Boorloo-based rap group And Beyond are set to release their second album 'Nosebleed' on November 6, bringing together their musical upbringing, reflections on racism and a push to create beyond genre boundaries.
The brother-duo comprises vocalist I'm The Phantom and producer Zytgyst, who grew up in Boorloo / Perth with family roots in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean.
Their parents filled the house with hip hop, R&B and soul, while their eldest brother introduced them to artists who helped shape their tastes.
Music became a shared interest that continues to inform their work.
"Our eldest brother was always showing us new artists as we were growing up, which has shaped our music taste and influenced the music we make today," they told National Indigenous Times.
Their connections within Perth's Indigenous music community have included collaborations with Kayps and Zero Emcee, who joined them on the 2022 track 'Nyorn'.
The collaboration grew from meeting at shows and discussing opportunities to work together, eventually producing several tracks over the years.
Those relationships have continued through other projects, with Zytgyst recording Zero Emcee's EP 'Project Zero'.
For I'm The Phantom, music also became a way to support Indigenous students after studying community services.
His first job involved helping students at an Indigenous music school develop their lyric and songwriting skills, creating opportunities to collaborate and share cultural stories.
The brothers see connections between their backgrounds and the experiences explored by Aboriginal artists.
"There are a lot of similarities between our cultures, so we feel like it's been very easy to connect culturally," they said.
"Over the years we've written many songs about discrimination and systemic racism towards black people in Australia."
And Beyond have also supported Baker Boy and Genesis Owusu and performed at BIGSOUND 2026.
Their debut album 'If Only You Knew' included 'Spiced Rum (Party)', which featured in Netflix's 'Heartbreak High'.
While making that record, experimenting on tracks such as "Spiced Rum (Party)" and "Boom For Real" proved rewarding and helped establish the direction for "Nosebleed".
The new album takes that experimentation further, with energy serving as a connection between songs rather than a single genre.
"When we started 'Nosebleed' we had that in mind, so the goal was to make something high energy, and completely unbound by genre," the brothers said.
"We wanted every track to feel like a punch to the face, which is how Nosebleed got its name."
Alongside that intensity, the album makes room for introspection, with I'm The Phantom's writing guided by the emotions and ideas each track brings forward.
"I feel like through making music this way I can give each song what it needs, which results in it being a balance between the two," I'm The Phantom said.
"I feel like a song can be high energy while still conveying emotion."
Lead single "Kids (Take Me Back)" turns towards childhood, offering a change of pace from the album's political material.
Its accompanying video draws on their childhood experiences and music videos they watched growing up.
"When making Kids (Take Me Back) we wanted to make a nostalgic song that took listeners back to a simpler time, before the responsibilities of being an adult," the brothers said.
Listeners can pre-save 'Nosebleed' now, ahead of its November 6 release.
