Elkie Kershaw Channels Emo Wit and Indie Rock Grit in 'A Failed Teaspoon Collection'

Indie rock newcomer Elkie Kershaw continues to charm and disarm with her distinctive blend of melancholy lyricism, sardonic wit, and grungy guitar hooks. Her latest track 'A Failed Teaspoon Collection' cements her status as one of Australia's most compelling emerging voices, an artist with emotional depth and a serious knack for making sadness sound catchy.

Elkie blends the emotional resonance of a lifelong emo phase with the breezy confidence of a frontwoman who knows how to laugh through the heartbreak. Her lyrics feel like pages ripped from a sardonic, deeply felt diary, sincere but never sentimental, and always delivered with a wink.

The new single captures that bittersweet limbo of growing up, the ache of figuring things out, losing parts of yourself, and becoming someone new. Over gritty, hook laden guitar lines, Elkie reflects on the universal trials and tribulations of adulthood, but does so with a voice that's more honest than overbearing, like a late night chat with a friend who gets it.

Her growing reputation is bolstered by live appearances at festivals like Party in the Paddock and Good Gumnuts, and support slots with beloved Aussie acts The Smith Street Band and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Elkie brings her raw, disarming energy to every stage she steps on.

With a sound that sits somewhere between Courtney Barnett’s lyrical smarts, Snail Mail’s emotional heft, and Veruca Salt’s punch, Elkie Kershaw is part of a new wave of alt rock storytellers turning vulnerability into power.

Elkie sets off on the self titled tour, hitting Twisted Lime in Hobart on the 27th June, alongside Swords Bros and Pat Broxton. The Royal Oak in Launceston on the 28th June, alongside The Labcoat Fiasco and Willow Nischler. The Tote Upstairs in Melbourne, alongside Overthinker and Liv Van Dongen