Benjamin Booker
The 40 Best Albums of 2017
- December 22, 2017
- Music
- Aldous Harding
- Alex Lahey
- Arca
- Benjamin Booker
- BROCKHAMPTON
- Ecca Vandal Run the Jewels
- Father John Misty
- Fleet Foxes
- Gang of Youths
- Girlpool
- Harry Styles
- Japandroids
- Jay-Z
- Jen Cloher
- Julien Baker
- Kehlani
- Kelela
- Kendrick Lamar
- Kim Churchill
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
- Laura Marling
- Lorde
- Mount Kimbie
- Paul Kelly
- Perfume Genius
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Sampa the Great
- St. Vincent
- Stormzy
- SZA
- The Kite String Tangle
- The Smith Street Band
- The War on Drugs
- The xx
- Thundercat
- Vince Staples
This week, we brought you an end of year list detailing some special Australian albums released this year, the Top 20 in fact, that have made their mark. With Gang of Youths‘ Go Farther in Lightness taking the Number One spot, and the likes of Jen Cloher, Ecca Vandal, Winston Surfshirt and more also featuring prominently, we revisited some of…
The 20 Best Albums of 2017 (So Far) from Australia and Around the World
- July 4, 2017
- Music
- Alex The Astronaut
- Ali Barter
- Benjamin Booker
- Featured
- Girlpool
- Harry Styles
- Horrorshow
- Japandroids
- Kendrick Lamar
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
- Laura Marling
- London Grammar
- Lorde
- Perfume Genius
- Polish Club
- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
- The Smith Street Band
- The xx
- Thundercat
- Vince Staples
Shockingly, we find ourselves in the second half of 2017 already. In terms of new music, we’ve been hit with some heavy releases from some of pop music’s biggest names, while some of our favourite Australian artists have come out swinging with impressive album and EP releases all their own. As the first week of…
Album Review: Benjamin Booker – Witness (2017 LP)
When I first sat down to Benjamin Booker’s new album Witness, I entirely expected to hear much the same of what made me love his self-titled debut album: blues guitar being shredded like Marty McFly does in the first Back To The Future. And while there are still aspects of this on the new album,…
Listen to the album opener for Benjamin Booker’s next LP released June 2nd
New Orleans-based muso Benjamin Booker is set to release his upcoming LP Witness on June 2nd via Rough Trade Records/Remote Control Records. Following up his self-titled 2014 debut, the new album fleshes out Booker’s passion for raucous, soul-infused rock’n’roll. “Right On You” is the energetic album opener, described by Booker as a song being “about the…
Our 7 Highlights and Discoveries at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 in Austin, Texas!
This past weekend, our US photographer Waytao Shing headed along to cover the annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. Along the way he saw dozens upon dozens of incredible artists – and today he’s delivering to the AU his 7 festival highlights and discoveries across the three day festival. In no particular order…
