SINGLE REVIEW: Lexi Jayde – hate to be you 

After the viral TikTok success of ‘drunk text me’, Lexi Jayde has returned with an equally strong pop track that proves she is a breakthrough artist you NEED to keep an eye on. ‘hate to be you’ is the sassy break-up song that thematically follows the emotionally fuelled confession of ‘drunk text me’. It’s the…

SINGLE REVIEW: Florence + The Machine – My Love

We are well and truly in a new Florence + The Machine era with the British singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album ‘Dance Fever’ slated for a May 13 release. The cathartically produced lead single ‘King’ heralded her return through her distinctive vocals and a confident aesthetic that hinted at the excellence to come. Her follow up…

LIVE REVIEW: Delta Goodrem – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

With an absence of arena shows over the past two years, Delta Goodrem didn’t hold back in giving every pop fan exactly what they’ve missed on the opening night of her Bridge Over Troubled Dreams Tour in Brisbane. With a setlist full of greatest hits, a big extravagant stage set-up, costume changes, a gospel army…

SINGLE REVIEW: Sigrid – It Gets Dark  

It feels like it’s been a long time in the making, but Sigrid will finally release her sophomore album ‘How To Let Go’ on May 6. The Norwegian singer-songwriter has served the empowering electronic-pop bangers ‘Mirror’ and ‘Burning Bridges’ in the lead up to the record, but now it’s time for her to show a…

SINGLE REVIEW: HANNI – Undermine 

Every now and then you hear a song that just feels extra special, and HANNI’s new single following her recent signing to Dew Process is one of those rare pop moments. Sonically found somewhere between Lorde’s ‘Green Light’ and the likes of Chelsea Cutler and Gracie Abrams, ‘Undermine’ takes you on an emotional rollercoaster from…

 SINGLE REVIEW: Zheani – Designer Sadness

Zheani is preparing the release of her new EP ‘I HATE PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET’ which is slated for a March 23 release, and in the lead-up she’s dropped one of her catchiest tracks yet. ‘Designer Sadness’ was first teased at her debut live showcase at The Outpost last year in Brisbane, and ever since…

SINGLE REVIEW: Superorganism feat. CHAI & Pi Ja Ma – Teenager

It’s been a long time in-between boogies with Superorganism, but the indie-pop collective are finally back and have a lot of new music on the way. Their sophomore record ‘World Wide Pop’ is slated for a July 15 release, and to get you hyped they’ve also dropped their new single ‘Teenager’ featuring CHAI and Pi…

INTERVIEW: Emmy Meli

‘I Am Woman’ is one of the biggest songs in the world right now, and deservingly so. Emmy Meli’s defining message of female and self-empowerment has been heard globally, and become the natural theme song for this years International Women’s Day. It’s a song that already means so much to a whole new generation of…

GALLERY: This That – Sandstone Point Hotel 

This That has become a bit of an institution in Newcastle, but the homegrown festival has officially expanded to Queensland with their first ever interstate date. Held at Sandstone Point Hotel in Bribie Island, the festival was threatened with a rainy time due to the floods that swept the state earlier that week. But luckily…

GALLERY: Nine Lives Festival – The Tivoli 

Every city has some uniquely special record stores that are characteristically apart of some people’s personality, and have created a warm and comforting place for others to go to. Jet Black Cat Music is one of those stores for the people of Brisbane, and over the past 10 years they have cultivated a fanbase that…