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Our Discovery playlist gets a fresh shake-up this week, with ten new tracks added across Spotify and Apple Music, including two songs we had the pleasure of premiering earlier this week. Leading the charge as our Track of the Week is Royal Ratbags<\/span><\/span><\/strong> with \u201cHesitation\u201d \u2014 a brash, self-aware burst of new-wave punk that captures the jittery space between confidence and confusion. Hot on the heels of debut single \u201cSupermarket Woman\u201d, the Northern Rivers all-female outfit continue their early momentum with a track that\u2019s messy, funny and fearless in equal measure, setting the tone for the playlist update perfectly.<\/p>\n Born from an awkward wedding dance-floor moment, \u201cHesitation\u201d leans into pulsing rhythms, sharp guitar interplay, and an irresistible wall-of-sound energy, nodding to the raw spirit of Bikini Kill and the Sex Pistols without ever feeling like a pastiche. Playful and unpolished in all the right ways, it captures that familiar feeling of waiting for your groove to arrive \u2014 and laughing at yourself when it doesn\u2019t. The single also arrives alongside the announcement of Royal Ratbags\u2019 debut EP Supermarket Woman<\/em>, due out March 27, shaping up as a punchy, joyful snapshot of anxiety, confidence and everyday delight.<\/p>\n \u201cRing Of Fire\u201d is the latest single from American musician\u00a0Buck Meek<\/strong>, of\u00a0Big Thief\u00a0<\/strong>fame. The single is the second to be released from his upcoming album\u00a0The Mirror<\/em>, which is out at the end of the month. It\u2019s a real delight too, full of guitar driven warmth and heart, and some captivating vocal performances from Meek, along with backing vocals from bandmate\u00a0Adrianne Lenker<\/strong>. Between this and first single \u201cGasoline\u201d, The Mirror<\/em> is shaping up to be something special.<\/p>\n Next up, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever<\/strong> return with \u201cSunburned in London\u201d, their first new music since Endless Rooms<\/em> landed back in 2022 \u2014 and it\u2019s a quietly thrilling comeback. Stretching beyond six minutes, the track unfolds as a patient slow-burner, with layered guitars gently stacking, group vocals drifting in and out of focus, and a steady, propulsive rhythm section carrying it all forward.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a busy week for singer-songwriter\u00a0Mitski<\/strong> with the announcement of a series of live residencies at select venues across the globe \u2013 including four nights at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Live \u2013 between March and July. Accompanying that announcement though was \u201cI\u2019ll Change For You\u201d, the second single from her forthcoming album Nothing\u2019s About to Happen to Me<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 out February 27th. As we\u2019ve come to expect from the singer, it\u2019s emotive, and absolutely gorgeous. You\u2019ve got that stunning vocal front and centre all accompanied with rich, lush instrumentation (including strings and woodwind). Beautiful! Tickets details for Mitski\u2019s Sydney shows can be found HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also added this week is \u201cSandman\u201d from Elke Louie<\/strong>, a beautifully assured release that feels remarkably polished for just her second single. Following on from debut track \u201cKilling Time\u201d, Louie leans into warm, uplifting indie-folk territory here, with gorgeous, sun-dappled guitar lines carrying a song about forgotten dreams and that unsettled feeling when something meaningful slips away. Co-written with Jen Mize and recorded at Mantle Records, \u201cSandman\u201d showcases a young artist already writing with confidence and emotional clarity.<\/p>\n Also added to the playlist this week is \u201cI Do\u201d from WA singer-songwriter\u00a0Shannon Smith<\/strong>. Firmly rooted in the world of Americana and country, \u201cI Do\u201d sidesteps your usual country tropes of heartbreak for something all together more uplifting and positive. Penned the night before his wedding, and played at the reception, \u201cI Do\u201d is all about realising you love someone, and they love you back. It\u2019s got a really lovely arrangement, and the instrumentation is full of warmth and lightness, with some gorgeous strings and pedal steel to underline those Americana credentials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Finally, we also have the latest singles from Melbourne\u2019s Luke Francis\u00a0<\/strong>(\u201cAnyway\u201d) and Brisbane\u2019s female-fronted heavy metal band\u00a0SLYTHR<\/strong> (\u201cPeace Of Mind\u201d).<\/p>\n Also added are two premieres from earlier in the week \u2013 \u201cFigure It Out\u201d (Live) from Joan & the Giants<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Seb Szabo<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and \u00a0\u201cTambourine Mountain\u201d from \u00a0Icecream Hands<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Catch all the new music updated every Friday on Apple Music:<\/p>\n