History
Before the formation of Egoism, Rush and Eastment were close friends. [1] In 2015, Eastment and Rush began writing and playing music together. The band initially formed as a four-piece under the name Ego, releasing three singles: "Moon", "Better" and "Crowd". They supported bands such as Last Dinosaurs, Flyying Colours and Phantastic Ferniture in 2016. [6] 2016 also saw the band officially change their name to Egoism and release their first single under the new name, "Reason". [7]
Their debut EP was a three-track release entitled It's Wearing Off. The group have largely disowned the EP in recent years, and it has subsequently been removed from streaming services. In an interview with Pilerats, Eastment explained the band's complicated relationship with the release:
I think when you're doing something as a young person, a lot of people try to help with the best intentions and be like "oh, don't do it like that, do it like this," and you don't really know how to avoid that. A lot of those decisions got pushed into that EP and when I listen to it now, all I can hear are those mistakes." [8]
After the departure of two band members, Egoism were turned into a duo. Their first single as a two-piece, "Sorry", was released in September 2018. [3] This was followed with two new singles in 2019: "Enemies" in March, [9] and "What Are We Doing?" in August. [10]
The band undertook a national tour with Pinkish Blu in early 2020, [11] coinciding with the release of a new single entitled "You You". [12]
In June 2020, the band were announced as one of 16 recipients of triple j Unearthed's Level Up Grants, created by the station to "support independent local artists who had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic". [13] In September 2020, the band announced their second EP On Our Minds with the release of a new single, "Here's the Thing". [14] They released a final single from the EP, "Happy", [15] before its official release on 6 November 2020.
The band followed up on the EP with a single, "Lonely But Not Alone", in mid-2021. [16] In 2022, the band released two new singles: "For Ages" and "2016–2018". [17] The following year, longtime session/touring drummer Adam Holmes (also of Life's Ill) was inducted as a full-time member of the band. [18]
In 2022, Egoism partook in two major support tour slots, supporting UPSAHL on her "THIS IS MY FIRST HEADLINE TOUR" tour, playing the Oxford Art Factory on November 4, 2022 [19] , as well as supporting Last Dinosaurs on their 2022 Australian tour across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
The band followed up those shows with festival appearances at Lost Paradise 2022, Port Kembla Festival 2023, Vivid Live 2023. As well as these shows, Egoism played shows at The Lady Hampshire and North Wollongong Hotel. Egoism also played a mini festival titled "Cough It Up" on December 22, 2023, at Marrickville Bowling and Recreation Club, for Cystic Fibrosis Community Care, in support of their drummer Adam Holmes, who lives with Cystic Fibrosis. [20] Egoism also played intimate shows across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 2024.
Egoism continued to play shows in 2024, playing as part of Fest By Inner West for SXSW Sydney on October 20, 2024, before they supported The Rions on their "Happiness In Places" tour in Wollongong, Dee Why and Sydney in November and December 2024.
The band continued to tour in 2025 with appearances at "Twilight at Taronga" on March 1, 2025, as well as Jameson Distilled Sounds on March 20, 2025.
Egoism supported Teenage Dads on their 2025 "Majorfomo Tour" in March 2025, all while going on their "2008 Honda Civic Tour", with dates across Byron Bay, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Wollongong and Sydney in February, March and April 2025.
Following the release of their debut album "And Go Nowhere" on May 30, 2025, the band went on the "and go nowhere" tour across Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, supported by sesame girl, maschienkrieger, ej wood, maira, gordon's grandson and gloomie.
The band also supported half•alive on their 2025 "Persona" world tour in June 2025, playing the Rechabite in Perth, Northcote Theatre in Melbourne, the Roundhouse in Sydney and the Princess Theatre in Brisbane.
Egoism played their first overseas shows in September, 2025, playing in Singapore as part of "music matters, Singapore.
The band is set to embark on their "(trust me) tour" across October and November 2025, with dates in Canberra, Milton, Terrigal, Brunswick, Newcastle, Wollongong and Stones Corner.
