I was once like you, a Monday-hating Garfield-sunnova-gun. But then I realised Monday is when we get our Best New Music fix.

Grab a knife and fork. The layers in this week's music lasagne are made from your new Feature Album, Mansionair's long-awaited debut LP Shadowboxer. Spread in that Unearthed Feature Artist sauce from bomb Brissie rapper Nerve, then sprinkle generously with the molto bene tunes below. For more recipes and ingredients, visit the triple j Hit List on Spotify and YouTube.

Ocean Alley - 'Stained Glass'

The song that showered the triple j app in shakas and the Northern Beaches band's first new music since topping and tailing the Hottest 100. They say it's a song about "not letting the distractions in life - that don’t make you happy – rule it.” We say it's a jam that retains Ocean Alley's signature smoothness but finds them in a more reflective mood as it builds to a climax of textured guitar interplay.

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Alex Lahey - 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself'

The year's first great sax solo comes courtesy of Alex Lahey's first new music since her career-boosting debut I Love You Like A Brother. Hinged upon the catchy chorus and candid lyrics that have become Al's trademarks, it's the horn that really sets this one apart. It's the first taste of her upcoming second album, The Best Of Luck Club, which she's touring around from June. Dates and details here.

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Diplo - 'New Shapes' {Ft. Octavian}

Last year's California EP found ways for the super-producer to flex new production and songwriting muscles. Released on Friday, the Europa EP continues that workout with a new cast of collaborators. A link-up with French-British MC de jeur Octavian, 'New Shapes' is just that - a tune that gently boils from a man typically known for bangers.

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Tones And I - 'Johnny Run Away'

Following in the footsteps of Tash Sultana and Ziggy Alberts, Tones And I is a former busker that got Unearthed buzzing the moment she uploaded this crafty bop. She's got a distinctive voice that'll instantly grab you and even though this is her first song, she's already lined up big things for the year, including a debut on the big stage at Big Pineapple Music Festival.

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CXLOE - 'I Can't Have Nice Things'

This former Unearthed Feature Artist has been shoring up her potential as a pop powerhouse for a while now, and she's put in yet another convincing bid for stardom. The Sydneysider sings confidently across a widescreen vista of danceable synths as she relays lyrics about a relationship that's self-sabotaging.

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Adrian Eagle - 'A.O.K.'

The Adelaide artist set himself soaring with '17 Again' and on Hilltop Hoods' 'Clark Griswold', and now he's glided through with another dose of hip-hop soul that's sure to bring some sunshine into even the darkest of days. 'Acts of kindness/people show us to remind us/some people so negative/love is the answer and the remedy' good vibes right? Immerse yourself in that positivity when Adrian Eagle plays shows in April. Dates and details here.

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Asha Jefferies - 'If You Were My Hero'

Another artist who's been blipping hard on the Unearthed radar for some time, Asha's got the kind of voice that can lift you up or tear you to shreds. On this track, she does both - building you up with scene-setting verses, then slugging your guts with a mighty chorus that undoes you with its lyrical backflip 'If you were my hero/why was I always so sad?' If you dig this, you're going to love her recently released Hold Yourself Together EP.

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Julia Jacklin - Crushing

The anticipated follow-up to Don't Let The Kids Win (and Phantastic Ferniture's debut), Julia Jacklin's second album stretches her songwriting out in ways that are leaner and more economic (the crunchy 'You Were Right' and 'Pressure To Party') but also more complicated, on a set of songs that explore the turbulent emotions that come after a significant break-up (or several).

Opener 'Body' and the chorus of 'Don't know how to keep loving you/Now that I know you so well' hum with the quiet devastation of a Nick Cave murder ballad. 'Head Alone' is a breath of fresh self-affirmation, and 'Turn Me Down' canvasses Julia's delicate yet determined vocals across a sprawling slow-burner.

The moods are often soft and the tempos slow, but the strength and conviction of the songwriting shines through on Crushing.

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