Xavier Rudd, ‘Storm Boy’ review
If Paul Simon had grown up on the Australian coast and become a surfing vegetarian, he would sound...
Category: ALBUM REVIEWS
TT, ‘LoveLaws’ review
In Hitchcock’s iconic film Rear Window we look onto the courtyard of a city apartment block....
West Thebarton, ‘Different Beings Being Different’ review
Like a warm hug from a new friend at the pub, listeners have embraced West Thebarton from their...
Dimmu Borgir, ‘Eonian’ review
After an eight-year wait, Dimmu Borgir’s new studio album is sure to once again divide the black...
Charlie Puth, ‘VoiceNotes’ review
VoiceNotes, Charlie Puth’s folllow-up to the savagely panned Nine Track Mind, is something of a...
PP Arnold, ‘The Turning Tide’ review
In 1966, PP Arnold quit her job in Ike and Tina Turner’s Ikettes during a British tour to...
Slowly Slowly, ‘St. Leonards’ review
Melbourne band Slowly Slowly are making gold on their sophomore effort, St. Leonards. Opener...
Simian Mobile Disco, ‘Murmurations’ review
A defining act of the fluorescent-v-necks-and-tiny jackets age, who could’ve predicted Simian...
Courtney Barnett, ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’ review
After flooring the world with her debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit...
Arctic Monkeys, ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ review
For a group that have built an entire career on being a guitar band, Tranquillity Base Hotel &...
Beach House, ‘7’ review
Dream pop stalwarts Beach House are up to album number seven, the aptly titled 7. The two brains...
Jon Hopkins, ‘Singularity’ review
Jon Hopkins’ last album Immunity featured the extraordinary single Open Eye Signal. A...
Post Malone, ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ review
You asked the universe for more Post Malone, and it has delivered, with Beerbongs &...
Tropical F-ck Storm, ‘A Laughing Death In Meatspace’ review
Here’s an electric guitar. Now it’s a swan arching its neck! Now it’s a chainsaw. Now it’s a...
William Crighton, ‘Empire’ review
The bells are ringing. They signal that Australian music has a vibrant new voice. William Crighton...
Parkway Drive, ‘Reverence’ review
The cover art of Parkway Drive’s new album Reverence is a re-coloured detail of Baroque artist...
Middle Kids, ‘Lost Friends’ review
Sydney’s Middle Kids – singer and guitarist Hannah Joy, her husband and bass player Tim Fitz, and...
Leon Bridges, ‘Good Thing’ review
Like the soulful bygone era which Texan Leon Bridges represented so beautifully in his hugely...
Dave Hole, ‘Goin’ Back Down’ review
Emerging from Perth in the mid-’60s, slide guitarist Dave Hole’s unconventional method...
Kasey Chambers, ‘Campfire’ review
If there’s a girl who knows the importance of a campfire, it’s Kasey Chambers. Living in the...
Lanks, ‘twentyseven’ review
Twentyseven is partly about growing up. Specifically, the part where you stop worshipping death,...
DMA’S, ‘For Now’ review
Well, 50 years of American music has been strip-mined to the point of boredom, so it’s not...
Anne-Marie, ‘Speak Your Mind’ review
Some feature artists will pop up on a track or two, make a bit of noise, and then disappear....
Kimbra, ‘Primal Heart’ review
Kimbra has long defied categorisation by constantly pushing sonic boundaries. Now armed with her...
Evelyn Ida Morris, ‘Evelyn Ida Morris’ review
Pioneering Australian musician Evelyn Ida Morris has unveiled their debut release under their own...
Samantha Jade, ‘Best of My Love’ review
Win a reality singing show and it appears you’re destined to a lifetime of covers albums. For her...
Pennywise, ‘Never Gonna Die’ review
With politics moving as fast as they do these days, it’s safe not to expect too much from ageing...
Missy Higgins, ‘Solastalgia’ review
Before every young female artist wanted to be Courtney Barnett, they wanted to be Missy Higgins. A...
Jaala, ‘Joonya Spirit’ review
Melbourne musician Jaala first saw the words “Junior Spirit” embroidered on a pair of...
Alexis Taylor, ‘Beautiful Thing’ review
Speaking of beautiful things, let’s not forget the voice of Alexis Taylor. Since the moment...
