Welcome to Season 2 of Listen to Local, and what better way to start it than to welcome back a guest - Kirrilee! Janelle is the topic of this interview which is a wild story to unpack. You better tell Janelle about this interview that is coming.Dropping this interview on release day and show day it's exciting to hear what's to come! Also a brief message about the curious Steve

New album, national tour, international support slot and festival appearance at Spilt Milk, what hasn't Mia Wray done in 2025. To cap it off also a support slot with Ed Sheeran in the new year!This interview is the perfect way to cap off Season 1, a real deep insight into the mind of Mia and absolute chaos throughout, I am so honoured to have an artist like her featured on the series and is an absolutely incredible character. You do not want to miss this one!

One of many strong debutants of 2025, Sebastian Haysman took the time to strip back some of the Papercuts from lost friendships and the vulnerability he has with his music.While reading may not be one of Sebastian's stronger suits (albeit with a massive bookcase behind) he is a fantastic songwriter and a name that is one to watch as he continues to be unearthed as an artist.

Alice Isabella is a rising star from Naarm/Melbourne, blending indie pop sounds reminiscent of Missy Higgins. She recently released a new single Crawl and gave the opportunity to sit down and discuss it!Also amongst a chat about balancing uni, volunteering at BIGSOUND and some major inspirations.

An interview that is SOS coded, when you get the opportunity to speak to the pop princess of Adelaide on the eve of George summer, why wouldn't you do it?I've personally been a fan of George since she won Unearthed High in 2019 and to see her music evolution has been pretty awesome to follow along with. In this interview we discuss her newest single 'He Sucks' emerging onto the scene at a young age and rediscovering her place in it since then. I'm fully onboard the George summer train and I fully expect you all to be too!

Does this artist even need an introduction? I've been jumping out of my skin to share this one! Stella Donnelly returns to the music scene after a short hiatus and took the chance to sit down and chat about her newest release "Love and Fortune" which is an absolute delight to listen to.Covering anything from the new album, to advocacy, to the upcoming tour and returning to the stage. I filmed this in advance but just had to drop it on release day so you can all understand and feel what we are talking about with the paired album.

The latest guest from Naarm/Melbourne recently released 'The View' so why not invite Kirrilee on for an inter-view? Multi talented artist across so many creative fields there was a lot to discuss, and that made for a hopefully exciting and engaging chat!Please go out and continue to support Australian talent like Kirrilee as it's so important to expand the village into a thriving metropolis.

Chandler Jay is a massively versatile artist from Brisbane/Meanjin who brings us his experience with "Bad Boys", his latest single that is.Wonderful chat to have discussed all things from the new single, inspirations and growing up in the industry and the threat of AI in the current age of music.