In this special edition of Super Sonic Chat, part of our series spotlighting Australian music and the artists redefining our sound, we deep-dive into Love Heart Cheat Code, the lush, genre-defying new album from Hiatus Kaiyote.

From neo-soul to futuristic funk, we unpack the sonic layers and global influence of one of Australia’s most boundary-pushing bands—and ask the big question: why are Aussie acts still struggling to break through at home and abroad?

Plus, get ready to test your music knowledge with a quickfire pop quiz on Australian Grammy winners (spoiler: there are more than you think). And stick around till the end—there’s a little surprise we’ve been saving that marks a very special moment for the pod. Let’s just say, this one’s close to our hearts. 💛

Australia, we need to talk. Why does it feel like our best new music has to fight tooth and nail just to get noticed at home?

This season, we’re flipping the script and putting the spotlight where it belongs—on the phenomenal new sounds coming from our own backyard.

Enter *Pratt’s & Pain*, the latest album from Sydney’s Royal Otis. It’s sun-drenched, offbeat, and absolutely irresistible—a record that proves these guys are here to make your serotonin spike and your sense of cool plummet.

In this episode, we dive deep into the Royal Otis universe—where garage pop meets disco weirdness, heartbreak dances with humor, and every track feels like a late-night drive with the windows down. We’ll unpack their sonic wizardry, debate the album’s best sad-banger, and figure out why the hell Australia hasn’t crowned them as indie royalty yet.

Find out about Adrian's 'crunch v jangle spectrograph' and Leon's sonic selection of the week.

It’s time to back our own. Tune in, turn it up, and let’s make sure the world doesn’t steal this one from us.

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Alarming statistics and concerning headlines.

Australian music once proudly punched above its weight class. However in the current streaming dominated era it is not cutting through as it once did.

In this episode, we lay out the stats and set the scene for Season 6 of Super Sonic Chat.

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