NTS regular HTRK has been hosting a show since 23 September 2020. HTRK hosted a guest show on 9 September 2019. HTRK has been played over 280 times on NTS, first on 21 November 2013. HTRK's music has been featured on 263 episodes.

Originated in Melbourne, Australia, art rock project HTRK -- pronounced "Hate Rock" (also known before as Hate Rock Trio) -- began performing in 2003. After their former group disbanded, bassist Sean Stewart and guitarist Nigel Yang recruited vocalist Jonnine Standish with aims to create a project inspired by Lynchian imagery, using very slow mechanical repetition (courtesy of an 808 drum machine and…