If you’ve recently discovered Hollow Coves and want to hear more, you’ve got plenty to explore.

The Australian indie-folk duo of Matt Carins and Ryan Henderson have built an international audience around acoustic guitars, warm harmonies and songs that frequently feel made for road trips, beaches, mountains and disappearing somewhere far away for a while.

Formed in Brisbane, Hollow Coves released their Wanderlust EP in 2017 before following it with the albums Moments in 2019 and Nothing to Lose in 2024. Spotify currently lists the group at more than 6.4 million monthly listeners.

But where should you start?

Here are 10 of the best Hollow Coves songs to add to your playlist.

1. Coastline

If there is one Hollow Coves song you should hear first, make it Coastline.

Originally released in 2016 before appearing on the Wanderlust EP, Coastline has become the group’s signature song. Spotify currently shows more than 500 million streams for the track.

It captures almost everything people love about Hollow Coves in less than four minutes: acoustic guitars, beautiful vocal harmonies and a feeling of escaping everyday life.

There’s something incredibly visual about the song. Put it on while driving beside the ocean and it almost feels as though that’s exactly where the track belongs.

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2. The Woods

The Woods takes Hollow Coves’ love of nature and turns it into one of their most instantly recognisable songs.

It’s another track from Wanderlust and remains one of the duo’s most popular recordings on Spotify. The acoustic version has also become hugely popular in its own right.

The track perfectly demonstrates what Hollow Coves do particularly well: they can make relatively simple acoustic music feel enormous without overcrowding it.

If Coastline makes you want to find the sea, The Woods makes you want to disappear into the countryside.

3. Blessings

Blessings has a slightly more reflective feeling.

Released as part of the 2021 EP of the same name, it’s the kind of song that encourages you to appreciate what is happening around you rather than constantly looking for the next thing.

It’s also become one of Hollow Coves’ biggest songs, currently sitting among their most popular tracks on Spotify.

For listeners who like the calmer, more thoughtful side of indie folk, Blessings is an essential Hollow Coves track.

4. Home

Home is one of the standout songs from the Wanderlust era.

Where many Hollow Coves songs create images of travelling somewhere new, Home brings things back towards belonging and the places and people that make somewhere feel familiar.

The stripped-back production gives the vocals plenty of room, while the harmonies provide the kind of warmth that has become central to the Hollow Coves sound.

It’s easy to understand why the band has also revisited the track through acoustic performances.

5. The Open Road

Even the title sounds like a Hollow Coves song.

The Open Road appeared on their 2019 debut album Moments and feels purpose-built for a travel playlist.

There’s an uplifting momentum to the song that makes it particularly suited to long drives, summer playlists and those moments when you just want to go somewhere.

If you’re looking for music that sits somewhere between indie folk and a soundtrack to travelling, this is one of the best examples in the Hollow Coves catalogue.

6. These Memories

These Memories shows a more nostalgic side of Hollow Coves.

At over five minutes long, it has more space to develop than many of the group’s songs, with the vocals and instrumentation gradually building around the track’s reflective mood.

It originally appeared on Wanderlust alongside Coastline, Home and The Woods and remains among the duo’s most-streamed songs.

This is Hollow Coves at their most contemplative.

7. On The Way

For listeners who discovered Hollow Coves through their earlier material, On The Way is a good introduction to their newer music.

The track appears on their 2024 album Nothing to Lose and has become one of the group’s most popular recent songs.

The production feels fuller, but the essential ingredients haven’t disappeared.

There are still the harmonies, acoustic textures and sense of movement that made songs such as Coastline connect with listeners in the first place.

8. Moments

The title track from Hollow Coves’ debut album deserves a place on the list.

Moments captures much of the philosophy running through their music: slowing down enough to appreciate where you are and what is happening around you.

Their 2019 album was produced by Chris Bond, who has also worked with artists including Ben Howard and Xavier Rudd.

If you’re listening to Hollow Coves while travelling, walking or simply switching off for a while, Moments fits perfectly.

9. Lonely Nights

Lonely Nights brings another voice into the Hollow Coves world through a collaboration with singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn.

Released in 2021, the track combines the duo’s atmospheric folk sound with Ahn’s delicate vocals, creating one of the softer songs in their catalogue.

Spotify also places Lonely Nights prominently within its current Hollow Coves artist playlist.

It’s a particularly good choice for quieter evening playlists.

10. Anew

Anew is one of the tracks that demonstrates just how atmospheric Hollow Coves can become.

Rather than relying on a huge chorus or dramatic production, the track takes its time.

That’s part of the appeal.

Hollow Coves are at their best when their music creates somewhere for the listener to disappear into for a few minutes, and Anew does exactly that.

The duo have also released an acoustic version, giving listeners another way to hear the song.

What kind of music are Hollow Coves?

Hollow Coves are generally described as indie folk, combining acoustic instrumentation with close vocal harmonies and reflective songwriting.

Henderson and Carins have cited Angus & Julia Stone as an important early influence, while also naming artists including Sufjan Stevens. They’ve also acknowledged listeners comparing their harmonies to Simon & Garfunkel.

It’s easy to see why their music works so well on acoustic, travel, chill and outdoors playlists.

There’s a sense of space to their songs that makes them sound particularly good when you’re actually going somewhere.

Where should a new Hollow Coves listener start?

Try these five first:

Coastline
The Woods
Blessings
The Open Road
Home

If you enjoy those, it’s worth listening to the Wanderlust EP from beginning to end before moving on to Moments and Nothing to Lose.