ABOUT

Breathing life into the nostalgic sounds of shoegaze and dream pop, Kaurna Land / Adelaide-based outfit Sunsick Daisy quickly captured audiences with their ethereal brand of indie rock and towering walls of reverb-drenched guitars.

The band have released two EPs - Breathe In… Breathe Out (2023) and Yonder (2025) - both earning praise across triple j, triple j Unearthed and KEXP (USA), while landing on major Spotify and Apple Music playlists, including Apple Music’s Heaps Indie: Best of 2025.

Renowned for their immersive live presence, Sunsick Daisy have delivered sets at BIGSOUND, Harvest Rock Festival and St Kilda Festival, alongside sold-out headline shows and support slots for The Lemonheads (USA), Feeder (UK), Ball Park Music, Pacific Avenue and The Buoys.

Most recently, they were one of only three artists nationally handpicked by The Temper Trap for the inaugural Gudinski SongHubs, collaborating with the likes of Hannah Joy (Middle Kids), Julia Jacklin and more, continuing their rise as one of Australia’s most promising young rock bands.

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"Bitter Start"

Written from the perspective of being the only sober person at a party, ‘Bitter Start’ is a visceral, reverb-drenched release that tackles peer pressure and setting boundaries through drones of shoegaze-inspired guitars and the dreamy vocals of singer, Sarah Grainger. At its core, it is a song about innocence and trying not to crumble under the weight of social expectations, with the band’s signature wall of sound engulfing all of that vulnerability.

“‘Bitter Start’ is about the premeditated social awkwardness one feels from a lack of self-belief,” explains co-writer and guitarist Kane Gabell. “It can leave you standing outside the circle of social interaction, knowing the secret is to step outside of yourself and trust the connection with others.”

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