Depthcharge 24 delivers a meal of local goodness to your hungry ears. Dig in and hear some of the best local sounds of the past year. The music featured has been selected by our announcers from a mountain of superb recent releases. Depthcharge is available exclusively to Three D Radio subscribers! All CD’s come with a small poster of the artwork. If CD’s aren’t your thing – each subscriber will also receive a unique code to download the album from Bandcamp! Original cover artwork by Pia Gynell-Jorgensen – Graphic design by Pax Ink Track List

1. The Genevieves — Adore You – Adl-based rock band inspired by Sonic Youth, Osees, My Bloody Valentine, The Stooges & CAN. All four members share front-person and writing duties, creating dynamic recordings and performances. Debut EP Dog Dreams is a concoction of fast punk anthems, post-punk oddity & shoegaze ballads that captures the band’s evolving live sound.
2. effie isobel — Peach Heart – Sweet and vulnerable bubble-grunge based on Kaurna Land. Effie isobel’s signature dream pop sound contrasts soft, sweet vocals with a fuzzy, lush band backdrop. Her music is vocal-forward, candid, gritty and dynamic, walking the line between softness and punch.
3. Parvyn — Huna Lai Jio – Parvyn is a multi-disciplinary artist whose career spans over 20 years, from touring the globe with her family band Dya Singh, to fronting psychedelic hit band The Bombay Royale. Blending genre-drifting flow-state pop with classical Indian raga melodies, soul and jazz.
4. Thunder Speaks — Stop/Go – Thunder Speaks is an electrifying electronic psych ensemble, enthralling audiences with a blend of twin bass attack, epic synths and high-energy live performances. Fusing electronic beats and psych-rock power, sharing stages with The Crystal Method, Minami Deutch, Party Dozen and Regurgitator.
5. Mortal Ambition — Pub Kid – A five-piece synth punk band with members from notable local acts such as Brainer, Trungillion Horsepower and Slayer Organa. They fuse rock, punk and synth with a loud, queer presence, giving off a muddy, high-energy Nina Hagen vibe.
6. Dom Sensitive — R&D – The new project from acclaimed Yartapuulti/Port Adelaide musician Dom Trimboli (Wireheads, Dom & the Wizards) Hyper-stylised, sometimes bizarre evolution from an artist with over a decade of recorded work.
7. Bromham — William and Gudula – Bromham is a joyous Adelaide Hills–based music collective known for their uplifting live shows. Their globally influenced songs tell personal stories and have taken them to festivals from Womadelaide to Woodford Folk Festival.
8. Axe & The Ivory — Give it all to me – An indie-folk band made up of lifelong friends who grew up playing music together. Their music features two lead vocalists, enchanting harmonies, and intricate guitar and banjo melodies.
9. Soria Moria — Lil Ditty – Soria plays noise rock, art rock, alternative/indie rock, experimental rock —& what they jokingly call “fart rock” & “rock & balls.”
10. Wex Dabbler — Quintilis – Collected, dissociated, found sounds — dragged from the deep recesses of Wex Dabbler’s mind and smashed together like a Large Hadron Collider, producing questionable results.
11. OIL! — III – An experimental rock collective from Adelaide, combining krautrock influences with free-form improvisation. Live shows are revolving-door collaborations with guest musicians joining the core group.
12. The Moon Mountaineer — Liminal – An Adelaide-based musician creating atmospheric, piano-driven electronic music inspired by nature. Playful, bittersweet melodies shift and transform through landscapes of memory and metaphor.
13. Erin Buku — Ley Lines – Singer, songwriter, producer and DJ based on Peramangk Country. Erin weaves R&B, neo-soul and hip-hop with conscious messages. She has collaborated with Talib Kweli, Inkswel and Atjazz, and debuted her self-titled album at Womadelaide 2024.
14. DEM MOB — DIP – The world’s most remote hip hop group, from the APY Lands and the first to rap in Pitjantjatjara. Blending music with activism, culture and education.
15. Amamanita Axaxaxanax Glass Seer — Destroy All Borders – A noise/breakcore project from unceded Kaurna Yarta exploring DIY, flute, improvisation, electricity, and the power of the scream.
16. Brave Mistakes — Aching Enough – An Adelaide band of local music veterans, playing songs of longing, loneliness and separation in an expansive, ancient land.
17. The Dandy Buzzkills — I Can Feed the Fish Earthworms – Known for chaotic, powerful live shows (& tossing bananas into crowds), The Dandy Buzzkills have built a loyal following. Their debut EP rewards repeat listens with hidden layers.
18. Mince For Vince — Down – An indie/alternative four-piece with a jazz twist, hard to categorise. Noise pop, made-up chords, overdriven chaos — all staying true to indie/punk’s DIY ethos. (Vince is Sunee’s cat.)
19. The Munch — Puddle – A four-piece punk band from Kaurna Land, formed in 2017 at age 15. Known for collaborative songwriting and high-intensity live shows with melodic riffs and raw authenticity.
20. Witch Spit — Knuckle Sandwich – A two-piece “feral girl” punk act, loud and unapologetic, with bucketloads of attitude. Expect chaos, hell-raising, and blown speakers.
21. Basty H — A Mouldy But A Goldy – A singer-songwriter from Adelaide, temporarily based in Tasmania.
22. Ricky Albeck — Insignificant Favours – Ricky’s solo music blends Australiana & Americana, often described as “country adjacent.” His live shows with The Belair Line Band are raucous, his side projects span from experimental rock (Oil!) and numerous other Adelaide acts.
23. Birds Are Spies — Spin – A young four-piece from Kaurna Land. Since forming their current sound in 2023, they’ve toured, released new music, played WOMADelaide & supported acts such as Rum Jungle and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets.
24. Tristan Louth-Robins — Eternal Exposure – An Adelaide-based artist and writer working at the intersection of sound art, acoustic ecology and data science. His installations, compositions and digital works explore sound’s physicality and meaning, engaging listeners with environments, objects and technology.