Purity Ring – Womb (4AD) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. It has been five years since Canadian electro-witch-pop two-piece Purity Ring dropped their last album ‘another eternity’ to critical acclaim. On ‘Womb’, their third album, vocalist Megan James and multi-instrumentalist andContinue Reading
The Weeknd – After Hours (XO / Republic Records) Reviewed by Sam Smith. After ten years in the music game, R&B prince The Weeknd is back with another project and this time he has brought his darker side to proceedings.Continue Reading
Devilskin – Red (Independent) Reviewed by Doug Peters. The Kiwi hard rock band Devilskin are often considered to be a bit of a “Marmite” act. While they have one of the most intense dedicated fanbases ever seen by a NewContinue Reading
Childish Gambino – 3:15:20 (Wolf+Rothstein / Liberator Music) Reviewed by Sam Smith. It has been over three years since Childish Gambino let loose on the world his p-funk project Awaken, My Love! In the years following, Donald Glover has toured,Continue Reading
Pearl Jam – Gigaton (Republic Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. In recent days a number of artists have chosen to delay the release of new material in the face of the global COVID-19 crisis. Yet it is refreshing to seeContinue Reading
Roger Eno and Brian Eno – Mixing Colours (Deutsche Grammophon) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. “The more you listen to this, particularly with the fabulous worlds that Brian has created, you can really walk into this enormous landscape and stay.” –Continue Reading
Grimes – Miss Anthropocene (4AD) Reviewed by Bridie Chetwin-Kelly. I will be the first to admit, I never really jumped on the Grimes bandwagon. Objectively, her tracks ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Genesis’ are bops but that’s about as deep as I everContinue Reading
Moses Sumney – græ: Part 1 (Jagjaguwar Records) Reviewed by Sam Smith. It has been two years since American electro-soul singer Moses Sumney stole the show at Laneway 2018. His falsetto soared across Albert Park, turning heads in the directionContinue Reading
Tame Impala – The Slow Rush (Interscope) Reviewed by Sam Smith. It has been five years since Kevin Parker last released a Tame Impala project. 2015’s Currents catapulted the Perth psych-rock musician to global superstardom with that albums pop sensibilityContinue Reading