PHOTO CREDIT: MARCUS COBLYN INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | WEBSITE 28th August, 2026: Australian favourites Slowly Slowly return with powerful new single ‘Sacrosaint’. Their first new music since 2025’s Forgiving Spree (#1 Australian ARI Album Charts), the track is an urgent, explosive anthem charged with raw passion, desperate energy, and a high-wire vocal performance that pushes frontman Ben Stewart to his absolute physical limits. You can watch the video HERE. The band have also announced they will be playing Good Things Festival this December alongside Limp Bizkit, All American Rejects and Simple Plan. Full announcement HERE. Formed in 2015, Melbourne’s Slowly Slowly have built a fierce reputation as one of Australia’s most compelling rock exports. Led by frontman and lyricist Ben Stewart, the four-piece blends the high-energy urgency of early 2000s pop-punk with the raw, emotional storytelling of modern indie rock. After dominating Australian airwaves, earning heavy Triple J rotation, and capturing hearts with their acclaimed Like A Version cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love,” the band has consistently evolved their sound across five studio albums. Kickstarting an ambitious new era for the trio, “Sacrosaint” marks a pivotal evolution in Ben’s songwriting. Where previous releases were defined by introspective self- reflection, this time he turns his lens towards the world around him, merging his trademark personal observations with a broader, global perspective. As the turbulence of the wider world began to mirror the chaos of his own life, Ben channels the feeling of “standing in quicksand” while watching the world sink around him, capturing that sense of existential dread in the track’s poignant line, “eight billion lonely people, and not enough for equal.” Ben shares, “‘Sacrosaint’ is about the things that we’ve taken for granted, the things that have been sacrosanct in the past, and how we always think they’re going to be there. In that laziness, you’re watching the pillars of what holds up your life and society erode. The good in the world felt like it was disappearing. It felt like a big warning sign – if we stop watering those things that are so important for our happiness, it’s over. So, it felt like a warning.” On the track’s music video, he expands, “I knew exactly what I wanted for the video, which is unusual as I’m not a very visual creative. I needed apocalyptic, I needed the tension of the band performance backdrop in the middle of nowhere against the feeling of intense movement. The two videos I had in my head as inspiration were ‘Scar Tissue’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers and ‘Minerva’ by Deftones.” The new single and music video arrive following the announcement of Slowly Slowly’s place on the 2026 Good Things Festival lineup, alongside Simple Plan, Neck Deep, Bilmuri, The Home Team, LØLØ, All-American Rejects, Polaris, and more. On the live front, Slowly Slowly recently celebrated ten years since the release of their debut album Chamomile with a sold-out hometown show at Melbourne’s Evelyn Hotel, before Ben headed to the US for a series of stripped-back solo shows in Los Angeles and Nashville. Since emerging in 2015 with debut single “Empty Lungs”, Slowly Slowly have grown into an unshakeable musical force, built around a fiercely loyal fanbase and a reputation as one of Australia’s most compelling live bands. Across five acclaimed studio albums – 2016’s Chamomile, 2018’s St. Leonards, 2020’s Race Car Blues (#8 ARIA Charts), 2022’s Daisy Chain (#5 ARIA Charts), and 2025’s Forgiving Spree (#1 Australian Album, #8 ARIA Charts) – Slowly Slowly have continually evolved without losing the emotional honesty at the heart of their music. Their live resume includes taking over Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on their biggest-ever headline tour, completing their first UK/European headline run, and sharing stages with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stand Atlantic, Crawlers, Amy Shark and Ocean Alley. Backed by collaborative tracks with Frank Turner, Alex Lahey, and Grayscale, alongside festival appearances at Good Things, Splendour in The Grass, UNIFY, Groovin The Moo, Party In The Paddock, Beyond The Valley, and Yours and Owls, Slowly Slowly continue to stand out as one of the country’s most formidable bands. Single Artwork | 
