Tasmanian duo
Sumner crafts R&B-inspired electronic music that is influenced by
Lorde,
Kanye West, and
Frank Ocean. The Launceston-based pair of Chloe Wilson and Jack McLaine met through mutual friends, exchanging music as a means of introduction. Once they started collaborating, they formed
Sumner and began building an audience with live shows supporting acts like
Vera Blue and
Wil Wagner. Their debut single, "Pictures," arrived in 2018. With hypnotic atmospherics and yearning lyrics, the song was the first offering from their debut EP, All That I Am. The four-song set was self-produced by
Sumner and mixed by
Kevin "KD" Davis (
Rihanna,
TLC,
Destiny's Child). ~ Neil Z. Yeung