The Buoys blasted out of the local DIY scene and in just a few short years unleashed three killer EPs, playing sold-out shows across the country that have earned them a devoted following, and engrained this Sydney based all-woman rock band into Australian music culture. The Buoys themselves are devoted to playing high-octane shows, and as a result have cemented their place as an unmissable live show experience. 2023 was a huge year for The Buoys, releasing singles ‘Settle Petal’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘Fight Back Time’, the latter a collaboration with Norway’s Sløtface. All releases saw both domestic and international playlisting, including Local Noise covers and an Indielista cover (Norway) as well as NMF (Aus, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark). It wouldn’t be The Buoys without squeezing in extensive touring around such major projects. 2023 has seen The Buoys play shows with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, DMAs, Royal Blood, IDLES and embark on the Spilt Milk festival tour, they are after all a live band that lives and breathes live music. The Buoys carve out a fresh space in the indie guitar scene, traversing themes of uncertainty to curiosity, disappointment to determination, all through honest lyricism and backed by the weight of meaningful instrumentation, paying homage to the music you know and love, while leaving just enough room to steer their sound into unchartered waters.
