Egoism (typeset as EGOISM) is an Australian pop band from Sydney, New South Wales. The band was formed in 2015, and currently consists of co-lead vocalists Scout Eastment (bass) and Olive Rush (guitar) with drummer Adam Holmes.

The band released their debut album, And Go Nowhere, in May 2025, which peaked at #9 on the Australian Artist Album Chart upon release. The band has also released three EPs − 2017's It's Wearing Off, 2020's On Our Minds and 2025's (Trust Me) − as well as several stand-alone singles.

History Before the formation of Egoism, Rush and Eastment were close friends. 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. 2016 also saw the band officially change their name to Egoism and release their first single under the new name, "Reason".

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:

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. This was followed with two new singles in 2019: "Enemies" in March, and "What Are We Doing?" in August.

The band undertook a national tour with Pinkish Blu in early 2020, coinciding with the release of a new single entitled "You You". 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". In September 2020, the band announced their second EP On Our Minds with the release of a new single, "Here's the Thing". They released a final single from the EP, "Happy", 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. In 2022, the band released two new singles: "For Ages" and "2016–2018". The following year, longtime session/touring drummer Adam Holmes (also of Life's Ill) was inducted as a full-time member of the band.

In 2022, Egoism partook in two major support tour slots, supporting Upsahl at the Oxford Art Factory on 4 November 2022, 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 and Vivid Live 2023. Egoism also curated and headlined a mini-festival, titled "Cough It Up", on 22 December 2023, at Marrickville Bowling and Recreation Club, for Cystic Fibrosis Community Care, in support of their drummer Adam Holmes, who lives with Cystic Fibrosis. In 2024, the band supported The Rions on their Happiness In Places tour for shows Wollongong, Dee Why and Sydney. They then supported Teenage Dads on their 2025 Majorfomo tour in March 2025, simultaneously undertaking their own headlining tour dubbed the 2008 Honda Civic Tour.

Following the release of their debut album And Go Nowhere on 30 May 2025, the band went on tour across Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The band also supported Half Alive on the Australian leg of their Persona world tour in June 2025. Egoism played their first overseas shows in September 2025, playing shows in South East Asia. In October 2025, the band shared a four-track acoustic EP entitled (Trust Me), which presented four stripped-back renditions of songs from And Go Nowhere.

Discography Studio albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details Peak chart positions AUS And Go Nowhere Released: 30 May 2025 Label: Egoism (IMP145CD) —

EPs + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details It's Wearing Off Released: 2017 Label: Egoism On Our Minds Released: November 2020 Label: Egoism (Trust Me) Released: October 2025 Label: Egoism

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Further reading From the inner west to the world, Sydney’s buzziest band is going places EGOISM “And Go Nowhere” Album is A Coming-of-Age record

External links Official Facebook Page