls, just to name a few. And let's not forget her slaying her US late night TV debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers.

Setting her sights on an even bigger 2018, Alex Lahey has no doubt arrived as one of Australia's leading artists.

Superorganism are a London-based, eight person collective of international musicians and pop culture junkies who formed just over a year ago, but have quickly become one of the most hotly tipped new acts around. 

The transatlantic group features members from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the UK, who currently live under one roof in London’s East End. The band first introduced themselves at the start of 2017 with the idiosyncratic, technicolour pop of ’Something For Your M.I.N.D’. The track burned brightly, causing a huge stir online and across the airwaves (including plays by both Frank Ocean and Ezra Koenig on their radio shows). Shorty afterwards, ‘It’s All Good’ and ‘Nobody Cares’ appeared… both intoxicating curveballs and undeniably worthy follow up to their fizzing debut. Since then, they’ve been on a runaway train of success following their internet enigma, including the release of their spectacularly confident self-titled debut album in March 2018 via Domino Records. The album beams with a wonky sense of fun and was showcased by triple j as their ‘Feature Album’.

In just a year they've gone from a shared house side project into a global audiovisual powerhouse. One can only imagine what another 12 months will herald.

In the beginning of Australia’s dance music boom, Anna Lunoe became known as one of the best emerging DJs in the scene. Her track selections and charismatic presence translated to airwaves, festival stages, and pop charts, leading to her becoming the first female to head Ministry of Sound’s Clubbers Guide series. After moving to LA, Lunoe quickly established herself with her debut “Real Talk” collaboration, which maintained a No. 1 spot on Beatport’s Indie Dance chart for four months straight.

Anna also continuously dominates the live circuit, appearing at numerous festivals including EDC Las Vegas, where she was the first solo female act to play the main stage.

After nearly a decade’s worth of touring and production, Lunoe was approached to help launch Apple Music’s Beats1 platform. She debuted the HYPERHOUSE brand, her widest-reaching outlet for showcasing rising and established talent to date. Nearly three years later, Lunoe continues to thrive as Beats1’s dance music expert.

Entering 2018 following a touring hiatus, Anna is creating an exciting new sound. Continually breaking boundaries, Lunoe is not one to miss!

When Lewis Capaldi’s debut release ‘Bruises’ exploded online in mid-2017 it seemed from an outside perspective to have all the hallmarks of an overnight sensation. How could this 20-year-old with a soul-wrenching voice seemingly emerge from nowhere with a song of such emotional depth? 

His debut EP ‘Bloom’ brought the year to a close, a stripped-back meditation on love and loss from a writer who seemed like he’d already lived several lives and had the scars to prove it.

2018 opened in the midst of Capaldi finding himself widely applauded from seemingly every critic, finding himself named in no-less than 30 ‘ones to watch’ polls from every corner of the globe. His rapidly developing fanbase resulted in 3 back-to-back sold out UK and European tours.

ARIA Award winning indie-folk band, All Our Exes Live in Texas, is a fantasy draft of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters. On mandolin, ukulele, accordion and guitar, the Exes are a powerhouse of musical prowess, known as much for their side-splitting banter and feminist politics as their devastatingly beautiful harmonies.

With a top 10 debut album and a reputation as festival favourites, they’ve had multiple sell out tours around Australia and are carving up the USA and UK. Their captivating live show has earned them support slots for The Backstreet Boys, Passenger, Nathaniel Rateliff and Midnight Oil and more.

Alex the Astronaut was still a student when she released her debut EP ‘To Whom it May Concern’, which featured the breakout tracks ‘Already Home’ and ‘Rockstar City’. She was living in New York City on a soccer scholarship, and spent her days studying science and nights writing songs in her dorm. Fast-forward to Alex the Astronaut’s second EP, ‘See You Soon’, things had changed a bit. The five-song set of vivid train-of-thought narratives, and bare acoustic bones bracing bright pop melodies brimmed with new experiences, hinting atthe weight of returning home to Sydney after finishing her degree.

It was the release of ‘See You Soon’ that took her from ‘artist to watch’ to front and center, with lead single ‘Not Worth Hiding’ landing at #23 in this year’s triple j Hottest 100.  Its release coincidentally timed with the beginnings of the same sex marriage plebiscite, slowly growing into its unofficial anthem and blared at rallies around the country. The innocent, straight up and pure nature of Alex the Astronaut’s style of writing saw praise come in from all over the globe including from the Rocket Man himself Elton John who called it simply “fabulous”.

Over the course of 13 years, Tim Sweeney has built Beats in Space into an iconic brand.

In the early days of BIS, he worked in the studio of hip-hop legend Steinski, absorbing as much as possible from the producer’s vast record collection. Later, Sweeney came aboard DFA Records, touring with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and pairing up with Tim Goldsworthy as the DJ duo T&T.

Today, tens of thousands of listeners tune in to the Beats in Space broadcast in the Tri-State area, with thousands more all over the world.

Following their heart-stopping collaborations via #1 Dads and record-breaking performances, Tom Snowdon and Tom Iansek have returned as No Mono, releasing debut album ‘Islands (Part 1)’.

Armed with arguably the most unique and soulful voices in Australian music today, the two Toms have bunkered down to create a soulful opus full of bed-lit melodies built on mountainous synthesizers and buzzing drums. With ‘No Mono’, they make their biggest statement yet.

Australia’s most electrifying punk band, Waax emerged from Brisbane in 2015, possessing an intensity and captivating, barely-controlled chaos that had been missing from the local

music scene for years. Early singles, ‘I For An Eye’ and ‘Wisdom Teeth,’ were fresh and fiercely ambitious, with vocalist Maz De Vita’s unbridled passion and seductively melodic flow full of hooks. 2017’s ‘Wild & Weak’ EP saw their popularity grow exponentially off the back of tracks like ‘Same Same’ and ‘This Everything,’ as did their striking reputation as a live band.

Radio soon stepped up to the plate and carried these honest and hard-nosed new tunes across the globe.

Now we land at the next phase of their career and the immense newsingle ‘Labrador.’

It doesn’t take long listening to realise that once again you’re in brand- new Waax territory with ‘Labrador’ – undeniably the biggest song of their career. Above all else, the focus continues to be drawn to De Vita’s concentrated vocals, sounding smoother

and more emotionally raw than ever. “I want to be the voice that I couldn’t hear when I was young,” says De Vita.

With songs like ‘Labrador’ in her arsenal, she’s well on her way to achieving that goal.

It’s been a crazy few months for Melbourne singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist G Flip, born Georgia Flipo, who recently uploaded her debut single to triple j unearthed.

‘About You’ is an addictive, bittersweet shard of shimmering pop, inspired by her “hectic, toxic, cinematic” on-off relationship.

‘About You’ was spun on triple j a few hours after it was uploaded on Unearthed, and it soon after caught the attention of Australian and international media. The Line Of Best Fit said it was ‘the best debut we’ve heard in months’, Pitchfork named it ‘Best New Music’, YouTube added it to their Best New Music playlist, and soon after Georgia was flying to the US to make her live debut.

G Flip is the real thing: unfiltered, driven and bursting out of her bedroom with ideas to burn.

Australian, Byron Bay, sunshine-special The Babe Rainbow offer cleo kitsch, folk-rock-experimental music to play while you make love. 

They’ve previously have travelled with Costa Mesa’s original pump-house-gang The Growlers, burnt the strawberry with the Alah-lahs, and headlined Europe and the USA in 2017 under blue light stars above.

Back down-under the babes have been about the road with likes of Ty-Ty Segall, Tomorrows Tulips, and label-brothers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

The Babe Rainbow are now putting the final touches on their second long player due out mid 2018

Haiku Hands, individually bossy and collectively strong. This interstate collective produces dynamic, new music.

This elusive crew of artists hailing from Sydney and Melbourne have established their presence with tongue in cheek, rave-inspired single ‘Not About You’ which was “undeniably one of the best Australian debuts of the year” (Purple Sneakers).

With an unquenchable thirst for good times and indulgence in all things art and pop, Haiku Hands pull together numerous talents to create an original and off-the-wall product; an unlikely but brilliant fusion of dance party and performance art.

Live, they’re outrageous, bold and ruled by fun choreography. They routinely deliver the type of performance experience that turns a dingy club into a heaving sweaty mess. With synchronised dance moves and high energy production, Haiku Hands present an eclectic set and energising live experience. Vocalist Mataya Young (Hermitude/Thundamentals) often joins them on stage, bringing her flavour to the show. Their infectious performance commands the room, confirming an act well and truly on the rise.

Fantastic Man is the solo project by Melbourne’s Mic Newman. First making an appearance in 2011 as a tongue-in-cheek alias for edits, today Fantastic Man’s musical profile has evolved into something far more difficult to pin down.

Fantastic Man has crafted a steady stream of blissfully eclectic, sought-after releases. His productions have featured on many coveted compilations, such as DJ Kicks, and have landed in countless record bags along the way.

In 2016 Newman released his first LP under the moniker Mind Lotion, ‘Altitude Attitudes’, a lighthearted douche de soleil that gained praise amongst most everyone and quickly sold out, never to be seen or re-pressed again.

Today, Fantastic Man has taken matters into his own hands by setting up two labels; Fine Choice Records, a platform for his own music, and Superconscious, a cooperative with fellow Melbourne cohort Francis Inferno Orchestra, which focuses on developing and exposing predominantly Melbourne based artists.

As a DJ, Fantastic Man is known for his expansive selections, from Ambient New-Age trips to Tribal Acid extravaganzas, all of which have earned him bookings at some of the world’s best known clubs and festivals.

Andras is the stage name of Andrew Wilson, an Australian musician who’s earned acclaim for his unpredictable take on dance music. His soft focused abstractions cut a broad path through ‘90s underground house, soundtrack and ambient music. His work is loosely based around drum machine rhythms and soft synthesis; smoothing over nature-machine and industrial-relaxation binaries and enjoying the slippage.

The soundtrack work ‘Overworld’ marked a significant departure from his previous work, introducing a new alias Art Wilson. The album playfully explores the dance performance themes of nature and astrology while sticking with familiar low-budget synth and drum machine instrumentation. Andras also maintains an ongoing collaboration with vocalist Oscar Key Sung. Recorded at his suburban family home, his last release payed homage to his plumber father whilst delving back into sample based house music cliches.

In addition to his production work, Andrew hosts Strange Holiday Radio on Melbourne’s 3RRR 102.7fm where he champions a diverse mix of local and Australian music.

Ara Koufax​ are Melbourne based-production duo Luke Neher and Sam Gill. Over the past four years, Ara Koufax have released music on Cutters, NYC-based CSCN, and Fort Romeau’s imprint Cin Cin. They’ve contributed live mixes to The Lot Radio in NYC and triple j, have supported Todd Terje, Julio Bashmore, Marcus Marr and Cut Copy, and have performed at Sugar Mountain Festival, Listen Out Festival, Splendour in the Grass and Melbourne Music Week. Phew!

The duo’s work - which oscillates between experiments in house, techno and noise - has drawn attention from heavyweights by the likes of Tim Sweeney, Caribou’s Dan Snaith, Jamie xx, Pitchfork, Mixmag, Future Classic Recommends, and BBC Radio 1.

They’re about to drop their newest bangers - ‘Shame’ & ‘Shades of Blue’ and you’ll get to hear them LIVE at Splendour 2018!

Based out of Melbourne, Australia, the aptly named electronic duo Two People is the creation of Phoebe Lou and Joey Clough. Formed in 2014 after the dissolution of their prior project, indie pop quintet Snakadaktal, Two People wasted little time in making a name for themselves, releasing their debut single, "Fading," near the end of 2015.

Atmospheric, melancholic, and melodically and lyrically compelling, it garnered accolades both at home and abroad, with critics comparing the duo's beguiling sound to artists like the xx, Portishead, and Beach House. A gorgeously smoky second single, "If We Have Time," followed in July 2016 and has since gone on to amass over 1.3 million streams on Spotify.

The duo are currently preparing to release their debut full-length in 2018 on Liberation Records, with management from Good Manners. The LP has been written, recorded, produced and performed by Two People, and mixed by revered Scottish producer Rodaidh McDonald (King Krule, Sampha, the xx), with the first official single expected to be revealed soon.

It’s been a big few years for South-West Sydney’s B Wise. After bursting onto the scene in 2015 with the infectious ‘Prince Akeem’, B Wise kept his name bubbling with a string of follow up singles; including favourites ‘Lately’ and ‘40 Days’. 

Shortly after these tracks surfaced, he caught the attention of Aus music stalwart Urthboy, who signed B Wise to his Elefant Traks label in June 2016. Wise quickly followed up with his label debut, the Semi Pro EP. The project's triple j championed single 'No Questions' showcased B Wise’s story-telling skills, touching on introspective themes far beyond his years.

What came next was 'Feel Something' in October 2017. Immediately added to rotation on triple j, the hard-hitting single might be B Wise's most immediate yet and a taste of what fans can expect from his forthcoming debut album. 

On the live front, B Wise has cemented himself as an unstoppable force. He's performed a game-changing run of dates, including national support slots for the likes of international superstars Schoolboy Q, Yelawolf, Vince Staples, G-Eazy and Freddie Gibbs, plus festival sets at Splendour In The Grass, Listen Out and Groovin' The Moo. 

For an artist that has already kicked a lot of goals, 2018 is setting up to be a career defining year. 

Hailing from Perth, solo electronic artist and producer Elk Road (Rory Garton Smith) has divvied up his time travelling the world and studying, following a passion for snowboarding and surfing, and drawing inspiration from all around the globe.

Elk Road has released 4 singles to date including the triple j favourites ‘Not To Worry’ and ‘Hanging By A Thread’.  

You’ve probably heard his insane triple j Like A Version mash-up of Flight Facilities’ ‘Crave You’ with vocalist Lisa Mitchell, and Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’. The performance has been viewed over 2 million times on Triple J’s Facebook and Youtube, with over 28K reactions and 6K shares on the former.

Elk Road has played on stages all around Australia including recently hitting the road in February 2017 for Porter Robinson and Madeon’s Shelter Tour, as well as 2016 supports for Odesza and Carmada.

Elk Road has graced stages at Splendour In The Grass, Southbound, Groovin’ The Moo, Arcadia and Curveball at Carriage Works, as a part of Vivid Festival.

Turning heads quickly, Godlands is the product of old school sounds meeting new school methods. A forerunner of the new wave of Australian electronic music, this young upstart has the enviable ability to transform beats into heaving club anthems, with a festival-ready steeze that’ll test even the best systems.

Existing at the junction of music and fashion, Godlands is your girl’s crush, whose constant ambition to push the needle sees her effortlessly apply a cavalier vogue to her production, performance and aesthetic.

Less than a year into the Godlands project has seen her tear up the scene, supporting heavyweights including Baauer and JAUZ, touring with Touch Bass, and booking in-demand slots at Party in the Paddock and Groovin the Moo festivals.

Get used to this future legend, because the Godlands era has only just begun.

Emerging from the sparkling waters of beautiful Byron Bay, Seaside are a four-piece indie band with a sultry dream-pop sound. The bands hypnotising live show has captivated audiences all over the country and seen them share the stage with the likes of Killing Heidi, The Jungle Giants, Alex Lahey, The Belligerents.

Seaside is Darcy (Vocals), Froggy (Guitar), Tom (Bass) and Chris (Drums). They were formed in late 2016 and have since released two E.Ps and several singles that display their diverse indie sound.

In June 2018, the band released their new single Golden Girl, a pristine piece of “disco-pop meshed with dream-rock that leaves you bewildered and entranced” (The Revue), garnering rave reviews from such publications as Happy Mag and LittleIndieBlogs, as well as gaining regular rotation on national radio station Triple J and Triple J Unearthed.