Vows is a signal post for pop music. It’s like Kate Bush if she knew how to write a good song. It’s like Cat Power if she had someone who loved her. It’s like Adele if she knew how to dance. It’s like the Rolling Stones if they were still alive. Where can anyone go from here except sideways?…
It feels like watching the rain through a window. It makes the back of my neck prickle. I think you'll like it.…
If you can’t be great, you can at least be interesting. …
After five listens, I’m still not sure this music even exists. It’s that ephemeral, a shimmery mirage that’s every bit as substantial, every bit as nourishing, and every bit as empty, as the image suggests.…
It’s the best week of summer vacation you ever had…
I wasn’t expecting much from the new Best Coast album, but god this is fucking awful.…
By Princess Stomper It goes dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun. I am playing Bejeweled Blitz as…
Fuck ‘em. She’s the real thing, as honest, brutal, haunting and pure a songstress as Australia has ever had the honour of laying claim to…
No one would be complaining the fuck out these lyrics if they weren't by a female.…
Proof that our people are still here, and they still give enough of a shit about not giving a shit as to give us gems like this.…
Madonna reminds me of the creepy old goth who used to hang out at the club hitting on the teenage girls - she's just too old for this. …
Third Mouth is achingly, tinglingly beautiful. Think of folk and you'll think of knitwear and frump, but here you can smell the moss and soil. …
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