Meeanjin/Brisbane-based indie-pop band Platonic Sex might have an edgy name, but if you were expecting controversy from their latest single “Face to the Flywire” you might be disappointed. If you want an intimate song that moves you though, this will be right up your alley. It’s so different from the Platonic Sex music I’ve heard, which is much grungier and grittier than this beautiful piano ballad.
Platonic Sex’s singer and guitarist Bridget Brandolini said this song was inspired by their childhood home in Bundjalung Country/Clunes, New South Wales. With five kids the house was pretty crowded, so Bridget’s bedroom was a converted sunroom. “In stormy weather, I’d squish my face up to the flywire to feel the rain and blow smoke out of my room”, they recalled.
The beautiful melody is built on a chord progression that Bridget’s father passed down. “He is the reason I write so much music today,” they said. “He taught me all the lessons he learned about songwriting, even ones I didn’t ask for. We’d sing different things over those chords, and I always found myself coming back to them.”
“Face to the Flywire” is the title track from Platonic Sex’s debut album, which drops on September 19 and is available for pre-order now. Fresh from supporting Ball Park Music around Queensland, Platonic Sex will play the following shows in October.
16 October 2025 – Black Bear Lodge, Meeanjin/Brisbane (supporting jasmine.4.t)
25 October 2025 – ZED50 @ Roma St Parklands, Meeajin/Brisbane
Photo credit: James Caswell
