Queensland
Pineapple Mixtape: Queensland
Local artists and releases from across the state, from Cooktown to Coolangatta.
Listen on Spotify →New music
YELO follows singles, EPs, albums, clips and artists moving through the Sunshine Coast and Queensland music scene.
Find local discoveries, release stories, playlist picks and songs worth putting on before everyone else catches up.
Find something new
YELO covers new releases from established names, emerging artists and local musicians still finding their audience.
The focus starts on the Sunshine Coast and stretches through Brisbane, the Gold Coast, North Queensland and regional scenes around the state.
Some songs arrive through interviews and media releases. Others turn up on stage, through friends, on community radio or halfway down a Spotify rabbit hole.
Listen local
Stay close to home with fresh Sunshine Coast tracks on the Sunshine Coast Pineapple Mixtape, then explore YELO’s other regional playlists when you want to roam further.
Queensland
Local artists and releases from across the state, from Cooktown to Coolangatta.
Listen on Spotify →Sunshine Coast
Fresh Sunshine Coast songs, including local artists featured during YELO’s weekly music segment on ABC Sunshine Coast.
Listen on Spotify →Go deeper
Explore YELO playlists for the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron and the Northern Rivers, North Queensland and the state as a whole. Pick a region and follow what is coming out of its local scene, or start with the statewide mix and roam from there.
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Latest releases
New releases, local discoveries, artist updates and Queensland music worth hearing.
Sunshine Coast alt-pop artist and Sunshine Coast Music Awards finalist Cora has released her debut EP, “Be That Girl”. The…
Brisbane artist Harley is turning the need for reassurance into bright, restless indie rock in his first single for 2026…
Beastie Boys co-founder Mike D appears to be teasing a mysterious new project, with cryptic online activity pointing to something…
Gympie indie folk singer-songwriter Elke Louie has released her debut EP “Lavender”, a dreamy five-track coming-of-age record written across her…
Photo: Tom Brown, supplied. Gympie-born metalcore heavyweights The Amity Affliction have released their ninth studio album, House Of Cards, marking…
Brisbane/Sunshine Coast punk and metal outfit Citizen Rat have released a new single, “Happy?”, a hard-edged track built around burnout…
Caboolture band The Phosphenes return in 2026 with a fresh track, “DYV”, arriving next month. The single lands alongside a…
Phil Jamieson has announced a new album ahead of his major national tour. Photo: Laura May Grogan. Australian singer-songwriter Phil…
Australian vocalist Greg Gould is paying tribute to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in a new song that also aims…
Keep exploring
Find playlists, gigs, festivals and more from the music scene across Queensland.
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