indie pop

The talents of indie-pop artist Jem Cassar-Daley have dazzled the Australian music scene since her debut last year. Previous singles, "Letting Go," "Changes," and "Like it More" have quickly gained her notoriety and adoration, and soon they'll be released together with lead single, "Oh No," on Jem's debut EP. I Don't Know Who to Call is a devastatingly gorgeous collection of all of the singer-songwriter's works to date.

The EP's genesis is suitably wholesome and Jem thanks all those who helped make it possible. "This project is very close to my heart... Its personal, raw and like a glimpse into my personal journal. It was also an EP that was only made possible with the help of my family and I am so fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive and inspiring people to pull it all together.

Renowned for their emotional lyricism and powerful stage presence, Perth-based outfit Joan & The Giants have been captivating audiences with their distinctive brand of alternative-pop.

The band began with longtime collaborators Grace Newton-Wordsworth and Aaron Birch, who formed Joan & The Giants in 2019. Coming together from different backgrounds, Aaron from a remote Indigenous community in the Kimberley and Grace from a farm down South of WA, the pair are now based in Perth with band members Riley Sutton and Liam Olsen.

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No strangers to the spotlight, Joan & The Giants have embarked on multiple sold out WA tours, headlined festivals to thousands of people, had rave reviews, a premiere and airplay on Triple J and rotation on Unearthed. In 2022 JATG’s debut EP spent over 3 months on the top 10 metro community radio charts. They also received multiple nominations in last year’s prestigious International Songwriting Competition alongside artists such as Missy Higgins and Eskimo Joe. Most recently they won the 2022 WA Music Award for ‘Best Lyrics' for single ‘The Weekend’, and were nominated in two seperate categories for ’Folk’ and ‘Outstanding Indigenous’. The band have supported prominent acts like Caravana Sun, Weyes Blood, Didirri, Eskimo Jo, Murray Cook, Odette, Winterbourne. Dulcie and more.

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"Joan & The Giants, have a knack for writing songs that pull at the heartstrings"

(AU Review)

"Poignant, heartfelt, and achingly raw"

(Scenestr) [About 'Just For You']

"A moving and important love song with depth and real life pain."

4 / 5 (Declan Byrne, Triple J) [About 'Home Song']

"Another impressive one for 2021 from Joan & The Giants. They've zeroed in on an emotional centre point like a professional dart player throwing bullseyes at your heart."

4 / 5 (Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J) [About 'Just For You']

Earnest and soulful, Indie Pop/Country artist Dakota East travels both on a lonesome mountain dirt road and an inner city street.
“I was surrounded by down home American music for as long as I can remember,” says East of her musical upbringing. “Mum would have B.B King and Bonnie Raitt playing around the house. Dad being Canadian loved North American folk singers like Neil Young, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. Growing up in a log cabin on our small island in the middle of an Ontario Lake, the music married with the scenery so well and was the perfect soundtrack to my childhood. As I’ve gotten older I’ve been influenced by so much other music but the essence of pure, raw and unrefined musical emotion has always stayed strong within me and is what I try to evoke as an artist.”
2017 saw East follow her ears and move to Melbourne where she has established herself as a regular performer amongst Victoria’s most loved music venues and has opened for Australian music legends Jon Stevens, Wendy Matthews & Jo Camilleri and The Black Sorrows.
Dreamy and alluring, her eagerly awaited debut single “Runaway” was recorded between Melbourne and Sydney and was released in May 2021. An immediate reception recognizing something fresh and authentic, Runaway was added to Spotify official playlists “Fresh Country” and “Country Chill”, Apple Music official playlists “New Music Daily”, “Todays Country”, “Country Risers” and “Aussie Country”, a massive achievement for an independent artists debut release. Runaway has also received airplay on “Triple M Country” , “ABC Country”, “Kix Country” and MTV’s “CMT” reaching #20 on the Countrytown Hot 50 charts, which in turn led to East being named Countrytown Artist of the Week.
Written with long time collaborator, guitarist and producer Kieran Colton and mixed by Konstantin Kersting, East sings of the experience of fear. “After losing my dad when I was 24, I felt a resurgence of anxieties and fears that I thought were just based in childhood. Things that I thought I had grown out of. Fear of flying, fear of the ocean, fear of the dark. Life felt so fragile and at any moment it could break.” Music and songwriting has always been the way forward for East.