Sweet Talk Announce Debut Album Alongside New Single, 'Stoned In Texas, Queensland'

They’ve been on the scene for years, and Kasey Chambers even called them her “new favourite band,” but now Naarm/Melbourne six-piece boogie rockers Sweet Talk have announced their long-awaited debut album.

The record, dubbed Switch On, will be released on May 23rd via Cheatin' Hearts Records/Warner Music Australia, with limited edition vinyl editions also available for pre-order via Impressed Recordings.

But before it’s released, the group have unveiled their latest single, with Stoned In Texas, Queensland giving a raucous, bluesy preview of what’s to comes. “It ain’t your average tune. It’s named after a real place, written half-sober at full-throttle,” the group explain. “This track’s got dirt under its fingernails and smoke in its lungs.”

Having first bonded over a love of late nights, ‘70s-inspired grooves, classing songwriting, and improvised jams, Sweet Talk didn’t waste any time coming together to form a group that demands attention.

With numerous festival appearances under their belt, and plenty of singles to their name since 2021, the group have swiftly asserted themselves as one of the most important names that lovers of Aussie country music need to be paying attention to.

With debut album Switch On set for release in just under two months, Sweet Talk are well on their way to taking the rest of the Aussie music scene by storm.

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To celebrate the release of their new single (and the impending arrival of their album), Sweet Talk are also hitting the road, kicking off with a pair of shows in Victoria this weekend, before they head over to Adelaide and Warrnambool, before heading up Bluesfest in Byron Bay before wrapping up with a date in Cairns. Tickets to their forthcoming shows are on sale now.

Sweet Talk’s Switch On is released on May 23rd with pre-orders available now.

Sweet Talk 2025 Tour Dates

Friday, March 28th – Archie's Creek Tavern, Archie's Creek, VIC

Saturday, March 29th – the Curtin, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, April 3rd – the Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA

Friday, April 4th – Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool, VIC

Saturday, April 19th & Sunday, April 20th – Bluesfest, Byron Bay, NSW

Friday, May 2nd – Court House Gallery, Cairns, QLD

This piece of content has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body