PETIGUANA formed in 2016 after singer Madeleine Powers and keyboardist Blake Perry decided to leave the world of classical music at the Sydney Conservatorium to experiment with alternative forms of musical expression. Jamming over prog-rock and neo-soul grooves PETIGUANA introduced blues guitarist Matthew Robards to jazz bassist Oscar Peterson and jazz drummer Giorgia Miedzinski.

"There's so much to appreciate here; that wonderful neo-soul meets jazz sound, the warm production, the many twists and turns this track takes you on… but chiefly (heh), it’s that voice. Frontwoman Madeline Powers delivers an oustanding vocal performance here, straddling a fine line between soulful and expressive, and confident, commanding.

To put it succinctly: Wayside is of a quality that belies the relative youth of this project. I mean, the band’s only been around for a little over 6 months. Who knew a blues guitarist, a jazz bassist and drummer and a classically-trained singer and keyboardist would come together for such a cohesive and thrilling project?

I always knew Sydney had a strong soul scene, but with a growing list of artists including (but not limited to) The Baldwins, New Venusians, Levingstone, Inês the Iny, and even more genre-bending acts like Floating Pyramids, Godriguez and Wallace, I think this city is proving itself as the soul capital of Australia. To me, Petiguana has solidified this view."
- Chiefly Sounds

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