STARRING: AMY SHARK, JOHN BUTLER,
BOY & BEAR, SHEPPARD, ANGIE MCMAHON, GORDI + MORE!
WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST RED SYMONS
July 29, 2020
Introducing your favourite new weekly music show, hour-long episodes featuring a who’s who of Australia’s best homegrown talent.
Watch on ABC & iview – airs Sundays 5.30pm + repeat Saturday 12.30pm.
Episode Three stars: Amy Shark, John Butler, Boy & Bear, Sheppard, Angie McMahon, Gordi, Dallas Woods, Scott Darlow + more.
This week’s guest co-host is Skyhooks legend, radio and TV host Red Symons.
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‘I’m excited and proud to play an iconic venue like the Sydney Opera House and bring a special stripped back version of “Everybody Rise” to your lounge room’ – Amy Shark
‘Stoked to be on The Sound. I’m so proud to be a part of this country’s amazing music community and honoured to be invited to play. Our music scene is so special and punches above its weight.’ – John Butler
‘It’s great to be a part of a show which highlights the breadth of music and songwriting so many Australians have to offer. Was a pleasure to perform on the show!’ – Boy & Bear
‘The Sound has arrived at exactly the right time. It’s amazing to have Australian artistry and music at home on TV as we all wait for live music to return. So stoked to be a part of it.’ – Ian Kenny (Birds Of Tokyo, Karnivool)
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Behind the scenes with Boy & Bear
The Sound returns this Sunday, celebrating the very best Australian music has to offer.
Following on from epic moments across Episodes One and Two – including performances from The Teskey Brothers, DMA’S, Eskimo Joe, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky from Melbourne’s iconic Hamer Hall, a star-studded cover of Mental As Anything’s ‘Live It Up’, a visit to 1998 with pop princess Kylie Minogue, and much, much more – Episode Three of The Sound is turning up the heat on your Sunday early evening!
Tune in on ABC each Sunday at 5.30pm as The Sound puts live Australian music back on free-to-air TV. Each episode of The Sound [created by Mushroom Vision and licensed to the ABC] features exclusive performances, collaborations and interviews from some of our nation’s finest talent – with two-thirds of the show showcasing new material.
Catch Episode Three airing this Sunday 2 August at 5.30pm, or repeated Saturday 8 August at 12.30pm on ABC, or on iview.
Joining host Jane Gazzo and music news correspondent Zan Rowe this week is a very special guest co-host – former Skyhooks guitarist and radio/TV legend Red Symons.
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Behind the scenes with John Butler
Episode Three features performances by:
One of the brightest pop talents to emerge in recent years, Amy Shark exploded onto the scene with her 2016 hit ‘Adore’ and continues her chart domination with latest single ‘Everybody Rise’
West Australian multi-APRA and ARIA award-winner John Butler, who has two live albums, two DVDs and seven studio albums under his belt – the most recent being 2018’s HOME
Indie folk-rockers Boy & Bear return with a rendition of ‘Limit Of Love’, from their 2015 album of the same name and most recently featured on this year’s At Golden Retriever Studio acoustic LP
Multi-platinum trio and global pop powerhouse Sheppard will impress with their latest single, ‘Symphony’
Known for her bold vocal and songwriting prowess, Melbourne’s Angie McMahon delivers her brand new single exclusively for The Sound.
Gordi gives us a taste of her deeply personal, just-released Top 20 ARIA album Our Two Skins
East Kimberley-bred rapper Dallas Woods, who’s been making a name for himself collaborating with Baker Boy and Jerome Farah, is a star on the rise. Dallas performs ‘If It Glitters It’s Gold’ with his band.
Each week, The Sound’s ‘Introducing’ segment showcases an impressive emerging talent. This week meet Scott Darlow, a young Indigenous singer-songwriter and the latest signing to Reclusive Records. Together with Ian Kenny (Birds of Tokyo, Karnivool), Scott will perform his powerful song ‘You Can’t See Black In The Dark’.
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Behind the scenes with Angie McMahon
‘Such an honour to be playing The Sound alongside some of the best artists Australia has to offer. We’re so excited that there’s a great new platform for Australian musicians and their original music to be showcased on the television!’ – Sheppard
‘Watching new artists play on music TV shows was such an important part of my upbringing – rage, Recovery, and the rest. I’ve been missing playing shows for audiences and I’m sure fans are craving live music more than ever. I’m thrilled The Sound is able to bring everyone a little closer.’ – Gordi
‘Musical performances are my favourite thing to watch, and do, so I’m very excited that this show is happening and to be able to perform is a bonus.’ – Angie McMahon
‘As a kid, I grew up with my dad who loved music so much, telling endless stories about how cool Countdown was … I’m unbelievably excited to be given the chance to play on what will undoubtedly become an iconic Aussie music show and can’t wait for my family and friends to see it!’ – Scott Darlow
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THE SOUND – EPISODE THREE: SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST, 5.30PM ON ABC. REPEATS SATURDAY 8 AUGUST, 12.30PM ON ABC
Featuring
AMY SHARK
JOHN BUTLER
BOY & BEAR
SHEPPARD
ANGIE MCMAHON
GORDI
DALLAS WOODS
+ IAN KENNY introduces SCOTT DARLOW
+ more
Hosted by
JANE GAZZO, ZAN ROWE
and special guest RED SYMONS
#TheSoundAU
