In Pictures: IGNITE Sydney 2024

Last week, Universal Music Australia hosted the second annual IGNITE showcase in Sydney.

Good Neighbours, Towa Bird, and ROLE MODEL made their debut in Australia's industry and the event was followed up with an afterparty.

Upcoming projects from this year's lineup of artists include Towa Bird releasing her debut album American Hero this week; Good Neighbours releasing their new single Daisies July 4; and ROLE MODEL releasing his sophomore album Kansas Anymore on July 19.

Good Neighbours are a band born out of small towns and spare time. Scott and Oli have neighbouring studios at their building in East London and first began making music for the project together out of the desire to make something positive and unpolished in a scene where most music felt quite mellow and intimate.

Since taking up electric guitar aged 12, Towa Bird has come to rely on her chosen instrument as something of a second voice – a vessel for raw self-expression, often manifested in the form of frenetic yet sublimely executed guitar solos, a sound that strikes a balance of boldness with sensitivity.

Pondering life, love, and everything between over an ever-evolving sonic palette of pop, alternative, hip-hop and punk, ROLE MODEL initially made waves during 2017. He gained traction with early independent singles and received co-signs from Benny Blanco and the late legend Mac Miller.