Officially now a trio, and riding high after last year’s successful Bloody Lovely album, Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays have released the first of two albums to come in the next 12 months. Founding members Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley speak here to Richard Kingsmill about their fresh creativity and influences, and how recording in Los Angeles helped shaped their new outlook.
After collaborating with the likes of Halsey, Kanye West, Major Lazer, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd, Cashmere Cat is ready to take the limelight again with the release of his second album.
One of the best singles going around right now is “Conversations (With The Moon)” by the NZ based Harper Finn. The 21yo is the eldest son of the legend Tim Finn (Split Enz/Crowded House). In his first Australian interview, Harper speaks to Richard Kingsmill about his upbringing and father’s legacy, playing as a teen in a hip hop band, and the inspiration behind his latest songs.
Brisbane band WAAX have been working towards a debut album after years of impressing on stages. With Bernard Fanning and Nick DiDia as producers, the band have focused on the emotional power behind Maz DeVita’s lyrics and life. The singer, along with drummer Tom Bloomfield, are speaking here with Richard Kingsmill about the making of the band and the LP called Big Grief.
Since 2011, Oscar Dawson and Tim Carroll have been the force behind Holy Holy. Known for some great guitar records, on their latest and third album My Own Pool Of Light, they relied less on that instrument in the writing of it. They speak here to Richard Kingsmill about why they did that, and the results that came from the new approach.
The US artist has delivered on the viral success of the past couple of years with an impressive debut album. In her only Australian interview for the release of Immunity, Clairo opens up to Richard Kingsmill about the difficult teenage years she encountered, her outlook now, and what it was like working with Rostam and Danielle Haim in the studio.
For three years, local producer Tom Purcell was one of the brightest new talents on the scene. After 2016, however, he went very quiet. Anxiety struck, and he disappeared from the scene. With two new singles marking his return, Richard Kingsmill spoke to Purcell about the feelings he endured and how he overcame them.
Sam Hales from the Brisbane group joins Richard Kingsmill to talk about their first new music since the Quiet Ferocity album stormed the Hottest 100 in 2017. He also pinpoints three releases from this year he's been loving from other artists.
Sydney’s Hayden James has been promising a debut album for a while now, but the wait is over. Between Us comes six years on from his first single, and after making the Hottest 100 with four of his subsequent songs. Find out more about the long road behind this album, who he’s worked with, and what lies ahead as Hayden speaks with Richard Kingsmill.
The London based duo Alex Burnett and Anita Blay have come to the world of dance from opposite directions. Alex led indie group Sparkadia for years, before moving to London to write and produce for the likes of Alison Wonderland, George Maple, Hayden James, Thelma Plum, Mansionair & Elderbrook. Anita also writes for others, and has had various solo projects over the last decade. The two met through Brit producer TIEKS and have collaborated ever since. Richard Kingsmill speaks with them about...
The London producer has released a stack of songs since 2015 featuring the likes of AlunaGeorge, Col3trane, TEED, Gallant, and recently Clairo and Ruel. As he gets set to release the final part of his debut album, SG Lewis speaks with Richard Kingsmill about starting out at Paul McCartney’s Institute in Liverpool, and finding his own voice through collaborating with other singers.
After working behind the scenes with some big names, the Los Angeles' songwriter/producer has emerged over the last year as an artist in his own right. Hear AUGUST 08 speaking to Richard Kingsmill about scoring it big with a DJ Khaled hit, being a part of the 88rising collective, and finding his own voice on his latest singles "Blood On My Hands" and "Simple Pleasures".
The Melbourne band are hitting the road this week for their latest album We Are A Team.
Billie Eilish's rise and success has had a lot to do with the chemistry between her and her elder brother Finneas O'Connell. As her producer and songwriting partner, the two have generated three years of releases that have seen her become one of the biggest names in music. As FINNEAS, he has also been releasing his own music for the same length of time. Hear Richard Kingsmill explore how he got started, how he writes and works with Billie as well as his latest songs....
The 22yo norhtern Irish talent has written her second album based around a ficticious city. Hear SOAK speaking with Richard Kingsmill about Grim Town, how she used this songwriting concept to deal with her own mental health, and why she started writing songs in the first place as a 13yo.
With already two big singles this year featuring Mallrat and Erthlings, the Sydney producer Basenji joined Richard Kingsmill to talk more about his latest work, how he's developed across the past five years, and where he's heading over the rest of 2019.
The Toronto band PUP continue to celebrate the morbid, mundane and mentally challenging parts of modern life on their 3rd album. Full of self-deprecating humour, as well as killer punk rock choruses, Morbid Stuff hears the same four guys back together for what they reckon is their favourite LP so far. Richard Kingsmill speaks to singer Stefan Babcock about their outlook, his loving rivalry with his sister, and how the band had its own part to play in the success of Stranger Things....
With the release of her new single 'Peace', Alison Wonderland speaks to Richard Kingsmill from her home in Los Angeles. Scoring the front cover of Billboard Magazine for their annual Top 100 Dance list, to selling out the iconic Red Rocks venue in just five minutes, the Sydney producer is enjoying a whole new level of success in the States.
The 23yo Londoner is earning widespread acclaim for her debut album Miss Universe. Richard Kingsmill speaks to Nilufer Yanya about her artistic family, being influenced by Pixies and Jeff Buckley, and how she likes to bounce around different styles with her music.
The Canberra artist Genesis Owusu has been working in Los Angeles with Anderson .PAAK's band lately. Richard Kingsmill got him in to talk about how he hooked up with them, and where he's coming from musically given the diverse styles he covers on his two new singles.
Less than two years on from her first single, Fremantle's Stella Donnelly now delivers Beware Of The Dogs - her outstanding debut album. Stella speaks here to Richard Kingsmill about her background, growing up on the sounds of Billy Bragg, and the power to speak her mind and ignore the trolls.
The 28yo Atlantan rapper JID has earnt widespread acclaim for his latest album DiCaprio 2. Denzel Curry, J. Cole, and the late Mac Miller are just some of the fans he's already won along the way. Richard Kingsmill speaks to him about his upbringing, his teenage dreams of being a sporting hero, and how he always records sitting down.
With the release of their debut album Don't Let Go, Dear Seattle's singer Brae Fisher talks to Richard Kingsmill about his honest approach to songwriting, the band's evolution from their hardcore beginnings, and how the passing of his father when he was a 7yo inspired the final song on the album.
The Sydney singer has reached nearly 2 million streams with her first two singles alone, and with her debut EP out, she spoke to Richard Kingsmill about her influences, working with producer Dave Hammer (Thundamentals/Lime Cordiale/Baker Boy), and relocating to London this year.
Two years on from the success of their single 'Ubu', Perth's Methyl Ethel are back with their third album. Entirely written and recorded by frontman Jake Webb, Richard Kingsmill spoke with him about his songwriting strategies, the significance of the album's title Triage, and how his approach to music in the future might change.
With their 6th album amo, Bring Me The Horizon have delivered their most diverse and controversial album. Extending their sound like never before, singer Oli Sykes speaks to Richard Kingsmill about the band's shift in direction, the reactions to the album so far, working with the likes of Grimes, and how his divorce and re-marriage has influenced the lyrics.
Richard's annual album poll once again drew thousands of votes from triple j listeners. Find out what made the Top 10, hear the artists themselves talking about those records, plus the fans share why they fell in love with them so much.
Zane Lowe is one of the premier tastemakers on the international music scene. After leaving the BBC in 2015, Lowe became the face of Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station. He's been in Australia the last couple of Novembers doing his radio shows to coincide with the ARIA's. So Richard caught up with him again to talk about some of his new finds and favourite songs of 2018. They played songs by Dominic Fike, Hobo Johnson, Rosalia, half.alive, Lil Mosey, Bene, Conan Gray, Ashnikko, slowthai and Mura...
From listening to her dad's jazz collection as a kid, to performing in restaurants and on TV singing shows in her teens, Grace Pitts (aka GRAACE) is now enjoying her first big hit. She speaks to Richard Kingsmill about her journey so far, her love of Joni Mitchell, collaborating with Hayden James, and why she's called her debut EP Self Sabotage.
In 2016, the English band suffered the tragic loss of their guitarist and principal songwriter Tom Searle to cancer. Two years on, with the release of their 8th album Holy Hell, Dan Searle (Tom's twin brother and drummer in the group) and singer Sam Carter speak to Richard Kingsmill about how they coped after Tom's death, why they continued on as a band, and where Tom appears on their new songs.
