The Sound of Now

Triana and Alana talk cultural cringe, KPop Demon Hunters merch, Ethel Cain, and DVD bonus features. In the news: Peach PRC‘s debut album, and Courtney Barnett goes #1 on the ARIA Australian Albums Chart. Follow The Sound of Now on Instagram. Get weekly playlists emailed directly to you on Substack. Follow Triana Butler and Alana Rosso on Instagram.   The post #N2: If you’re freaking out, you’re not going to enjoy going to a museum appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Triana and Alana are joined by Poppy from JOY 94.9’s So Basically… and talk Childish Gambino, their 1D biases, and Crufts. In the news: The Sound of Now goes national, we reflect on the RAYE. album, and Alana gets got by Peking Duk. Note: we were going to do an Episode Zero, but we were joined the Community Radio Network a week earlier than intended. Apols. Follow The Sound of Now on Instagram. Get weekly playlists emailed directly to you on Substack. Follow Triana Butler and Alana Rosso on Instagram.   The post #N1: The New Era appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Triana and Alana talk Muse, explain what’s changing in this new era of the show, and new friend of the show Scott Love from Glitter & Gold: The Original Steps Podcast talks through the legacy of UK group Steps, and plays Think Quick. In the news: The Sound of Now is going national, and Lorde is now an independent artist. Note: we’re calling this Episode Minus One. Next week will be Episode Zero, and the following episode will be Episode One of the new era. Follow The Sound of Now on Instagram. Get weekly playlists emailed directly to you on Substack. Follow Triana Butler and Alana Rosso on Instagram.   The post #-1: We’re Going National appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Sydney’s MAY-A joins Triana Butler and Alana Rosso to talk about her debut album Goodbye (If You Call That Gone). Check out MAY-A on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: MAY-A, “Goodbye (If You Call That Gone)” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Triana Butler and Alana Rosso recap the highlights and memories of Laneway Melbourne 2026, from surprises and discoveries to headliner Chappell Roan. Contributors: Tamzyn Bielecka Taylor Sanders Poppy from So Basically The post BONUS: Laneway Melbourne 2026 Recap appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Adelaide’s Sarah Saint James joins Triana Butler to talk about becoming an independent artist, life as a new mum, and her new single seven years. Watch the video for seven years here. Check out Sarah Saint James on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Sarah Saint James, “seven years” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Sydney-based artist merci, mercy joins Triana Butler to talk about her upcoming album Don’t Take It To Heart and her plans for touring. Watch the live performance video for Hold On You here. Check out merci, mercy on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: merci, mercy, “Don’t Take It To Heart” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Out-and-proud Melbourne-based artist Ruby Gill joins Triana Butler to talk about her new album Some Kind of Control, the singles Touch Me There and Emmagen Creek, and her plans for an Australian tour. Watch the video for Some Kind of Control here. Watch the video for Touch Me There here. Watch the video for Emmagen Creek here. Watch the video for The Flood here. Find details on Ruby’s live shows online at rubygill.me. Check out Ruby Gill on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Ruby Gill, “Some Kind of Control” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Melbourne artist RARIA joins Triana Butler to talk about life as a newly independent artist, bedazzled guitars, and her new singles, “WHY DO YOU HATE ME?” and “WHEN YOU’RE DONE BREAKING MY HEART”. Watch the visualiser for WHEN YOU’RE DONE BREAKING MY HEART here. Check out RARIA on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. Special thanks to Zane, this week’s work experience assistant producer, for additional interview support. The post Interview: RARIA, “When You’re Done Breaking My Heart” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Melbourne-based dark pop artist JXCKY joins Triana Butler to talk about countering writers block, working with producer SB90, and the journey to his debut EP, “Thriving in Perpetual Darkness”. Watch the music video for LFG here. Check out JXCKY on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: JXCKY, “Thriving In Perpetual Darkness” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Sydney artist Robert Baxter joins Triana Butler to talk about working with peers at a writing camp, the expectations placed on pop stars in 2024, and the new EP, “you wouldn’t expect cupid to cry”. Watch the music video for Kiss here. Check out Robert Baxter on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Robert Baxter, “you wouldn’t expect cupid to cry” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Out-and-proud Sydney artist MAY-A joins Triana Butler to talk about releasing music during and after a pandemic, the reaction her music is getting on tour, and her new EP, ANALYSIS PARALYSIS. Check out MAY-A on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: MAY-A, “Analysis Paralysis” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Out-and-proud US artist Chappell Roan joins Triana Butler to talk about finding herself in LA, her advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ communities, and her new singles Red Wine Supernova and HOT TO GO!. Check out Chappell Roan on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Chappell Roan, “Red Wine Supernova / HOT TO GO!” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Out-and-proud Sydney-based artist LÂLKA joins Triana Butler to talk about celebrating her own milestones, developing her sound, authenticity online, and the journey to her debut mixtape, Romance + Rebellion. Hear the entire Romance + Rebellion mixtape by LÂLKA on YouTube. Check out LÂLKA on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: LÂLKA, “Romance + Rebellion” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

UK star Maisie Peters joins Triana Butler to talk about playing to 100,000 people at the MCG, her supportive and talented fanbase, and her new single Body Better and upcoming album The Good Witch. Watch the video for Body Better by Maisie Peters on YouTube. Check out Maisie Peters on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Maisie Peters, “Body Better” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Swedish superstar Agnes joins Triana Butler to talk about the reaction to her album Magic Still Exists one year on, and what it means to her to headline the Sydney Mardi Gras and Sydney WorldPride Mardi Gras Party. Watch the video for 24 Hours by Agnes on YouTube. Check out Agnes on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Agnes, Mardi Gras Party Headliner appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Sydney-based out-and-proud artist Chela joins Triana Butler to talk about taking over an abandoned cinema in the name of art, her change in sound, and the story behind her new single and music video for Cool 2B Queer. Watch the video for Cool 2B Queer by Chela on YouTube. Check out Chela on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: Chela, “Cool 2B Queer” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Sydney-based out-and-proud artist JËVA joins Triana Butler to talk about his FBi Sydney radio show Tall Pop, supporting Australian pop music, the reaction to his music from queer Chinese-Australian listeners, and his new single I Would Cry. Hear I Would Cry by JËVA on YouTube. Check out JËVA on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. The post Interview: JËVA, “I Would Cry” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Rapper, comedy writer, and all-round legend Briggs joins Triana Butler to talk about First & Forever, the incredible new music festival he is the co-curator of which features exclusively First Nations artists. Check out the First & Forever website for details on the festival on how to get tickets.     The post Interview: Briggs, Co-Curator of “First & Forever” appeared first on The Sound of Now.

Lead singer from OFK, Luca Le Fae, joins Triana Butler to talk about being put into a videogame, the stories behind singles Follow/Unfollow and Fool’s Gold, and the band’s debut EP and biopic origin story videogame We Are OFK. Check out OFK on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your music. Check out the five-part interactive series We Are OFK on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and the Epic Games Store.   The post Interview: Luca Le Fae from OFK, “We Are OFK” appeared first on The Sound of Now.