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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Guardian staff

Angie McMahon, Cut Copy, Alex the Astronaut and others: Australian music for isolated times

Australian artist Alex the Astronaut
Australian artist Alex the Astronaut Photograph: Jess Gleeson

We’ve published a bunch of articles about how the coronavirus crisis has impacted the Australian arts industry. But there are small things you can do. It’s an imperfect solution, but streaming Australian music can help.

Each week, in partnership with Sounds Australia, Guardian Australia will add some 15 new songs to a playlist for you to put on repeat.

“Australian music needs all the help it can get right now,” says Dom Alessio from Sounds Australia, who chose the songs for this playlist from artists who’ve played Sound Australia events.

“Streaming an Australian song might seem like a really small and insignificant thing to do, but artists get paid when you listen to them, and cumulatively it can have a big impact.”

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