The BuoysEvery Friday, thousands of songs by thousands of artists drop on streaming services.
New Music Friday can be overwhelming, especially if you just want to hear a couple of singles here and there, and even more so if you’re trying to find new Australian music. That’s where The Music comes in.
With the weekly updated Friday Finds: This Week’s Best New Music, our weekly playlist, The Music’s team goes through streaming services, social media, our news desk, and elsewhere to find the best new Aussie music and present you with five fresh homegrown songs you need to hear.
This week, we have new music from The Buoys, BOY SODA, this week’s The Music cover stars POND, Jewel Owusu, and OH! Daisy added to the playlist, which you can check out on Spotify and Apple Music.
Before you do that, though, check out The Music’s breakdown of this week’s hot new tracks.
The Buoys – Kill You Back
The Buoys’ first new music of 2026, Kill You Back, is energetic and punchy. Bright guitar riffs and pounding drums are heard alongside commanding vocals from lead singer and guitarist Zoe Catterall as the Sydneysiders embrace chaos in their music.
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Catterall said of the track, “I’ve been sooo obsessed with Illuminati Hotties for years now, no one can write and produce chaotic sounds and ideas like Sarah Tudzin, what a legend. I came into the session with a plan to write about being murdered and haunting my murderer.
“The concept itself was a bit zany, so it felt necessary to ask ourselves in that moment, what would Sarah Tudzin do? If it sounds chaotic and weird, that’s cause it’s meant to be!”
BOY SODA – Bad News
Australia’s hottest R&B export proves why he’s already an ARIA Award winner with Bad News.
Appearing on BOY SODA’s newly released SOULSTAR Deluxe, the deluxe edition of his debut album, SOULSTAR, Bad News is slick with its smooth drums, acoustic guitar, and his effortlessly stunning vocals.
“Having the opportunity to dive deeper into SOULSTAR has been a joy - revisiting the world and making it shinier and truly presenting a deluxe version of the OG is a privilege,” BOY SODA said. “A lot of these songs were made away from home compared to the original album, which was very much on home soil, so being able to carry the music around with me and live with it while I’ve been on the move has really informed how you hear it now.”
POND – Skyworks
Skyworks opens POND’s latest album, Terrestrials, with a bang. Beyond the groove and explorations of Aussie rock music, the Perth outfit take an unexpected turn as they delve into the complex history of Australia Day and its public celebrations.
“The skyworks happen every year on the day Australia was invaded and claimed by the crown,” vocalist Nick Allbrook explained. “They explode over the river in a gaudy display of drunkenness and patriotism, sponsored by the Lotto. We love a flutter.”
He continued, “The river is bejewelled with magical glittering lights, and loud bangs that remind some of canons and muskets. The river is ablaze, magic, filthy, like a Hieronymus Bosch picture, strewn with bottles and shit in the morning. It’s a confusing time for a confused people. Joe Ryan wrote the main chord progression for this one, and then it grew in weird ways.”
Jewel Owusu – small heart
Last Friday (12 June), Jewel Owusu took to the Foyer Stage at Melbourne’s iconic Palais Theatre and teased fans with an upcoming, unreleased song. On Wednesday (17 June), she unveiled the track: small heart.
Opening with summery synths and electronics and a high-energy drumbeat, the Filipino-Ghanaian musician draws attention with her bright, passionate vocal in the verses and gorgeous falsetto in the chorus. The bridge is the real highlight of the show; however, it’s not often that we hear a new song that immediately gets into our skin.
OH! Daisy – Just Say
Melbourne punks OH! Daisy capture the agony of yearning, mixed messages and obsession on their latest number, Just Say. If you need a heavier kind of song that highlights the pain of dating, OH! Daisy is your band.
The band’s vocalist, Bambi O’Kelly, wants to know how you feel and stop messing around. Ultimately, it’s a song about prioritising your self-worth above all else, despite being described as a “crash-out anthem.”
O’Kelly added, “I hope for anyone who relates that you’re not there anymore. If you’re there, I hope this makes you feel seen. You shouldn’t need to beg someone for more for the rest of your life.”
