FREE EVENT: AIR In Conversation with This Way North

Join our In Conversation with This Way North at the Albury LibraryMuseum on Thursday 5th March, thanks to support from Sound NSW.

This event is open to artists, local music business professionals and those interested in learning more about AIR.

Please note this event is 18+ only.

LOCATION: Albury LibraryMuseum
TIME: 5-7pm

FREE EVENT

About This Way North:

From the open road to the heart of the high country, indie pop-rock duo This Way North have carved out a sound and story that’s as expansive as the landscapes they’ve journeyed through.

For years, Leisha Jungalwalla (guitar, vocals) and Cat Leahy (drums, vocals) chased the horizon, touring relentlessly across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. When the pandemic grounded them, they landed in north-east Victoria on Dhudhuroa Country—trading the freedom of touring for the stillness of ancient forests and high-country valleys. That stillness sparked an explosion of creativity, birthing their debut full-length album, Punching Underwater (February 2024).

Produced by Ainslie Wills and Jono Steer, Punching Underwater dives deep within. While their earlier work explored life on the road, this album journeys inward—unpacking self-doubt, imposter syndrome, the highs of love, and the quiet work of self-acceptance. Its first single, My Love (featuring the ethereal Inuit throat singing of Christine Tootoo, recorded in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada), gained national rotation on Double J and captured hearts across the country.

Named Music Victoria’s Best Regional Act, This Way North have shared stages with icons including Vika & Linda Bull, Ash Grunwald, and Kate Ceberano, and lit up major festivals from Woodford and Port Fairy to Queenscliff, Mariposa, and Dawson City. Their live shows are renowned for big grooves, catchy riffs, and the unmistakable chemistry that comes from being not just bandmates—but partners in life and now, parents to their daughter, Frankie.

Over ten years together, Leisha and Cat have played lakeside sets with audiences floating by on inflatable tubes, rocked stages under snow-capped Canadian peaks, and brought joy to crowds across both hemispheres. Whether delivering driving, alt-psych anthems or tender, tremolo-tinged ballads, their music thrums with connection—between people, place, and heart.

Full of rapturous nostalgia and cinematic spaciousness, Punching Underwater is a testament to evolution and resilience. For This Way North, every show is an invitation—to celebrate, to reflect, and to turn up the volume on life itself.

This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government through Sound NSW.