Hopes Newcastle, Australia
Garage-gazing, slowly fading, soft and lush, atmospheric and melancholic, sometimes driven, sometimes driving, music to make you fall asleep then wake you up.
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Some of the most chill but most party tunes Australia has to offer, these kids are genius.
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