Local Roots

Hustling from Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula, 20 year old singer, songwriter and producer Nathan Smart radiates a unique pop sensibility, with snappy vocal delivery and soaring choruses that form infectious tracks such as the 2018 breakup-makeup anthem Jailhouse.

Nathan began sharing YouTube covers as a young teen in 2010, developing upon his passion for music and video before his first original release in 2015.

In addition to music, Nathan also has a meticulous eye for crafting visuals, directing his own music videos including the recent singles You Ain’t Got Me and Jailhouse which feature his signature music-matched lighting design.

Want to premiere a track?

Get in touch with us! Please send all submissions to localroots@joy.org.au – we love getting new submissions and keen to hear your new track. We only play tracks that have been released within the last 4-6 weeks, so make sure it’s super new and hopefully we’ll give it a spin.

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We’d love to know what you’re listening to right now, or what your thoughts are on the songs played on our show. Join us on Facebook and share your favourite tunes or follow our Spotify playlist – this playlist is updated weekly with the best new release Australian tunes!

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