Queensland music, without waiting for the algorithm to notice.
YELO playlists are hand-selected for people who want to hear what is moving through Queensland now. From hyper-local city mixtapes to fresh Sunshine Coast discoveries, stormy girl-band moods and road-trip oddities, this is where the rabbit hole starts.
Some playlists chase new local sounds. Others are built for red-dirt roads, coastal walks, backyards, fruit-bowl indie and songs that sound like they came out of a dubiously smoky share house with a broken screen door.
Explore the full collection on YELO Playlists.
The Pineapple Mixtapes
The Pineapple Mixtapes are hyper-local Spotify playlists from across Queensland, curated by YELO to spotlight artists shaping the sound of their city, coast or region right now.
Start with the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast, then follow the trail as more local scenes are added.
Pineapple Mixtape: Sunshine Coast
A Sunshine Coast playlist spotlighting local artists shaping the sound of the region right now.
Pineapple Mixtape: Brisbane
A Brisbane playlist spotlighting local artists shaping the sound of the city right now.
Pineapple Mixtape: Gold Coast
A Gold Coast playlist spotlighting local artists, bands and tracks moving through the local scene.
Queensland music playlists
Pineapple Radar
The latest crop of songs coming out of the Sunshine Coast. These fresh finds also feature on YELO’s weekly music segment on ABC Sunshine Coast each Tuesday.
Pineapple State
The latest wave of talent coming out of Queensland, from Cooktown to Coolangatta.
Bad Weather Girls
Female-fronted Queensland music for bad moods, sharp voices, storm clouds and songs that do not step politely aside.
Built for the local music rabbit hole
The YELO playlists are updated as new artists, releases and local sounds come through.
They are not trying to flatten Queensland music into one neat “local” bucket. The state is too big, too weird and too sunburnt for that. These playlists sort the noise by mood, place and scene, so listeners can move from a Sunshine Coast discovery to a Brisbane band, a Gold Coast groove or an old Australian road song without losing the thread.
Follow the playlists, save your favourites and keep checking back as more Queensland music gets added to the pile.
