The Temper Trap ProfileThe Music chooses one song every week as its Power Pick, shining a light on ONE Aussie song that we think has the potential to be the next big Australian chart hit.
Our Power Pick committee consists of Richard Kingsmill (consultant and former triple j Group Music Director), Maddy Rowe (Nova nights announcer), Nic Kelly (Hit Network nights announcer), Ash McGregor (host of Listen Up with Ash McGregor), Kathy McCabe (News Corp National Music Writer), Brenton Larney (co-host of Breaking Through Podcast), Triana Butler (host on Joy 94.9), Matty Morris (Super Radio Network nights announcer), and Matt O’Gorman (Triple M Homegrown host).
It’s been a big year for The Temper Trap, and even as 2026 tends towards its end, the beloved Melbourne rockers aren’t slowing down.
Back in July, the group released the long-awaited Sungazer, arriving ten years after their Thick As Thieves record, and four years since returning from hiatus.
A critical and commercial success, it became their fourth record to chart within the Australian top ten, and even nabbed them an ARIA Award nomination for Best Rock Album.
But they’re not done yet, with latest single Slide arriving just last week. Written during the sessions for Sungazer, it’s a synth-infused banger with massive choruses that serves as an emotionally charged relationship reflection.
"Slide came together effortlessly at the eleventh hour,” explains Dougy Mandagi. “The last song we wrote for the record about how silence can become its own form of betrayal."
CHART UPDATE
There's a bit of a change near the top of the Radio Monitor Hot 100 this week, as Temper City's Self Aware holds steady at No. 1 for another week. While Olivia Rodrigo's stupid song jumps two spaces to nab the second position, so too does HUGEL and Imael Angel's Movin' To The Sun follow suit to nab No. 3.
While Taylor Swift's Patient Zero drops one spot to No. 4, Australia's own G Flip drops from a couple weeks at No. 2 to No. 5 with Bed On Fire. Sonny Fodera and Becky Hill's Say Something drops four positions out of the top ten down to No. 13, though CYRIL's Breathless jumps six spots to close hit No. 20 this week.
Josh Fawaz's controversial rework of Madonna's Like A Prayer holds steady at No. 1, while Tame Impala's Loser benefits from local tour dates with a six-position jump to No. 32. Dom Dolla and Solomun's Skepta-featuring Danger Danger – a previous Power Pick – loses one position to hit No. 38, while MAY-A's Writing's On The Wall remains at No. 43 for another week.
The rest of the top 50 is a strong showing of Aussies, with Tame Impala's Dracula dropping six spots to No. 45, and Tobiahs' VV-Ace-featuring Where You Really Come From – another previous Power Pick – debuting at No 47. Sonny Fodera's Think About Us re-enters the top 50 after a nine-position jump to No. 48, and Old Mervs' Adeline jumps 13 spots to sneak into the No. 49 spot.
Over on the ARIA Singles chart, it's once again the Tame Impala show, with Kevin Parker the only local in the top 50. Loser falls three spots to No. 17, while Dracula rises two positions to No. 19.
