The Rions chase honesty and sonic exploration as their audience grows louder

They never set out to recreate a past era and yet The Rions have an instinctive spark that listeners keep circling back to. It's loose, guitar driven - a little rough around the edges in a way that cuts deeper than your standard trending indie pop. As their audience grows across Australia and New Zealand, the band is playing bigger rooms, and louder crowds, showcasing a shift from online numbers to #IRL fans.

At the centre of it sits a band that formed long before any industry attention showed up. Friendship came first. The music followed. Now, with a debut album under their belt, guitarist Harley Wilson speaks to the instincts behind their songwriting, and the drive to keep moving without losing what made them start.