Taking their name from a 2002 Melbourne Cup-winning Irish racehorse, media puzzle is fronted by Tom Peter (lead vocals/guitar) with support from Kellie Eden (synth/trumpet), Eden Yeigh (guitar), Oliver Clarke (drums) and Solomon Jones (bass). Since first emerging in 2023 with their EP 14, they quickly made a name for themselves for their drum machine-riddled, scuzzy post-punk sound immortalised through three albums and another EP, with Pitchfork firmly praising their last project Intermission as “uncanny creativity that egg-punk weirdos love to tout, residing somewhere between Suicide’s dark melodies and Uranium Club’s remote eccentricities”.

Marking their fourth album, New Racehorse is a surreal commentary on modern existence: technology, love, death, responsibility, and ego. Signifying a rebirth for the band, the record is a focus on experimentation and building outwards from their trademark sonically distorted sound, bringing eccentric samples and dynamic pace.