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Bruise Pristine delivers moody grunge rock stories of mental illness, disaffection and political apathy. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Kate Olivia in 2016, the band delivers 90s alternative rock-inspired stompers addressing empowerment, diversity, political cynicism and queerness. Bruise Pristine has been making an impact on the Sydney live music scene delivering intense live performances and sharing the stage with FLOSSY​, Baker’s Eddy​, Cry Club​, The Buoys​, Horror My Friend​ and most recently supporting UK’s ​Crywank​ on their farewell tour. They released their debut EP Not Like You in 2017, and the first single ‘20mg’ received rotation on community radio stations including 2SER​, Triple R and 4ZZZ​, and was selected by FBi Radio​'s director Amelia Jenner for the station's new music playlist. ‘20mg’ and the EP title track ‘Not Like You’ also received rotation on Triple J Unearthed and overseas on California’s ​DKFM​. Out of the atmosphere of political malaise and apathy,