On her new LP luck…or something, Hilary Duff sounds completely at ease with herself – no vocal acrobatics, no trend-chasing detours, just a confident embrace of her range and a sharp focus on songwriting. The album’s greatest strength is how naturally it balances humour with anxiety, and romance with realism. These songs live in the…
New Found Glory have undeniably still got it. Their twelfth record, Listen Up! arrives as the band approaches their thirtieth anniversary, and it feels like them at their very best. Shaped by experiences such as guitarist Chad Gilbert’s ongoing battle with an aggressive cancer as well as their dynamic as a band all these years…
Missouri outfit Story Of The Year have never been easy to pin down. Floating somewhere between post-hardcore, pop-punk and emo, they’ve spent over two decades bending genres. Through hiatuses and line-up changes, they’ve weathered plenty- but their seventh studio album A.R.S.O.N genuinely feels like they’ve settled into themselves. Short for All Rage Still Only Numb,…
At sixteen, most of us are just trying to survive school, friendships and our own feelings – not dropping a debut EP. For Freya Skye, though, this kind of early brilliance seems almost inevitable. The 16-year-old singer, songwriter and Zombies 4 star has officially stepped into her pop era with stardust– a five-track debut dripping…
This Friday, February 20th, ARIA #1 artist Meg Mac returns with her fourth studio album, It’s My Party. It’s a record that builds on Mac’s firmly established brand of pop-soul-indie fusion, while loosening up and finding new ground. Self-assured and sonically explorative, it’s a mature offering that buries some big questions in pop-song velvet. Written…
I’ve been onboard with Mumford & Sons since Sigh No More in 2009, with some of their tunes featuring large in milestones in my own life, and there’s always been a sense of comfort for me in their unique sound. I freely admit to loving their rollicking tunes like “Little Lion Man” and “I Will…
Way back in 2010, a short lived BBC TV series called Whites featured a song called “Song For The Dead” over its opening and closing credits. The song was by Alexander Wolfe from his debut album Morning Brings A Flood, and I was immediately enthralled. 16 years later I continue to follow his musical endeavours…
Madison Beer has spent much of her career being underestimated, written off as an influencer-adjacent pop star, praised faintly for singles but rarely credited for her artistry as a whole. Locket, her third album, should finally put that misconception to rest. It’s a deeply introspective, emotionally cohesive body of work that rewards close listening, offering…
Adelaide musician and producer LOS LEO has released his latest record, LL-1000, an ambitious project that far transcends the music itself. Setting himself the seemingly impossible challenge of writing, recording, and producing an album within one calendar year, he has just scraped in, and the result is a stunning 14-track record that showcases this insane…
If you’ve clicked on this article, I’m going to assume that you are one of two types of people: you either think I’m rage-baiting you or you’re in complete agreement. If you’re the former, hear me out. If you’re the latter- hey, we were probably friends on Twitter back in 2011. I was first introduced…
It’s been five years between albums for Tame Impala. In the intervening years between 2020’s The Slow Rush and Deadbeat the multi-instrumentalist behind the project, Kevin Parker, has also become a husband and a father, making the choice of name for the album an interesting one indeed. Following on from the huge success of earlier…
The Maple State are back! Seventeen years after their original disbanding, the Manchester emo-punk outfit has released their new album Don’t Take Forever. A staple of the early 2000s punk scene, The Maple State steadily developed a loyal following over the years – one that includes Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and The 1975’s frontman, Matty Healy….
Pop-punk favourite Taylor Acorn has finally dropped her debut LP, Poster Child – her first release since signing to Fearless Records last month. Across 12 tracks and a short but sweet 37-minute runtime, Acorn delivers an album that is sharp, emotional, anthemic, and so damn fun. Opening track “People Pleaser” immediately sets the tone with…
Fans of UK post-punk/alt-rock band, Savages, will know Jehnny Beth from her time as their dynamic front woman. Others may know the French singer/songwriter from her numerous collaborations with some of music’s biggest names, including Trentemøller, Gorillaz, and Julian Casablancas, to name but a few. Released at the end of August, Beth’s second solo album…
All Time Low return with their tenth studio album, Everyone’s Talking, out today. The title alone feels loaded in all the right ways, coming after a few turbulent years that saw the band face some scrutiny- this record marks a reset and reclamation in their journey. The colourful album cover features the band in bright…
Little more than 18 months after their breakout debut album, The Last Dinner Party return with another instant classic, the soaring rock-opera From the Pyre. After initially coming out of nowhere with the singles from Prelude to Ecstasy (including “Sinner”, “Nothing Matters” and “My Lady of Mercy”), the majority British act wowed crowds and critics…
A little over a year since the release of his Sincere LP, R&B singer Khalid has decidedly changed his tune from those airy, harmonic rhythms to a more pop-forward, liberating sound with After The Sun Goes Down, a confident, at times sexually charged collection of beats that leans into an almost Y2K sense of sound….
Proving themselves each other’s muses, Swedish power popstar Zara Larsson and British singer-songwriter-producer MNEK have maintained their musical forces for her latest LP, the euphoric Midnight Sun, a decade after they first struck electropop gold on their 2015 collaboration “Never Forget You”. Their blend of EDM sonics and R&B sensibilities course through the veins of…
Meanjin/Brisbane petalcore outfit Torizon have just dropped their debut EP Meliora, exploring infertility through the characters of Luna and Sam. It’s rich and emotive, blending heavy sounds with vocal and lyrical vulnerability. Torizon teamed with Emerge Creative to create short videos accompanying the single releases, exploring how the couple fall apart from the grief, but…
Sometimes the greatest ideas come from a spur-of-the-moment text. Case in point: in 2023, Ashe, established star in her own right with her viral smash hit “Moral Of The Story” and incredible debut record Ashlyn, messaged her long-time pal Finneas, aka Grammy-magnet and brother/co-writer/bandmate of Billie Eilish, simply saying “Hear me out. Should we start…
I Prevail are no strangers to high stakes. The Michigan rock band has been carving out their place in the heavy since 2013, with massive choruses, crushing riffs and lyrics that cut deep. 2025, however, makes a turning point. With the departure of vocalist Brian Burkheiser earlier this year, co-vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe has stepped up…
We’ve experienced a drought of shirtless Scottish rock in the four years since Biffy Clyro released their last studio album, The Myth of the Happily Ever After, but today, at long last, we have the release of their much-anticipated tenth album, Futique. The album’s title is a compound word, as explained by Simon Neil, combining…
RinRin – the musical project of Perth-based singer-songwriter Qarin Hipe – will drop debut album The Nut House later this week. Taking cues from the likes of Poppy, BABYMETAL, and Bring Me The Horizon, RinRin’s sound is an eclectic mash-up, with metal, pop-punk, and pop influences punctuated by big riffs and bigger screams. Upcoming LP…
Few bands wear their convictions as proudly as Rise Against. For over two decades, the Chicago rockers have been a voice of fury and hope, delivering anthem after anthem and balancing urgency with melody. Now, with their tenth studio album Ricochet, they’ve taken a huge leap forward. Produced by Catherine Marks (Boygenius, Wolf Alice, Frank…
Wolf Alice have always been known for their edgy indie music; a sound that at times bordered on punk, littered with loud guitars, forceful percussion and sparingly, complete anger. They crafted this sound across multiple albums and EPs, touring the globe regularly to increasingly large crowds. And yet here on their new album The Clearing,…
In 2025, where everything either feels like a bin fire or no one can seemingly get along with anyone else, there always has to be a space for art that doesn’t take itself too seriously, while allowing those who consume it to have an unfettered experience when indulging in it. And honestly, this is exactly…
Pop-punk trailblazers of the early 2000s- Good Charlotte, burst back onto the scene after seven quiet years with Motel Du Cap. A highly anticipated release, expectations were high after the release of the lead single “Rejects”, which felt like a true return to form. The record kicks off with a spoken word monologue, an homage…
Have you ever had a bad time listening to female led harmonies on a near acoustic soundtrack? I’m here to tell you the answer is no, and you can add Folk Bitch Trio to the list of bands that meet this description of releasing ridiculously pleasant indie-folk. Here on their debut album Now Would Be…
Seven-piece London jazz outfit Kokoroko return to our ears with their triumphant sophomore album Tuff Times Never Last. It sounds just as its cover artwork looks – vibrant, joyous and dance-floor ready. Kokoroko’s sound is built on connection. Forming when percussionist Onome Edgeworth and vocalist/trumpet player Shelia Maurice-Grey met on an arts trip in Kenya,…
Following the success of 2021’s Simulation Ride, Melbourne/Naarm-based artist Merpire (Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt) returns with Milk Pool. Across eleven tracks, she leans into themes of longing, intimacy, and self-worth. Moments of quiet vulnerability meet fuzzy distortion, holding tension between softness and grit. Sometimes beautifully, sometimes unevenly, but always with sincerity. Opening track “Leaving With You” immediately…
