Simona Castricum

Simona Castricum fuses post-punk, dream-pop and synth-wave, mapping queer relationships inside utopian/dystopian urbanisms.

Emerging from Narrm’s underground scene in the late ’90s, she has received multiple Music Victoria Award nominations for Best Solo Artist. Her Panic/Desire and SINK albums were long-listed for the Australian Music Prize. SINK also earned a 2024 AIR Award nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Release.

Signing to Dinosaur City Records in 2023, Simona collaborates to release music independently through her studio, Trans-Brunswick Express.

Performing as a duo with drummer Anetta Nevin, Simona has brought her stadium sound to Golden Plains, Dark Mofo, VIVID, Sydney World Pride, and Melbourne Music Week, supporting Peaches, Drab Majesty, Lydia Lunch, and !!!. Her music has been remixed by Aérea Negrot, Chiara Kickdrum, and Various Asses, while she has remixed for Courtney Barnett, Cong Josie, Pillow Pro, and Hyrda Fashion Week.

In 2017, she formed SaD with the late Daphne Camf. Opening for Moon Duo in 2020, they released Saturn Rules the Material World (2021), their lone epitaphic offering, which earned a Music Victoria Award nomination for Best Electronic Act.