ABOUT GIMMY
GIMMY (pronounced “gimmie”) is fast becoming modern indie-rock band with effortless blend of garage rock, new wave, punk rock and folk. As the pseudonym of Mullumbimby (Northern NSW, Aus) female artist Gemma Owens, GIMMY is the driver of a project that creates music with no boundaries. Alongside her band consisting of Tom Withford (guitar), Michael Bradborn (bass) and Barclay Israel (drums), GIMMY’s live shows are energising, raw, beautiful and sweaty. Much like her recorded songs, the live experience implores us to feel everything and to be connected as humans.
GIMMY’s new EP Labour of Love is a seven-track collection written over a six-month period, recorded in March 2025. Where her 2024 debut album Things Look Different Now was a sprawling two-to-three year journey of change and introspection, Labour of Love arrives with a different kind of energy: intuitive, immediate and deeply in tune with the frontwoman, Gemma Owens’emotional landscape.Labour of Love is a raw and emotionally charged collection recorded in an intensive 4–5 day burst with producer Sam Joseph. The seven tracks explore social anxiety, loss, falling in love and the beautifully chaotic honesty of daily life — each song arriving “on its own terms” through moments of home writing, travel inspiration and full-band collaboration. Blending gritty indie rock, punk edges and tender poetic folk expression with a uniquely Australian charm, the EP draws connection to bands such as Soft Play, Nick Cave, Fontaines D.C., The Preatures and The Smiths, while remaining distinctly GIMMY.
Performing around Australia, GIMMY has shared the stage with the likes of TOPS (CA), The Murlocs, Bad Dreems, Floodlights, Maple Glider, Nice Biscuit and more. As well as winning hearts at Brisbane's 2023 BIGSOUND, GIMMY took to the main stage at Splendour In The Grass 2023 after winning the triple j Unearthed competition and receiving “Feature Artist” on triple j Unearthed. In the short space of her career GIMMY has received high praise from Rolling Stone (AU/NZ), Life Without Andy, Pilerats, The Guardian, Tone Deaf, Happy Mag and more. GIMMY has received multiple spins on triple j’s Home and Hosed, and the music videos Bathrooms and SWEAT were both “Wild One” features on Rage. Multiple singles from the debut album were added to Spotify (AU/NZ) playlists Fresh Finds, New Music Friday, Rock Out, and GIMMY was the cover star on Local Noise, as well as playlisting on Apple Music’s New Music Daily, Good Times and more.
