Secret Sounds announce their inaugural SXSW Sydney Showcase

October 5, 2023

Secret Sounds have today announced their inaugural SXSW Sydney Showcase, taking over The Barrie on Thursday 19th October and featuring an impressive lineup of international and local acts.

SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with TEG, The NSW Government & Destination NSW, and will be the official annual Asia Pacific instalment of SXSW, which has taken place every March since 1987 in Austin, Texas.

Held from 15th-22nd October 2023, the Festival is a gathering of the world’s most inspired thinkers and creatives – exploring the best in Music, Screen, Gaming, Technology, and Innovation.

Secret Sounds has played a pivotal role in shaping the Australian music landscape over the last two decades with leading festivals such as Splendour in the Grass, Falls, Harvest Rock, Heaps Good and more, to producing a wide range of unforgettable tours and live shows.

This year's SXSW Sydney Showcase isn't their first rodeo. They’ve been showcasing talent at SXSW since their Austin debut in 2014. Over the years, they've featured incredible international and local acts such as King Stingray, Gang of Youths, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice, Tkay Maidza, Dermot Kennedy, G Flip, Starcrawler and more.

This October SXSW Sydney will see Secret Sounds deliver their inaugural SXSW Sydney Showcase which will see almost monday, Daily J, Wallice, Mia Wray and Logan perform at The Barrie.

ALMOST MONDAY
First emerging in 2020, California-based indie-pop band almost monday have racked up more than 313 million overall streams, uplifting audiences everywhere in the process. Their 2020 debut EP don’t say you’re ordinary, saw the release of popular anthems ‘parking lot view’ and ‘broken people’, which crystallised their sun-kissed style. After making their festival debut at Lollapalooza, BottleRock and Firefly, as well as gracing stages with Kings of Leon, Dayglow, Walk The Moon and Joywave, almost monday continued to accelerate their momentum in 2022 with singles ‘sunburn’ and ‘sun keeps on shining’. In the last year, the purveyors of future facing indie pop have toured North and South America, played a slew of festivals and headlining shows and more recently have released singles ‘coast to coast’ and ‘only wanna dance’, which have been featured on numerous playlists and stations, including Elton John’s Rocket Hour.

DAILY J
Daily J, the indie-psych band hailing from New Zealand, have constructed their own unique sound, offering blissful blends of warm swirling melodies, dynamic basslines and a subtle pop electronica influence that will have you swooning. After releasing their EP The Other Side, Daily J followed up with crowd favourites ‘Black Lagoon' and the lead single ‘Left Me Like Summer’ from their debut album Venus Ate Mars in November of 2020. On a high of their sold-out Australian tour in late 2022, the band released their two-part sophomore album Slush Honey, featuring popular singles ‘Blue’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Tides’.

WALLICE
From selling out her first headline shows off the back of her 2021 debut EP Off the Rails, American artist Wallice has been named as one of indie pop’s most exciting new voices. She’s accumulated an impressive array of support spots on tours for The 1975, Beabdoobee, Still Woozy, chloe moriondo, Wallows and JAWNY, and is championed by the likes of Vogue, New York Times, The FADER, BBC Radio 1, Steve Lamacq, Zane Lowe, NME and many more.

MIA WRAY
Mia Wray is as powerful behind the pen as she is behind the mic, with a huge voice and lots to say. With widespread support from triple j, BBC Radio 1, Spotify, Apple and one Elton John, who plugged her debut single ‘Work For Me’ on his Beats 1, Mia has gone on to become one of Australia’s most acclaimed emerging artists and delivered a joyous rendition of MUNA's 'Silk Chiffon' on triple j’s Like A Version. More recently Mia embarked on her first national headline tour and has joined Maisie Peters on her sold-out European run of dates.

LOGAN
Logan John Priest, known simply as Logan, is the embodiment of charisma. Hailing from the sun-soaked shores of SouthEast Queensland, the 21-year-old is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, dancer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, all rolled into one captivating package. His music feels like it has been a part of your playlist forever, a fusion of your all-time favourites and newfound obsessions.

This official SXSW Sydney showcase is open to Platinum Badge and Industry Badge Holders, Wristband Holders, plus a limited amount of General Admission tickets will be available for sale on the door.

SECRET SOUNDS SXSW SYDNEY SHOWCASE 2023
almost monday · Daily J · Wallice · Mia Wray · Logan
7pm – Thursday 19th October
The Barrie, Sydney, 107-109 Regent Street, Chippendale 2009
More at secretsounds.com/event/sxsw-sydney-showcase/

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