Owls of Neptune

Keys sit alongside the guitars in Owls of Neptune, and that's what gives this Queensland rock band its particular sound. Songs move from soft, careful melodies into the heavier push of rock, sometimes inside the same number, so the result is gritty and tuneful at once. They pull from a wide spread of influences instead of sticking to one lane. They'll suit a rock room on a Saturday, or a birthday where your guests came for the band first and the bar second.