The Hoist

Wednesday night Hoisters Crystal and Ben were delighted to catch up with Townsville born and raised rising country star JOSIE, talking about the inspiration behind her third single 'Our Place', increasing influences of country music, joining the stage with James Johnston, plus what's in store for her upcoming music and performances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday night regulars Sam and Emma had a yarn with Hydra Fashion Week's Charlie to talk about all things Serpent Season One, their debut studio album! Serpent Season One is available on all streaming services now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hoist EPs chatted with Grace from Joan and The Giants ahead of their tour and supporting P!NK down under! Listen back to the convo here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crystal and Ben were thrilled to chat on The Hoist with Kai, front person of the exciting Gold Coast four-piece garage rock outfit Girl and Girl. The band's rockin' new single 'Mother' came out this week, hear the story behind the track, as well as its accompanying music video featuring giant puppets! We also delve into the band's stacked upcoming tour schedule, headlining shows around Australia, shortly followed by their North America tour opening for pop duo Royel Otis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hoist hosts Ben and Crystal caught up with band members Luke and Noah from Melbourne/Naarm indie rock outfit Fan Girl, discussing their brand new single 'stupidstupid', as well as its accompanying music video (involving a whole lot of slapping). Plus, find out what's in store for the band's upcoming tour and music releases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday nighters Sam and Emma chatted to RINSE (aka Joe) all about his new single 'Stranger' and his music process. Listen back to hear all about this rising star, right here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brand new Hoister, Ella was joined by Joe from The Vultures to chat about the band and their upcoming tour! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iconic and renowned Aussie singer-songwriter Ruby Fields swung by The Hoist to chat with Crystal and Ben ahead of HERE COMES THE SUN 2024. Hear more details about the fest that sees Ruby join a stellar line-up of local talent! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday night host Sam and guest host Vic were joined by the incredible Adelaide-based indie artist, TUSHAR on The Hoist to chat about his new single 'Peaches and Wine'. Hear about the single and a bit about the artist that receives glowing praise wherever he goes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bandmates Nic and Jude from the Tax Evaders joined Wednesday night hosts Crystal and Ben on the show. Hear all about how their band name caused troubles creating an ABN, Reece Mastin, the single 'Win With You' and their dream gig at Revolver this Friday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Crystal were stoked to chat with Melbourne/Naarm-based vocalist, lyricist and world-class producer Vetta Borne about her hot new single '40-40' and accompanying music video. Listen to find out what's in store for Vetta's shows starting this week, opening for New Zealand group Drax Project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining The Hoist's Molly is brand new indie rock Perth band, RubyHoo who are here to chat all about their Infectious indie-pop single 'Wondering Why,' Listen in as Molly chats with RubyHoo's Matt all about the release and how it came to fruition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hoist's Ben and Crystal are joined by Sydney indie-pop sensation Chloe Parché to chat all about her heartfelt sophomore EP ‘Bad With Words.’ Also, find out what's in store for her very first headline performance this April at the Low 302 venue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The night before the release of their newest album “Waking Dream”, Keaper joins The Hoist for an exclusive interview where we delve into their upcoming concept album release, their unique “audio-visual” style and upcoming Victorian and South Australian tour. Discover how they make their music, the big themes around their music and even their favourite local artists in this exciting chat on The Hoist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Clever References, Meghna and Caisha Sprout join our Thursday presenters Sam and Emma to discuss their brand new event at Brunswick Artists Bar “SXSEA” (pronounced “sexy”). We discuss the event, the creative processes behind their music, their freshest projects and more. Join us for a lively discussion as we dive into the world of creativity and music with these brilliant musicians! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crystal and Ben caught up with psychedelic disco band Squid Nebula's Francis Tait, chatting all about the band's upcoming gig opening for the epic and recently resurged 70's zamrock band WITCH (aka We Intend To Cause Havoc) at the Brunswick Music Festival on March 7th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crystal and Ben were joined on The Hoist by all-round creative powerhouse Robert Baxter, discussing their new single 'supernova' and accompanying music video. Plus, get the inside scoop on what's to come on Robert's upcoming album 'cupid', with their second single 'kiss' released later this March. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hoist 2024 Co-EP, Darcie, is joined by the wonderful James and Luke from Eora/Sydney-based indie rock outfit, Sir Archer! Here to chat all about their recent release 'Heed The Call', we chat to them further about their year ahead as well as their upcoming show at The Gaso in Melbourne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining us again on The Hoist, is the ever-so-wonderful and talented The Vanns, talking to us all about their past couple of years of touring and writing and the 2024 Regional Tour around Australia. Andrew 'Banjo' from the band catches up with Darcie, checking in on life, a callout for a show in Brazil and their wonderful mini festival 'Bring It On Home' in Wollongong, VIC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of their new album “Spent the Night with a Spirit”, Melbourne indie band Stimpies joins The Hoist’s Emma and Sam to chat about the new album, the stories behind some of their songs, their upcoming album tour and even perform two of their songs “In This Ashtray” and the new album’s title track “Spent the Night with a Spirit”. As an amazing up-and-coming band that’s gaining lots of traction across the Melbourne music scene, this is certainly not an interview you’ll want to miss! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.