Joe Mungovan is back with his new indie-rock single ‘Hurts’, released after a year of touring and creative growth.

From his childhood beginnings on the drums to the life-changing accident that led him to the guitar, Mungovan has built a career around his signature “groove-based indie rock” sound.

At nine years old, he had only one wish for Christmas: a drum kit.

“I was always drumming and hitting pots and pans in Mum’s kitchen until I begged them to buy me a drum kit.”

That first drum kit led him into the school band and countless afternoons making music with friends.

At 13, while skateboarding down one of Kiama’s steepest hills, Mungovan suffered a near-fatal crash, fracturing both femurs and spending months confined to a wheelchair.

Suddenly unable to drum, he picked up the guitar and unknowingly stepped into the next chapter of his artistic career.

Now a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Mungovan blends catchy hooks with emotional depth, touring around Australia and Europe.

His music has earned airplay on Triple J, Double J, Rage and MTV, alongside nominations for an APRA Award, Golden Guitar Award, and APRA PDA, as well as an International Songwriting Competition finalist nod, and the title of Songsalive Australia’s 2014 Folk Singer/Songwriter of the Year.

He has performed at major festivals, including the Queenscliff Music Festival, Caloundra Music Festival, Nannup, and Vivid, and shared stages with artists such as Lime Cordiale, The Vanns, Brad Cox, Gang of Youths, and more.

After COVID disrupted the tour for his 2020 album, he launched a ‘breakfast tour,’ performing morning shows in cafés up and down the East Coast.

Mungovan’s latest single ‘Hurts’ is his third release of the year.

With its music video filmed at the Kiama tennis courts, the track leads into his upcoming Hurts ‘breakfast tour’.

He performed last weekend at Milton and will be in his home town on Saturday morning at Becks Cafe in South Kiama, before concerts in Newcastle and Freshwater.