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Episode 100: Jack Parsons – The Pretty Littles

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2026/06/04

For about 15 years now, the Australian music scene has been home to The Pretty Littles, arguably one of the best rock bands this country has produced in quite some time.From humble beginnings with a batch of albums that largely flew under the radar, it was in 2016 or so that The Pretty Littles began to experience wider fame. Albums like 2016's 'Soft Rock For The Anxious' and 2018's 'Skeleton Run' helped cement them as staples of the independent rock scene, and there's a

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00:58:32

Episode 99: Jimmy Kyle – Chasing Ghosts

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2026/05/28

If you're someone who has a penchant for music which is a little bit ferocious, a little bit honest, and a whole lot of impactful, then you might have come across Chasing Ghosts over the years.Originally, Chasing Ghosts was formed as a solo act by Jimmy Kyle, a Thungutti man who also happens to be a musician, storyteller, and educator up there with the best of them. Following Chasing Ghosts' arrival, albums arrived in due course, and soon enough, it expanded into a full-band affair.Records

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00:35:29

Episode 98: Aaron Perrino – The Sheila Divine

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2026/05/21

I daresay that The Sheila Divine are one of those great examples of a band who deserve much more attention than they've received over their career.Forming in Boston back in 1997, most casual fans of the group would've come on board around the release of 1999's 'New Parade' record, which spawned the likes of 'Hum', 'Like A Criminal', and more.If you're a fan of music from the late '90s (and frankly, if you're listening to this podcast, I daresay you

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01:30:02

Episode 97: Ruby Jones

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2026/05/14

Ruby Jones is one of those musicians whose whole life has largely been spent in the pursuit of music, with a calling to the craft as a youngster soon finding itself following her for the entirety of her life.If her name isn't one that's familiar, there's a very good chance you might have seen her as part of Melbourne soul outfit Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes, which existed until 2015 and boasted Ruby as a member.Since then though, she's been very active as a solo

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01:31:28

Episode 96: Nick Manuell – Bodyjar, Luca Brasi,...

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2026/05/07

Hello and welcome to Trusty Chords, the podcast which aims to celebrate music and those that create it.Spend just a few minutes chatting to Nick Manuell, and it's pretty clear that he's one of the hardest-working folks in the Australian music scene.Having been interested in music since his early years, a number of bands gave way to The Sinking Teeth, who were a staple of live stages for quite some time – close to a decade in fact.However, Nick's current list of bands can be traced back

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00:25:07

Episode 95: Greg Ginn – Black Flag

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2026/04/30

It's pretty hard to think about punk music over the past 50 years without paying mind to the great Greg Ginn.Beginning his career with a radio equipment company before he was even a teenager, Ginn co-founded the band Panic with vocalist Keith Morris in 1976, with the group adopting the name Black Flag in 1978.The ensuing decade has been studied, talked about, written about, and immortalised at great length, with Black Flag quickly becoming one of the most hard-working, prolific, and energetic

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00:44:13

Episode 94: Kim Yang

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2026/04/23

I'll admit that when it comes to music in Australia, Canberra is a music scene that is typically overlooked.Which is a shame, because that's where most folks got to experience the rise of Kim Yang.Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Kim's formative musical years saw a brush with fame by way of an impressive appearance on Taiwan's Super Idol TV show. However, after relocating to Australia to professionally study music, Kim revisited the world of performing by way of busking in the streets of

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01:12:52

Episode 93: Dean Hanson – Ball Park Music, Zeano

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2026/04/16

For the Australian music fans among us (and I've looked at the podcast demographics – that's most of you), the name Dean Hanson might not be to the level of household recognition, though his work is certainly on the way.For close to two decades now, Dean has served as the guitarist of Ball Park Music, a group who are – in my opinion – one of the country's most consistently good groups. Sure, they might not have won an ARIA (yet), and they might have only received their first local

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00:50:12

Episode 92: Anna Smyrk

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2026/04/09

Those keeping their finger on the pulse of the Australian music scene may have noticed that just a few weeks ago, we were blessed with the release of 'Spectacular Denial,' the debut album from Anna Smyrk.An artist who has been performing for many years in various guises, Anna has been working on a solo career for most of the last decade, and it's been a pure treat watching her release music with increasing regularity.According to her website, she's someone who crafts songs for

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01:12:13

Episode 91: Wilsen Conn, George Inglis & Brooke...

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2026/04/03

I'm going to make a bold claim that if you're listening to this podcast, you've got a very good taste in music. That's why I think you'd do very well to check out Melbourne's own Fairtrade Narcotics.A genre-defying six-piece ensemble who are often described as blurring the edges of jazz rock and psychedelic pop, they've been in the game for close to a decade now, making lovers of luscious tunes swoon, and melting faces along the way.This week, they release their second

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01:02:44

Episode 90: Alex Cameron & Ben Marwe – Bad//Dreems

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2026/03/26

For close to 15 years now, I've been a massive fan of Adelaide's Bad//Dreems.Regarded as one of Adelaide's finest purveyors of pub-rock (a term they initially shied away from), Bad//Dreems first formed back in 2011, and wasted no time hitting the ground running.A debut EP gave way to 2015's 'Dogs At Bay,' which was followed by 2017's 'Gutful,' and 2019's 'Doomsday Ballet.' In 2023, the group re-emerged from COVID with Hoo Ha!, their best-performing

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00:34:39

Episode 89: William Crighton

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2026/03/19

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Son of a gun, I reckon 'bush-psych' is one of those genres that should exist," well, have I got a name for you.That name is William Crighton, the Australian musician originally from Dubbo, who launched his career 25 years ago. However, his musical journey really begins in earnest with the release of his self-titled 2016 album.Remarkable in his musical approach thanks to a profound compositional and lyrical sense that manages to intertwine

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00:19:36

Episode 88: Ben Walsh – Tigers Jaw

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2026/03/12

For over two decades now, the world of indie rock and emo has hosted none other than Pennsylvania's Tigers Jaw.First formed in 2005 as a two-piece, the project soon expanded and began releasing music. In 2008, their self-titled second album was released, firmly establishing the group as one of the genre's finest acts. In fact, you'll find tracks like 'Plane vs. Tank vs. Submarine' and its sublime follower 'I Saw Water' rightly considered some of the best in the '00s

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00:23:28

Episode 87: Dick Valentine – Electric Six

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2026/03/05

I'd like to imagine that I'm like a lot of people when I say that I enjoy music that doesn't take itself too seriously. That's probably why I found myself resonating with Electric Six when they first broke onto the scene over two decades ago.By the time they turned heads with 2003's debut album, 'Fire', the group had been around for quite some time already, having first launched as The Wildbunch in Detroit back in 1996, and adopting their current name a few years later

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00:42:05

Episode 86: Will Pugh – Cartel

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2026/02/19

If you're one of those folks who contends that pop-punk was at its best in the '00s (and it was, let's face it), then there's a pretty good chance you've bumped a bit of Cartel in your time.First formed in Georgia back in 2003, it didn't take long for Cartel to hit their stride, recording and releasing music, while also touring in earnest. In 2005, however, they struck it big with the release of their debut album, 'Chroma.'A stellar masterwork of the genre,

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00:50:21

Episode 85: Darren Cordeux – Kisschasy

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2026/02/12

For close to 25 years now, the Australian music scene has been home to a little group called Kisschasy. First forming in around 2002, the group rose to fame in 2005 with their exceptional debut record 'United Paper People,' and – having not exhausted their brilliance on their first outing – followed it up two years later with the stunning 'Hymns For The Nonbeliever.'Two years later, the group gave us their third album with 'Seizures,' and sadly didn't follow it up. A new

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00:43:25

Episode 84: Jim Duong, Nette France, George Inglis &...

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2026/02/05

Hello and welcome to Trusty Chords, the podcast which aims to celebrate music and those that create it.If you're not yet around sleepazoid, then now might be the time to change that, because according to all and sundry, they're on their way to becoming the 'next big thing' in Australian music.It's easy to see why, however. One only needs to take a look at their blissful mix of – as a colleague of mine described it – "gritty grunge and dreamy shoegaze" to see why

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00:32:33

Episode 83: Matt Ebert, Barry Johnson & Chase Knobbe...

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2026/01/29

If there's one thing that you need to know about Joyce Manor, it's that every time they release a new album, their fans are in for a good time.In fact, I've been saying that for well over a decade now, having followed the Californian outfit since the release of their second album, 'Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired,' back in 2012.In the time since, they've released four more albums, a few more split EPs, myriad singles and music videos, and toured the world on numerous

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00:58:13

Bonus Episode 7: Tim Levinson/Urthboy – The Herd

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2026/01/27

If you've listened to Australian music at any point over the last 25 years, the chances are good you've bumped a bit of The Herd from time to time.Formed in Sydney out of, and by, members of the Elefant Traks collective, The Herd wasted no time in sharing their myriad musical influences with the world. After their self-titled debut scored praise thanks to the likes of the song 'Scallops' (to date, a word I cannot pronounce correctly thanks to the song), second album 'An Elefant

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00:50:13

Episode 82: John Gourley – Portugal. The Man

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2026/01/22

I'll be honest when I say that there's a good chance a lot of folks who appear on this podcast are unknown by large portions of the listenership. That's not a bad thing, of course, since it helps promote discovery and all that sort of thing.However, there's another very good chance that this week's guest is one that you do know, especially given he's the first Grammy Award-winner (that I know of) to appear on this podcast. That person is John Gourley, the co-founder of

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