Bursting with sun-soaked melodies and woozy guitar licks, indie-rock sweethearts Mid Drift have swiftly captured hearts all across Australia selling out two national headliner tours in 2025. Between major support slots alongside Aussie crowd favourites Ocean Alley, Old Mervs, and DICE and appearances at renowned Australian festivals such as Laneway and Rolling Sets Festival, the female-fronted 5-piece show no signs of slowing down having released their sophomore EP in February 2026. That EP is Good At Avoiding: five tracks that pull the Mid Drift formula tighter than ever. Frontwoman Sarah Engstrom leans into the messy in-between of growing up – situationships, brain fog, the gap between who you were and who you’re becoming – and the band wraps it all in jangly guitars, tight drumming and the kind of summery, festival-ready hooks that have already turned them into one of the country’s most reliable live acts. Whiplash spirals out of its breakdown into the band’s most satisfying anthem yet; Madness turns frustration into pop catharsis. The whole thing plays like a band who know exactly what they’re doing, and are clearly having a great time doing it. Round the Ground calls Good At Avoiding “a joyous listen” and “uncompromisingly built for the stage.” Rolling Stone Australia tips Mid Drift as ones-to-watch for fans of Ocean Alley and Lime Cordiale, citing “”earworm hooks, tight drumming and shimmering guitar tunes that perfectly soundtrack the summer.”” The Music sums it up neatly: “dreamy reggae-inspired guitar tones with honest lyricism that captures both the breezy ease of coastal life and the complicated emotional terrain of growing up.”
