Ess-Em are a five piece punk/rock/folk band who have been a staple of Sydney's music scene since their formation in 2014. They have embarked on several national tours and supported the likes of Joey Cape, A Wilhelm Scream, Hard-Ons, Mad Caddies, The Porkers, and Frenzal Rhomb. Sporting three record releases, Ess-Em also packs a solid punch on-stage as front-woman, SM, regales audiences with tales of existential crises, conspiracy theories, climate grief, and 'monthly' rage.

"𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜, 𝚋𝚘𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚛𝚜 - 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎．”
(𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦)

On stage they effortlessly jump from party pop to punk anthems with technical precision and passionate energy. Their lyrics are often deep with meaning, layered with satire and sung with the sweetest harmonies.

  "𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳."

- 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚄𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝙹𝚊𝚗 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻

smallways. are Sydney’s most chaotic punk art duo, forging a sound that’s as unpredictable as it is infectious.
Formed in 2023, the band combine drums, 5-string bass, and
dual vocals to create a tense, hook heavy hybrid of punk, hip-hop, and noise.
Their music swings from melodic to distorted, landing somewhere between the likes of Viagra Boys, The Pixies, Talking Heads, SQUID, B-52s, The Garden, Amyl & The Sniffers, and System Of A Down, they’re familiar yet entirely their own.http://www.theundergroundstage.com/?s=smallways.