You've never heard Coldplay's signature hit like this!

Everybody knows 'Yellow' — at this point it's an overly familiar fixture of the modern pop canon – but King Stingray's seamless blend of spirited rock with Yolŋu manikay (traditional songlines) breathes new life and perspective into the Coldplay classic.

Fittingly, the colour yellow has a lot of cultural significance for the Yolŋu people.

"The season now is when the stingray are getting fat," guitarist Roy Kellaway explained for triple j's Like A Version. "The colour yellow for Gumatj clan is representative of that fat, the richness – animal fat is yellow."

Hailing from the remote community of Yirrkala in North-east Arnhem Land, King Stingray aren't the first to pair rock guitars with the yidaki (didgeridoo) and bilma (clapsticks) – they're continuing the traditions of Aussie greats like Yothu Yindi, Warumpi Band, and Coloured Stone.

 But they've already found J Award, ARIA and NIMAs winning success in doing it their own way for a modern audience.