Naretha Williams, ‘Blak Mass’ review
Blak Mass is the debut album from Naretha Williams, an accomplished experimental audio artist,...
Category: ALBUM REVIEWS
Glass Animals, ‘Dreamland’ review
English art-pop quartet Glass Animals return with their third album Dreamland, an epic feat...
Various Artists, ‘They Will Have Their Way: The Songs Of Tim & Neil Finn’ review
Tribute albums: ‘Where bad musicians pay homage to their favourite music’, so said one...
Fontaines D.C., ‘A Hero’s Death’ review
Opener I Don’t Belong (“… to anyone…”) reads as a Declaration of...
Creating mythology on wax: Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ vinyl is coming
Taylor Swift’s new album sounds just like its title, folklore – both in the way that word rustles...
Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky, ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ review
Paul Grabowsky follows his ARIA Award-winning Tryst with Kate Ceberano by teaming up with Paul...
Hockey Dad, ‘Brain Candy’ review
Entrenched in a rich lineage of savage Australian rock thrashers and hopeful burnouts, Hockey...
Split Enz, ‘True Colours’ (20th anniversary re-issue) review
Originally released early in 1980, the first album from Split Enz marked the band’s...
Album Tales (How It Happened): Madonna, ‘Like a Virgin’
Bryget Chrisfield explores the creation, impact, and astonishing legacy of her favourite classic...
Jess Cornelius, ‘Distance’ review
Following her searing debut EP from her new home of Los Angeles, former Melburnian and Teeth &...
Courtney Marie Andrews, ‘Old Flowers’ review
I just want to give Courtney Marie Andrews a big hug. On her new album Old Flowers, this...
Cub Sport, ‘Like Nirvana’ review
The fourth record from Brissie four-piece Cub Sport, Like Nirvana, conjures angelic apparitions...
Fiona Apple, ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’ review
Fetch The Bolt Cutters is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, her first since...
Arca, ‘KiCk i’ review
“Bitch, I’m special you can’t tell me otherwise,” Arca declares on this...
Alice Ivy, ‘Don’t Sleep’ review
The follow-up to Alice Ivy’s stupendous debut (2018’s I’m Dreaming) is a collab...
Yaeji, ‘What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던’ review
Although it’s hard not to see everything as a response to our current pandemic predicament,...
Lime Cordiale, ’14 Steps to a Better You’ review
Sydney’s Lime Cordiale are like an old-school Aussie band: they have built their reputation on the...
Rufus Wainwright, ‘Unfollow the Rules’ review
Rufus Wainwright’s classical composition work (particularly his second opera, 2018’s...
DMA’s, ‘The Glow’ review
Becoming one of Australia’s biggest bands off the back of a single track seemed inevitable when...
Julianna Barwick, ‘Healing Is a Miracle’ review
Healing is a Miracle is the especially apt title for Julianna Barwick’s latest LP....
The Beths, ‘Jump Rope Gazers’ review
When New Zealand band The Beths released their 2018 debut album, Future Me Hates Me, they found...
Bob Dylan, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ review
The time couldn’t be more ripe for a new Bob Dylan album to emerge; his first in eight...
박혜진 Park Hye Jin, ‘How Can I’ review
World-famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking once ran an experiment involving champagne,...
Gordi, ‘Our Two Skins’ review
The door slams… and Gordi sings, “Do you see yourself unravelling?” It’s a powerful opening...
HAIM, ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ review
On their third full-length album, HAIM have figured out both who they are and how to mess with it....
Khruangbin, ‘Mordechai’ review
On their fourth full-length release, Texan trio Khruangbin utilise an array of influences from...
Phoebe Bridgers, ‘Punisher’ review
Since the release of her debut record, Phoebe Bridgers has become one of the most recognisable...
The McClymonts, ‘Mayhem to Madness’ review
The McClymonts are the queens of Australian country music, with 13 Golden Guitar awards, two ARIAs...
Various, ‘Music from the Home Front’ OST review
Ironically, it’s been a big year for Aussie live albums. The Teskey Brothers topped the charts...
GUM, ‘Out in the World’ review
GUM is the solo moniker of Jay Watson (Tame Impala/POND) and album number five sees the...
