Loud & Queer

20 minutes, 11 artists to watch: this is the Loud + Queer Mixtape for 2023.  Across genres and communities – we've found queer artists from around Australia and the world, then gone behind the music to hear their stories.  Here are our picks:   (00:23) Cecilia Brandolini talks the long process creating break-up track 'Stay' (01:55) PENI PARKER on performing 'Disrupt' and overcoming an awful 2022 (03:42) V talks the Foundation Bells on 'Faithless' and dealing with loss (05:44) Kaiyah Mercedes on writing Heartstopper-inspired 'Hide with Me' (07:28) Sarah Yagki talks the conflicting dualities she explores in 'Alone' (09:14) Myllo on 'DAWN' and unpacking his own queer desire and trauma (10:50) Tom Nethersole talks tweaking 'Thrill of the Chase' for those in a rush (12:44) Greg Gould on getting 'Marching On' party-ready for Darwin Pride (14:29) Dirty Versachi talks Jamaica Moana collab 'Don't Go Thru My Phone' (16:04) John Greska on 'Sweater Aesthetic' and creating low-tempo folk pop (18:01) Grace Newton-Wordswort