Farrelly is the indie-folk project of Newcastle songwriter Liam Farrelly — psychologist, activist, storyteller, and chronic overthinker with a piano full of ghosts and pub stories.

Blending soaring indie rock, raw Australian storytelling, dark humour, and cinematic lyricism, Farrelly writes songs about memory, politics, love, shame, addiction, small towns, late-night hotels, and the strange beauty hidden inside modern chaos.

Live, the band moves from intimate and fragile to loud, emotional, and euphoric without warning — part pub confession, part protest rally, part midnight singalong. Think shimmering keys, driving guitars, saxophone swells, and lyrics that hit somewhere between a punch in the chest and a laugh at the worst possible moment.

With influences stretching from Paul Kelly, and Nick Cave to Springsteen, and Australian pub rock, Farrelly’s music feels deeply local while still speaking to anyone who has ever loved too hard, stayed too long, or tried to make sense of a world that increasingly doesn’t.

The debut releases and live performances have built a growing reputation for emotionally charged shows that leave audiences laughing one minute and completely silent the next.

Songs for beautiful bad ideas.