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Trusty Chords

Trusty Chords is a podcast which aims to celebrate music and those that create it. Hosted by Tyler Jenke, it features a casual chat with an artist, and their own trusty chords – the one artist the changed their life, the three albums that impacted them greatly, and the five songs they can always turn to.

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01:38:19

Episode 45: Kingsley Hall – Benefits, The Chapman Family

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2025/03/20

If you don’t recognise the name Kingsley Hall, then I want you to stop what you’re doing right now and do a bit of musical research.For most, Kingsley’s name would be recognisable thanks to his role up the front of English outfit The Chapman Family, where he was better known as Kingsley Chapman. Though relatively unknown down here in Australia, their successes were notable (after all, they played the likes of Glastonbury and even boasted IDLES as a support act), though they split around 2013.In

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00:43:43

Episode 44: Barry Adamson – Magazine, Nick Cave & The...

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2025/03/13

I’m going to hazard a guess that even if the name Barry Adamson isn’t one you recognise right off the bat, you’re definitely aware of his contributions to the world of music.At the age of 19, Barry found himself joining the nascent Magazine as his first band, with wayward Buzzcocks vocalist Howard Devoto recruiting him for the new band. An influential presence in the world of post-punk, the group's short tenure resulted in a handful of well-regarded albums before they split in the early

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00:57:24

Episode 43: Matthew Hayward – Street Legal

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2025/03/05

If you’re on the cutting edge of music, then you would be aware that there is a band hailing from unceded Kaurna Country (that is to say, the South Australian capital of Adelaide) that is one you definitely need to know. That band is Street Legal, a group whose sound might be rooted in the romanticism of ‘80s sonics and nostalgia, but heavily progressive, and boasting an approach to their music which is cutting edge, forceful, and – above all – a lot of fun.Having first made their recorded debut in

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00:58:20

Episode 42: Anika Ostendorf – Hachiku

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2025/02/27

If you’re anything like me, then the chances are good you’ve been spending the past few years eagerly awaiting a full-length return from Hachiku.Started as the musical project of Anika Ostendorf just under a decade ago, Hachiku rose to fame as part of the beloved Milk! Records stable, with a handful of releases preceding the arrival of her debut album, 2020’s ‘I’ll Probably Be Asleep’.Again, if you’re anything like me, you probably listened to that album and truly fell in love with it. After all,

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00:57:45

Episode 41: Kristin Hersh – Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave

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2025/02/20

If you’ve not yet heard of Kristin Hersh, well, I envy you because she has a rather storied career ready for you to dive into. Having first formed Throwing Muses alongside her stepsister Tanya Donelly in the early ‘80s, the group swiftly became an impressive musical force, with records arriving via the influential 4AD label.In 1991, Donelly left the group to form Belly (having co-founded The Breeders just a few years earlier), and Throwing Muses continued as a trio. By 1994, Hersh had kicked off a

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01:44:07

Episode 40: Beth Seymour – Beth Seymour & The...

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2025/02/13

If you’re a music fan from Melbourne, the chances are pretty good you’ve heard of Beth Seymour. By her own admission, it’s a name you might not be quite familiar with just yet. After all, as she says; new name, new her, new era.But for years, Beth has been a vital part of the Melbourne music scene, with an irresistible combination of earnest lyricism, power-pop melodies, and a punk attitude resulting in a sound that is – for folks like myself, at least – impossible to ignore.You might have caught

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00:56:45

Episode 39: Jimmy Christmas – The D4, Luger Boa, Jet...

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2025/02/06

If you’ve ever thought, “There just aren’t enough rock and roll bands out there who make me want to release my pent-up energy,” then you need to set your sights towards New Zealand and check out The D4.Around the turn of the century, The D4 were one of the more prominent rock outfits emerging from New Zealand, with debut album ‘6Twenty’ arriving as an all-killer, no filler example of what the band do best. Before long, they were a bit of a sensation around the world, with the group even managing

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00:56:16

Episode 38: Ben Stewart – Slowly Slowly

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2025/01/30

There’s a lot of bands out there who manage to craft music that is as emotional as it is poignant, but I feel there are few who get quite the same reaction to their work that Melbourne’s Slowly Slowly does.If you’ve been listening to Australian music over the last decade, then I’m pretty sure you would’ve heard them at some point. First formed in 2015, Slowly Slowly released their first album in 2016, but soon turned heads thanks to 2018's ‘St. Leonards’ after they signed to the UNFD label

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00:49:28

Episode 37: James Curd – Modern Living/Greenskeepers

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2024/12/05

By his own admission, James Curd isn’t exactly a household name. However, the chances are pretty good that you’ve been exposed to his work at some point over the years.Having launched his musical career back in Chicago in the ‘90s, James rose to fame as part of the group Greenskeepers, which managed to find a bit of widespread fame thanks to songs like ‘Lotion’. If you found yourself listening to triple j back in 2004, then the 'Silence Of The Lambs'-inspired ‘Lotion’ is one that you probably

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00:47:17

Episode 36: Tim Steward – Screamfeeder

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2024/11/29

When it comes to the ‘Australian alternative rock scene’, it’s pretty hard to look past the likes of Screamfeeder.After all, they’ve been around for over 30 years now, and whenever anyone imagines an Australian alternative band, it’s a band like Screamfeeder they’re thinking of. Loud, melodic, critically-acclaimed, and commercially-overlooked, Screamfeeder commands an intense fanbase, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone with a bad word to say about them. While records like 1996’s ‘Kitten

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00:37:41

Episode 35: Andrew Cox – The Fauves

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2024/11/21

If you were to ask me my opinion on the greatest Australian bands of all time, The Fauves would be found pretty close to the pointy end of things. I’m sure I’m not alone in that assertion either, after all, they’ve been around for 36 years now, constantly and consistently performing as one of the country’s most underrated and underappreciated groups. You won’t be finding them performing headline dates in arenas, and you won’t often find their albums on the ARIA charts, but their songwriting is

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01:05:13

Episode 34: Andy Bull

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2024/11/14

I don’t know about you, but when I try to describe Andy Bull, I have a hard time. After all, to simply call him a musician feels like it’s not going far enough. Sure, he’s released a handful of EPs and albums over the years (including 2014’s ‘Sea Of Approval’) and he’s shared plenty of wonderful songs, such as 'Dog' (with Lisa Mitchell), 'Baby I Am Nobody Now', 'Talk Too Much', and much more, but it feels like he’s a little more accomplished than just a regular artist. Then again, he’s also won

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01:05:52

Episode 33: Jamie Hutchings – Bluebottle Kiss,...

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2024/11/07

For lovers of Australian music, the name Jamie Hutchings would be a familiar one. Most notably, he’s known as the frontman of Sydney rock outfit Bluebottle Kiss, who lasted for 14 years and issued a raft of amazing records before their split in 2007. They’ve been called “Arguably Australia's most idiosyncratic guitar band,” and their music is arguably not as marketable as critics would like it to be, but Jamie isn’t exactly someone who puts that high on his list of priorities. Since Bluebottle

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00:35:08

Episode 32: Mac McCaughan – Superchunk, Portastatic,...

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2024/10/31

If you’re someone with a fondness for indie music, then the chances are good that your life has been touched in some way by Mac McCaughan.On one hand, he’s known as the vocalist for the likes of North Carolina band Superchunk, whose very output feels like the blueprint for any aspiring indie rock band of the ‘90s. Then, he’s been the head of groups like Portastatic, and played in the likes of Bricks, Seam, Go Back Snowball, and much, much more. However, if none of those names seem familiar, then

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00:54:55

Episode 31: Dave McCormack – Custard, The Titanics,...

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2024/10/24

I think it’s fair to say that my music taste would not be what it is without Dave McCormack. Hailing from Brisbane, McCormack is the prolific musician best known as the frontman for beloved alt-rock outfit Custaro… uh, Custard. Together, the group are best known for classic tracks like 'Apartment', 'Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)', and 'Music Is Crap', along with other exceptional tunes such as 'Hit Song', 'Nice Bird', 'Ringo (I Feel Like)', 'Anatomically Correct', and... well just

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00:48:01

Episode 30: Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab/Glenn Dormand –...

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2024/10/18

If you found yourself listening to the so-called ‘alternative music’ coming out of Australia across the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, then you very well might have listened to Machine Gun Fellatio. As their name might indicate, controversy was a bit of a staple for the group throughout their career, but another thing that was a constant was the quality of their music. Firstly, it’s worth pointing out that Machine Gun Fellatio are an interesting, yet very accomplished band. By the time that they made

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00:36:20

Episode 29: ILUKA

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2024/10/17

If you’ve been listening to music over the last decade, then the name ILUKA might be one you’ve come across. After all, when you give even a cursory listen to her music, it’s easy to see why her profile has been rising so rapidly in recent years. Born in Australia but now based in America, ILUKA grew up playing music, with this love being fostered by classic names like Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin – all of which are names often used in descriptors of her own music. But her music is far beyond

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00:47:37

Episode 28: Jon Toogood – Shihad, The Adults

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2024/10/10

It’s the standard story that any band goes through. You’re watching a David Lynch adaptation of a Frank Herbert novel when you decide to name your band after a word you heard during the film, only to misspell it, and before you know it, you’re one of the most successful bands to ever come out of New Zealand.Of course, if you recognised the story I just told you, then you’re either Shihad’s Jon Toogood, or someone else I really want to have on this podcast. But in the case of the latter, Jon helped

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00:41:13

Episode 27: Jenna McDougall – Hevenshe, Tonight Alive

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2024/10/03

For as long as I’ve loved music, I’ve loved that sort of music that connects with people for so many different reasons. When I was in my teenage years, I discovered a Sydney band called Tonight Alive, who managed to find themselves as one of the more prominent purveyors of pop-punk out of Australia.Across four amazing albums over the span of seven years, Tonight Alive found themselves dishing out songs that were heavy yet sweet, and fun yet serious, offering fans the world over (including a strong

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01:37:11

Episode 26: Tom Lanyon – Ceres

Trusty Chords ·

2024/09/26

Fans of the Melbourne music scene were this year excited to hear about the return of Ceres. For those playing along at home, it’s a pretty exciting prospect to have them back in our lives, especially given that they effectively disappeared at the end of 2019, leaving fans to wonder what the future held.After making their debut with ‘I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here’ in 2014, Ceres followed it up in 2016 with ‘Drag It Down On You’, and again making magic happen with 2019’s ‘We Are A Team’

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