Platonic Sex Return With Explosive ‘90s-Rock Elegy 'Impress You' & Tour Dates With Ball Park Music

Kaurna Land / Adelaide, Australia – Magandgin/Brisbane’s own Platonic Sex return with 'Impress You', a 90s rock-infused elegy that hits with the force of a hot Queensland storm. Driven by a muscular kick beat, its doubled vocal melody maps the negative space of a relationship washed away – first appearances lose their lustre, and the seams of a union don’t join right, despite best intentions.

“It's about hoping for more excitement or yearning for more in relationships,” explains singer-guitarist Bridget Brandolini. “Understanding that you want to be challenged and inspired, but being frustrated that you don't know how to get it reflected back at you.”

This yearning is mirrored in the track's soundscape, where stillness punctuates moments of turmoil, sampled drums and refracted feedback reflecting the panic and justification that comes with navigating uncertainty. True to form, the tension finally breaks: a screech of catharsis, echoing layers of guitar, crash on crash on crash.

“Sonically, ‘Impress You’ mirrors the chaos of not knowing the right way forward – panicking, justifying your actions but knowing that you want to handle things differently,” Brandolini elaborates.

Recorded with the acclaimed Antonia Gauci (GAUCI, The Buoys, Body Type, Ripple Effect Band) at Golden Retriever Studios and polished to perfection back home with Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, Asha Jefferies, Bean Magazine) at Prawn Studios, ‘Impress You’ showcases Platonic Sex's eager progression into new territory.

Catapulting into 2025 as Best Rock Song finalists at the Queensland Music Awards, Platonic Sex embarked on an energetic all-ages weekender, playing the inaugural She Can Rage party in Gadigal Land / Sydney, and a sell-out DIY headliner in Magandgin / Brisbane, in collaboration with Anti Dismal. Adding to their growing momentum, Platonic Sex received a notable mention as a band to watch during the national TV broadcast of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Platonic Sex ‘Impress You’ is out now independently. Stay up to date with Platonic Sex by following them on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Tumblr and Unearthed.

Upcoming Shows

Friday 23 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD*
Friday 20 June – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD*
Saturday 21 June, JCU Uni Bar, Townsville, QLD*
Sunday 22 June, Flamingos, Rockhampton, QLD*
Friday 4 July, Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, QLD*
Friday 18 July, The Station, Sunshine Coast, QLD*
Saturday 19 July, The Powerhouse, Toowoomba, QLD*
Sunday 20 July, Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD*

*Supporting Ball Park Music | Tickets HERE: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/560281?came_from=267&app_id=linktree-0000560281&utm_medium=api&utm_source=public_api&utm_campaign=artist

MORE TO LOVE:

• Platonic Sex’s debut EP Grip saw them named triple j Unearthed Feature Artist and win the Carol Lloyd Award at the 2023 Queensland Music Awards.
• Platonic Sex have scored support slots with Angel Olsen, Yard Act, The Beths, TOPS, Jen Cloher and Body Type, plus a string of packed-out performances at BIGSOUND – the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest music industry showcase – which included a slot on Amazon Music After Hours’ PRIDE Party.
• 2023 singles ‘Bitch in the Heat’, ‘When I Come Home, I’ll Find a Hill to Die On’ and ‘Melon’ amassed praise across Guardian Australia, Junkee, Pilerats, The Music, Music Feeds, Live Wire, The AU Review and Ramona Magazine among others, with a charge of radio support including rotation at triple j, SYN and 2SER, plus adds to tastemaking playlists including Spotify’s Fresh Finds AU & NZ, Apple Music’s New Music Daily, The New Rock, Today's Indie Rock and Indie Pop and Amazon Music’s New Music Daily.
• Following a sellout headline show in December 2023 (Black Bear Lodge), the band were featured on summer festival line-ups including Laneway Festival, St. Kilda Fest and Mountain Goat Valley Crawl.
• In May 2024, they played their first international tour dates in the UK, including an appearance at Rough Trade East and The Great Escape Festival, where they were official showcase artists.

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