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Dropping by The Breakfast Spread today is local instrumental quartet Surprise Chef. 'Frogs In A Pond' is their upcoming new album, and they'll be playing a stripped-back set of the songs from the record, live to air with Claire Dickson. Celebrated across the globe for their sound, their singles 'Inside Voice' and 'Outside Voice' offer a window into the cinematic world of the album, which is inspired in part by Italian giallo cinema and European film composers of the 1960s and ’70s.

Bursting onto the international stage at a young age, Joey Alexander has become one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation. The multi-GRAMMY-nominated artist has graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, the Apollo Theater and as well as performances at the GRAMMY Awards and for President Barack Obama at the White House. Adam catches up with Joey, tune in to hear about the Joey Alexander Trio performing his latest album 'Celestial Keeper' at Melbourne Recital Centre on October 16.

Electric Self and Tonay Records Presents: 'pUssYboYs25: tHe nEw pAnDemIc LP LAUNCH'. A new LP that chronicles Electric Self’s bitter steps into human society and the trials and tribulations therein, and also serves as the perfect introduction to his species. Angus Leslie aka Electric Self stops by Black Wax to talk about his upcoming album launch at Shotkickers on October 15.

Comprised of best friends and lovers, Ned, Ethan, Bec and Van, Stimpies have been around the ringer, honing in their western inspired rock and roll sound, pulling concepts from the blues, psychedelia, old school punk, and country, as well as alternative indie and Australiana. Joining Brooke on Homebrew today, tune in to hear about their new album 'Doing Good', which will be released on their own label called TripleNine on October 9.

Created and recorded using the modular synthesizer setup that the band toured with during last year’s ‘rave shows’, the new album 'Alien Metal' from King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard sees the band exploring the darker side of electronic dance music. Brooke catches up with members of the band on Homebrew, chatting about the new album, along with The Croxton Block Party which takes place on October 17 - 18.

With a back catalogue that spans pop, new-wave, punk, alt-rock and folk, Liam Snowy Halliwell is a creator at heart. With a long history in bands such as The Ocean Party and Snowy Band, Snowy leans into his sense of self as he unveils his new solo project under his real name, with the announcement of album 'Pure Joy'. Liam stops by Homebrew, tune in for an acoustic live performance from the local artist, and to hear about his new project. 

'Maydena Creek' is the new solo album from post-punk iconoclast David Chesworth, renowned for his 80s groups Essendon Airport, Whadya Want? and David Chesworth & Bill McDonald, plus his composition and sound-art works of the last four decades. The album is named after a creek that runs beneath a Tasmanian rainforest, a recording of which appears briefly on the album. This morning on the show, David Chesworth stops by to chat with Claire about the album which comes out on October 16.

Author Mitch L. Ryan has just put out a 33 1/3 book covering Dick Diver's seminal 2013 record 'Calendar Days'. This book uses 'Calendar Days' to tease out the histories of the band and to complicate the notion of 'Dolewave', situating it all within a broader history of Australian independent music and politics in the early 2010s. While in Sydney, Jordan caught up with Mitch L. Ryan. Tune in to Underground Love to hear more about Dick Diver's history.