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Adelaide’s
TEENAGE JOANS
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triple j’s Unearthed High
competition!
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For the last two months, triple j Unearthed have been busy searching far and wide for the country’s best music makers in high school.
After much deliberation, we’re thrilled to announce that the winner of this year’s Unearthed High competition is Teenage Joans from Gleeson College in Adelaide, South Australia!
Fronted by two of the coolest kids in Adelaide, Tahlia Borg and Cahli Blakers, Teenage Joans make snappy, rough and tumble garage rock. Listen to their winning entry ‘Three Leaf Clover’ and we promise it’ll have your head thrashing in no time!
After meeting through a mutual friend and stalking each other on Instagram, the two teens have been making music together for two years. In that short amount of time, they’ve made a mark on the local Adelaide music scene, supporting acts like Ruby Fields and The Hard Aches on tour and played over 60 live shows in 2019.
triple j Unearthed Music Director, Dave Ruby Howe says of Teenage Joans, “The Adelaide duo rose to the top of the class this year showing stacks of potential to make a mark on the Australian music scene. On ‘Three Leaf Clover’ you really get a vision of what is ahead for the band. You can already picture the heaving moshes at their live shows, loose road trips in the tour van, and the cult fandom that’s sure to spawn stan accounts and inspire tattoos of their lyrics.”
Teenage Joans join triple j Unearthed High alumni like KIAN, Gretta Ray, George Alice, Montaigne, The Kid Laroi, Hockey Dad and Arno Faraji who have grown into beloved staples of the Australian music scene.
We can’t wait to see what comes next for Teenage Joans, as well as the 2020 Unearthed High finalists who are all brimming with talent. Any one of them could be the next big thing, so get acquainted with them over at triplejunearthed.com!
Plus, keep an eye on triple j Unearthed’s socials tomorrow to see Teenage Joans’ Tahlia be surprised with the news at her school. Due to travel restrictions we were unable to be there in person, but with the help of her teachers, we still managed to pull off the big reveal!
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triple j Unearthed – discovering new Australian music
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