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BTN DISCOVERY

FIND YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE SONG!

You're in the right place.

BTN Discovery is built for the artists flying under the radar and the listeners willing to explore beyond the algorithm.

Every month we spotlight new releases, hidden gems, independent voices, and tracks that deserve a little more space in the world.

🎧 Dive into the BTN Discovery Playlist on Spotify  

You never know which song might be the one you need.

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The BTN Discovery Top 100.

One hundred tracks.


One hundred chances to discover something new.

Updated monthly with independent artists, emerging voices, and songs that deserve a little more attention.

Press play.

Your next favourite artist might be waiting.

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I'VE BEEN WRONG

- Tep No -

Mistakes can leave a longer echo than we'd like to admit.

 

With I've Been Wrong, Tep No leans into that feeling with a hazy, late-night reflection on regret, vulnerability, and the lingering hope that a relationship might still be salvageable.

 

Wrapped in breezy guitars and understated electronic production, the track carries the warmth of nostalgia alongside the uncertainty of looking back.

 

There's an honesty in the lyrics that feels disarmingly human — acknowledging past missteps while still daring to believe that love might deserve another chance.

DANCING IN THE KITCHEN

- Freya Ridings -

Some of life's most important moments happen behind

closed doors.

 

Music has a way of becoming a refuge when the world feels

too loud.

 

Freya Ridings' Dancing In The Kitchen is a celebration of those unseen moments where we retreat, regroup, and find ourselves again. Inspired by her own experiences of using music to navigate isolation, the song turns an ordinary kitchen into a place of freedom and healing.

 

Tender, nostalgic, and quietly empowering, it's an ode to dancing through life's difficult seasons.

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3BODIES

- Kennedy Ryon, Swanky -

Fear can reveal who we really are.

 

Inspired by a real attempted home invasion, 3Bodies transforms trauma into something defiant.

 

Kennedy Ryon and Swanky channel survival, faith, and resilience into a cinematic track that refuses to back down.

 

Dark, tense, and fiercely self-assured, it's a reminder that strength often emerges in the moments we're pushed to our limits.

CRY ABOUT IT

- Jaïr Faria -

Heartbreak doesn't always end when the relationship does.

 

Jaïr Faria captures the exhausting cycle of two people who still love each other, yet can't seem to make things work.

 

Torn between hope and reality, the track embraces tears not as weakness, but as part of the healing process.

 

Tender, messy, and emotionally honest, it's a song for anyone who has ever found themselves missing someone they know they should let go.

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CURSED

- Baker Boy -

Success can change everything — and not always for the better.

 

CURSE wrestles with the unseen weight that can accompany success, confronting pressure, anxiety, and the challenge of staying true to yourself when the world expects more and more.

 

Rather than surrendering to those forces, Baker Boy meets them head on.

 

Bold, defiant, and fuelled by Yolŋu pride, this is resilience turned all the way up.

JAPANESE BOOTS

- Estella Dawn -

Falling in love can be terrifying when you're used to getting hurt.

 

Japanese Boots captures the uneasy beauty of being seen by someone genuinely kind, while still carrying the bruises of past relationships.

 

Through intimate snapshots and hazy memories, Estella Dawn explores the fear of trusting a love that feels almost too good to be true.

 

Soft, cinematic, and deeply vulnerable, it's a tender reminder that sometimes the biggest risk is allowing ourselves to be loved.

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POOL WATER CONFESSIONS

- SUM SUN -

Summer romances rarely arrive with complete honesty.

 

Pool Water Confessions captures that intoxicating space between attraction and admission, where lingering looks and unspoken feelings carry more weight than words.

 

Set against warm nights and coastal nostalgia, SUM SUN balances dreamy indie-pop textures with the tension of two people standing on the edge of something deeper.

 

Atmospheric, cinematic, and soaked in late-night longing, this is the sound of secrets finally rising to the surface.

DIS-LE

- Angèle -

Keeping things bottled up rarely makes them disappear.

 

With Dis-le — French for Say It — Angèle delivers a vibrant call to speak openly, trust your instincts, and stop hiding the parts of yourself you've been afraid to share.

 

Whether it's loneliness, fear, identity, or hope, the song encourages listeners to give those feelings a voice.

 

Driven by infectious electronic production and an uplifting message, Dis-le feels both deeply personal and universally human — a reminder that healing often begins the moment we finally say it out loud.

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MEN

- Jennarie -

Unsolicited opinions have a way of becoming background noise.

 

Jennarie draws a firm line in the sand, rejecting the expectation that women should shape their lives around male approval.

 

Sharp, unapologetic, and fiercely self-assured, the track pushes back against commentary on everything from appearance to ambition.

 

More than a protest song, MEN is an anthem of autonomy — a reminder that no one else gets to define your worth.

- Kota -

Weekends have their own language.

 

Loud music, questionable decisions and stories you'll be laughing about long after the night ends.

 

Kota captures that energy perfectly on Doin It Large, a high-octane celebration of Aussie pub culture, packed dance floors, and the chaos that comes with chasing a good time with your mates.

 

Beneath the beers and bravado sits an infectious sense of optimism and ambition.

 

Fast, fun, and impossible to sit still through, this is the soundtrack to nights that start with "just one drink" and somehow end at sunrise.

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FIND YOUR NEW FAVOURITE BTN MUSICIAN:

CHECK OUT THEIR PROFILES AND FEATURE SONGS

MrMeanMoustache

Folk

Swan's Drafts

Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Singer Songwriter

Meg Cook

Neo Soul, Jazz, Rock, RNB, Chill Pop

Uncle Tatt

pop, dance, tribal

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