Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop
band members
Michael (Guitar, Voice, Loops), Max (Drums, Voice)
Influences
Bon Iver, Modest Mouse, The Cure, Phoenix, Crowded House, Sufjan Stevens, Vampire Weekend
Website
Bio
Emerging from the creative melting pot that is Melbourne, the two halves of Halcyon Drive, guitarist/ vocalist Michael and drummer Max, are born innovators: sonic daredevils with a knack for the kind of intimacy that shakes at both the heart and the limbs.
Weaving together summer-soaked melodies and thriving rhythms, Halcyon Drive seamlessly meld garage-toned pop hooks with a unique blend of electronic sounds and intricate instrumentation. Halcyon Drive’s song writing is both meticulous and organic with a sound that is forever peeking over the edge into a chasm of chaos; the spark that lights the fire, brimming with a rare off-kilter energy.
Armed with a diverse arsenal of gear, Halcyon Drive’s live show is a fitting theatre for the realisation of a sound which has taken them everywhere from the east coast of Australia to the far-off stages of Moscow City. Scattered with layered live loops and shape-shifting dual drum segments, it’s an experience refreshing in it’s spontaneity, and completely captivating.
Halcyon Drive have only just begun their meteoric transcendence of the borders of the Australian scene.
Unearthed in 2014

Congratulations to our 7 NIDA winners!
Review
There are little things - like the way the syncopated drums come in and out - that make me like this track. But mainly it's the fact I can almost sing the song back after hearing it a few times that makes me think you'll like this too.
There are little things - like the way the syncopated drums come in and out - that make me like this track. But mainly it's the fact I can almost sing the song back after hearing it a few times that makes me think you'll like this too.
Review
Sample buzzfeed headline for your chorus: "This song has two nice verses and a solid instrumental build. You won't BELIEVE what happens next!" Unexpected fun!
Sample buzzfeed headline for your chorus: "This song has two nice verses and a solid instrumental build. You won't BELIEVE what happens next!" Unexpected fun!
Review
A stunning indie pop epic full of hooks and hook turns.. So much going on but everything in it's perfect place.
A stunning indie pop epic full of hooks and hook turns.. So much going on but everything in it's perfect place.