March 2020, Australian pubs shut, and in search of a new extra curricular activity, four friends came together in a Marrickville garage and formed Marilyn Maria. Taking namesake from Monroe and the virgin martyr, with influences from The Drones to Shakira, Marilyn Maria have settled into an Australiana suburban groove; loud, catchy and cathartic.
Gully Days are a young band from Sydney’s Eastern Beaches. A mix of influences and styles including surf punk, pop and rock.
What started off as a trans-continental cowriting project between Belgium’s Gilles Gerlo & Sydney’s Paul Kilpinen has now become genuine indie pop band REAL MOXY. Layers of synths, guitar melodies and vocal harmonies blend their love of lush studio pop with DIY bedroom production.