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HTRK turn 21: ‘Whenever I met fans I could tell they were a bit shocked I wasn’t the gothic lord’
In our new monthly series Headline Act, we spotlight the Australian artist we’re most excited about – and they make us a playlist
Few Australian bands have been as influential as HTRK: the Melbourne duo of Nigel Yang and Jonnine Standish, who have been performing underground music with their idiosyncratic mix of atmospheric electronic and guitar-based squall for the last 21 years. The bill features young artists clearly following in HTRK’s footsteps ( Astrid Sonne), some friends and collaborators (CS + Kreme with James Rushford, Pandora’s Jukebox) and the band themselves, who are indulging in a rare moment of self-reflection. Their 2014 record Psychic 9-5 Club was a shift into sparse, gelatinous electronic music; they switched gears again with 2019’s Venus in Leo and 2021’s Rhinestones, which explored guitar-based balladry inspired by indie rock and country.
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