THE SOUND SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER, 6PM ON ABC + iview SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 STARS: MIDNIGHT OIL + GURRUMUL + DAN SULTAN MISSY HIGGINS, ARCHIE ROACH + JESS HITCHCOCK, OCEAN ALLEY, BRIGGS, BUSBY MAROU, TASMAN KEITH + MORE! + SPECIAL GUEST CO-HOSTS CHRISTINE ANU & CATHY FREEMAN

Tune in for performances by:

• Filmed during the recording sessions for their just-released mini album, The Makarrata Project, episode headliners Midnight Oil return to The Sound for a world exclusive performance of ‘Change The Date’ feat. Gurrumul and Dan Sultan. The special track features a previously unreleased vocal called Lorrpu (white cockatoo) by Yolngu man Gurrumul, including never-before-seen footage released to The Sound with the blessing of his family
• Filmed outside Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street Station on an early Sunday morning post-lockdown, don’t miss a stunning performance by beloved multi-ARIA award-winner Missy Higgins, who delivers her new single ‘When The Machine Starts’, released 6 Nov
• Music legend, Stolen Generations survivor and 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year: The Sound is honoured to feature Archie Roach AM, joined this week by award-winning singer and composer Jess Hitchcock. 13 November sees the release of The Songs Of Charcoal Lane – recordings celebrating the 30^th anniversary of his debut album Charcoal Lane, songs captured at his kitchen table during the Covid-19 lockdown
• Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, psychedelic surf-rockers and 2020 ARIA Best Rock Album nominees Ocean Alley make their debut on The Sound. Topping 2018’s triple j Hottest 100 with ‘Confidence’, with three studio albums the band’s upward trajectory continues to rise. Check out their recent #FeelExtraordinary campaign
• From mattress-proofed recording studios in Melbourne to LA’s most esteemed comedy writing rooms: Briggs is one of Australia’s most talented all-rounders. Don’t miss his incredible performance of new single ‘Good Morning’ (out 4 Nov), lifted from his latest EP, Always Was
• Fresh from the AFL Grand Final, watch QLD’s Busby Marou performing ‘Lucky Stars’ at Brisbane’s stunning Boondall Wetlands. Taken from 2019’s The Great Divide, the duo is one of Australia’s hardest working live bands, having supported the likes of Elton John
• Love hip-hop? Following on from his collaboration with the Oils on last week’s program, Tasman Keith – who hails from Bowraville, a NSW hinterland town in the Gumbaynggirr nation, performs his track ‘No Country’, joined by Sydney’s awesome Bad Bitch Choir