Shields is a city album. It functions as a nice urban version of Fleet Foxes — a sound born out of concrete rather than forests, glass instead of rivers, subways instead of trails.…
Darnielle fashions Hallmark epiphanies out of his Wal-Mart realism.…
In my 20s, I liked the Go-Betweens. In my 30s I loved them. As I prepare to enter my 40s, I am in awe of them. By the time I reach my 60s, they might be all I listen to.…
Divorce sound like witches burning and power tools. …
“It seems that the only way to escape is to attempt to carve out however small a pocket of resistance as one can,” reads the album's fanzine…
If you’re in downtown Athens, Georgia and you find yourself needing to take a shit, you aren’t going to find a better place to go than the University of Georgia’s main library on north campus. …
It’s permeated by stillness, even when it roars.…
Been puzzling over this one a little. Then I thought, perhaps I should listen to it...…
The new Animal Collective album bores the shit out of me. It's tedious and unimaginative. It is lazy in every conceivable sense — lyrically, melodically, sonically, creatively. …
Sun isn’t as haunting as Moon Pix, but it’s every bit as full. It’s the first Cat Power album that isn’t afraid to look you in the eye. You can dance to it. It’s sexy and confident in a way that makes you feel sexy and confident. It’s a personal triumph as much as a musical one.…
We’re a bit late this year (the story of our life) but it’s time…
Unaddressed allegations of racism, misogyny, violent abuse and bad behaviour. There’s a problem with…
You break up with your ex. You like them, but they’ve pushed the limits…
Charlotte Sands viral hit “Dress”, a song about Harry Styles wearing a dress on…
Photo by Luz Gallardo Kid Congo Powers rose to prominence in the punk and…
Photo: Matthew Reeves Formed in 1977, the Psychedelic Furs melded punk energy with atmospheric…
Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds finish up their 2024 Australian tour…
Photos from Pandemonium at Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane, featuring Alice Cooper, The Psychedelic…
Codeine’s first ever Australian tour ends with a show at Brisbane’s Stranded, with support…
Once I was blind, now I can see Once I was blind but now…
BRIGHTON KOMEDIA: I have never felt very comfortable with my body. This feels like home.…
The opening song sounds like My Bloody Valentine. You may well be enthused by…
Photo: Sian Stacey The big music “news” in Australia in the last couple days…
Photo: Eleanor Petry Well, this is just great. On first listen it reminds me…
Photo by Anita Shao Something from the open browser tab collection that I’ve been…
