Swapmeet

Swapmeet is a 4-piece band from South Australia composed of Venus O’Broin (guitar, vocals), Joshua Doherty (bass), Maxwell Elphick (guitar, drums, vocals), and Jack Medlyn (guitar, drums, vocals). Having recently caught the ear of American indie label Winspear, the band is readying their debut album and offering a taste of the new material with “I Know!”, a cathartic and buoyant debut single for their new label home. Revved up with gleaming, fuzzy guitars and energetic percussion, the new track blurs jangle pop, shoegaze, and alt-rock with tongue-in-cheek precision.

The group met as teenagers in the early 2020s while playing in various projects around the Adelaide music scene and bonded over their love of 90s alternative, citing Pavement and Sonic Youth as early influences. They soon started writing music together and released their debut single in late 2023 and quickly returned with their debut EP, Oxalis, in mid-2024. The EP was well received, earning nods from Rolling Stone Australia and Triple J, and the band was soon moving out of local pub gigs and into big clubs, opening for international touring artists across the whole of Australia, and recently won the Emerging Artist & Best Performance award at SXSW Sydney for their charismatic live show. Swapmeet will make their USA debut this spring at SXSW Austin.

PRESS

Monster Children: Swapmeet are just for angels playing in heaven
“The next big thing to come out of Australia.”
triple j: unearthed
“With indie rock foundations, characterised by sonic experimentation, and a punk spirit, Swapmeet are known in the Adelaide circuit for their playful, chaotic onstage presence.”
Rolling Stone: SXSW Sydney Music Festival Award Winners Announced
“Quality songwriting and cohesive production…with a compelling show, producing gorgeous indie anthems punctuated by a punk spirit.”
Billboard: Winspear Signs Australia’s Swapmeet
“The buzzy Adelaide band becomes Winspear's first signing outside of the United States.”