On her debut album, Soma, Ahana – with her elaborate embroidery of a heritage, originally being both Portuguese and Northern Indian – takes the focus off of everything but the body. Then she takes you through a swooping journey on which you discover that the things you thought you were looking for are not the things you long to find. And the body has all the answers if you care or dare to ask.
V Torres discusses Woman, the new chronicle of her personal experiences with emotional growth, confidence, and maturity.
The Brisbane-based alt-rock outlet leans into their (relatively) softer side on this third single, leading up to the release of their debut album.
A spooky dive into isolation and anxiety, capturing that eerie feeling of lingering ghosts long after the lights go out.
What I am about to say is a complimentary statement: Make Believe Love’s artist profile
Just coming out of the Queensland scene, jangle pop band The Somedays introduce themselves with songs that range from melancholic to uplifting.
“Life in theory” forms an auditory mirror in a delicate love song shaped by World Brain and featuring Kumisolo.
Over a barbed mix of guitars and drums a la The Smashing Pumpkins, The Race pulls out the thorns in your side and tells you that you are fine, that you are enough, that you can just be here.
“Slime” by How Strange It Is transforms grunge energy with its wildly unusual and rhythmic intro into an indie rock gem that explores our shared human experience.
Fesssi K. delivers a songwriting masterpiece, connecting deeply with recurring human issues in just 49 unforgettable words.
While the arrangements may give “cool” and even “rugged” in rock n’ roll nature, the lyrics give a sense of uncertainty.
A sprawling odyssey of sound, the new album from Camberley this trio is awash with musical versatility and artistic ambition.
We like The First Eloi quite a bit here on Start-Track, having featured them several
Finding a combination of intimacy and honesty is what I immediately felt when hitting play on “Date Night” by Paraphernalia.
The band has one more short and sweet single from their upcoming album “Perennial”; it’s loud, daring, and urging you to perceive them.
While the song title and music feel magical, the lyrics are about seeing through someone’s magic and not getting disillusioned and disenchanted.
The newest chapter in East Bay ska core is here, and you need to hear it.
Grimy guitars and breathy voice really shouldn’t work this well together but that pull between grit and quiet ends up being the best part of “Weight of Ease.”
It opens with just a few seconds of percussion, like it’s clearing its throat, and then it settles into this warm, dreamy little world and doesn’t let go.
Album: Ahana – Soma 
Interview: V Torres discusses her decade-long journey behind her new album 
Single: sunbleached – Maybe I’ll Come Around 
