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"...I decided I wanted to write songs for all the members of my immediate family, to say the things that could easily go unsaid before our time is up."

So much of The Ocean Party’s music balances moments of introspection with visceral expression as themes of identity and belonging are brought to light by the shared perspectives of the band’s songwriters. The Melbourne-via-Wagga-Wagga six-piece were a prolific and impressive bunch who wrote insightful songs that mirrored the shifts in the lives of its members over the years.

The Ocean Party member Nick Kearton reflects on the life and career of prolific songwriter Zac Denton with Doug Swampe on Monday Drivetime.

CLAMM’s second album Care is this week's PBS Feature Album. Melbourne punk power trio CLAMM explore the confusion of what it is to be a young person trying to live an honourable life in this messed-up world. Their songs are about trying to navigate systems of power and oppression while retaining a healthy sense of self and mental health. Community, creativity, and catharsis

Dec 22, 2020 — We won’t soon forget 2020. Though many of us would probably like to. The pandemic still claims an absurd number of lives daily. The Black Lives Matter protests mobilized citizens all over the world. A polarizing election season ripples still into the new year. Musicians saw their worlds turned upside down. Just as low-royalty paying streaming services have come to dominate how artists are able to get their music to listeners the artists were forced to cancel tours, the only real way they make money. Some artists tackled the complexities that the year brought, others looked...