Mariae Cassandra 6 Pack
6 tracks from 6 Australian emerging artists she's a ride or die for:
Life has been soaring for Mariae Cassandra since winning Unearthed High in 2025. She's released a bunch of gorgeous tunes, toured nationally with Wafia and Kita Alexander, she's played at festivals like Laneway and Hyperfest, she'll be taking to stage at BIGSOUND 2025, plus heaps moreeee.
As we're deep in Unearthed High season for 2025, now's a good a time as ever to shoutout plenty of Unearthed High alumni… in fact, each artist from this list has been in the competition <3
Australian artists getting around Australian artists? Ya love to see it.
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