It’s easy to get distracted by the constant stream of new and exciting music that’s constantly emerging, but when we stop and think about the Aussie bands we haven’t heard from in a while, it’s easy to get nostalgic.

We here at Tone Deaf took some time to reflect and here we pay ode to the fantastic homegrown acts who have slipped away from the spotlight.

Whether they’ve gone on hiatus, split up, lost members permanently, or have simply flown under the radar, we’ve tracked down a bunch of absent artists that have really made our collective hearts grown ever fonder.

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