Category: Reviews

Cleverly weaving complex riffs with irreverent stories of substance indulgence, the Perth day-trippers ensure the flora and fauna of psychedelia continues to thrive throughout these strange times.

With the help of The Dandy Warhols’ Peter Holström, the Dutch-American artist strays further from reality on her upcoming EP, delving deeper into psychedelic sounds and avant-garde playfulness.

Twisting and morphing in varying directions, John Dwyer’s latest collection of b-sides still manages a few enthralling surprises.

Musically, ‘Karen O’ (sounding suspiciously like the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s vocalist is singing about herself behind a pseudonym) is quiet and low, but pregnant with nostalgia, ruminating on lost love as a universal human experience.

The most up-tempo, fun release we’ve seen from Blake in a while, Before gleefully melds the experimentalist through-line of his oeuvre with the corporeal immediacy of dance music. On this four-track EP, he has returned to his roots – all the way back to his days as an adolescent dubstep DJ.

On their first album for three years, The Baltimore group take their signature synthpop sound into more subdued territory, conjuring new and exciting scenes from their old ways.

Bell’s first bonafide solo album has a much-needed technicolour bounce to it that’s hard to ignore, offering signposts to all of his previous musical lives.

Jacklin’s duo of singles for Sub Pop’s Singles Club serve as self-reflective, appreciative reminders to people that there’s nothing wrong with a release of emotion.

One of the last artists to record with the late John Prine, Kurt Vile pays a touching tribute to the folk icon, alongside some original compositions that proves a commonality binding both musicians.

Brisbane boys The Bonnie Doons are the latest actualisation of Australian artist’s knack of crafting accessible tunes from diverse influences, their latest alt-funk single a contrast of genres and tempos, wholly gratifying all the while.