With Deptford Sound Collective dropping "Give Me . Give Me . Give Me, I want it all", I found myself suspended somewhere between a Studio 54 dancefloor and a gritty picket line. It’s a jarring, delightful confusion. You expect the somber acoustic strumming of 1960s activism given the collective’s mission but instead, you are slapped awake by a wall of 1980s synth-pop. https://open.spotify.com/album/6ULaYdVEhxN7eK0w9AmHtL?si=qiJmIM0oR2GlZ7uC8idmyw The track hits...

Jesswar is a Fijian-Australian rapper who was born and raised in South East Queensland. He is now located in Brisbane. https://soundcloud.com/jesswar-717442131 Jesswar spent part of his childhood in Fiji and half of it on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He was born in Canberra. They left their parents' house when they were 16 years old and began their musical education at TAFE Queensland, continuing on to study...