Thomas Porter & Lucy Sugerman

Sydney bedroom pop songwriter-performer-producer, Thomas Porter, has joined forces with rising Canberra pop star, Lucy Sugerman, to deliver the superb and adorable new single, ‘Headache’, out now via Dew Process.

The Sydney-based musician Thomas Porter is an exciting new entrance to the Australian indie-pop scene. He first discovered a love of writing music as an 11-year-old while teaching himself to play the piano at home–refusing to take more lessons alongside his already gruelling school schedule and instead teaching himself piano so he could write music on his own. He then learned how to sing after signing up for the school play at 12–making one hell of an Artful Dodger in Oliver and discovering how to project his voice in a new way. From this, the music of today’s Thomas Porter was finally born–producing, writing and mixing everything himself.

Recently unveiled his debut EP, Manic Pixie Dream Girl, landing him the cover of Spotify’s Softly and Pop n’ Fresh playlists and additions to Front Left, Bedroom Pop, New Music Friday AU & NZ, and more.

Bold and unafraid to speak her mind, twenty year old Lucy Sugerman writes about her coming of age experiences of modern love and life, inspired by her songwriting heroes from the 70s. With a knack for confessional storytelling tied with assured pop hooks, Sugerman’s addictive and youthful energy perpetuates her music, even in her most vulnerable moments.

In 2021, Lucy opened SummerSalt Festival in Canberra, joining a lineup alongside Montaigne, Boy & Bear, John Butler, the Teskey Brothers and the Cat Empire. Lucy independently released her debut EP ‘hurt that’s man made’ released in November 2021.

In 2022, Sugerman won triple j Unearthed’s Groovin the Moo competition to perform at the festival and was named a triple j Unearthed Feature Artist. She also collaborated on a release with AYA YVES on the track “Feels Alright” and opened for Charley at Mary’s Underground in Sydney. Sugerman lets people into her world through relatable tales of her struggles and triumphs in romance and growing up, showing that they are not alone and cathartically capturing the spirit in learning from your own experiences.

Together, Thomas and Lucy have graced us with their track “Headache”. The track's quirky lyrics describe the aftermath of an awkward hook-up, when one of the participants just won't leave and the two sides of the situation engage in a cheeky back-and-forth exchange, soundtracked by gentle, bright guitar strums, producing a precious pop gem.

The PR Files are so excited to be working with both Thomas Porter and Lucy Sugerman in conjunction with Dew Process.