ALBUM REVIEW: Lana Del Rey – Honeymoon

I’m going to put it out there. Lana Del Rey is at times quite overrated. She’s an amazing musician but sometimes I can’t help but question if this would actually get the same reaction if it wasn’t her. Her third studio album sees me experiencing a mix of these feelings. Opening with the cinematic “Honeymoon”…

EP PREMIERE: Lucy Neville – Lady

Sydney based musician Lucy Neville is someone who has continued to impress me over the last couple of months. Her debut EP is finally unleashed and cements the star status that this songstress is destined to hit. “Lady” is a strong collection of indie-pop tracks that dabble in electronic and folk elements. Lead single “On…

SINGLE REVIEW: Ellie Goulding – On My Mind

Ellie Goulding has surprisingly become pop’s new poster girl and that ain’t a bad thing at all. With her third studio album “Delirium” due to be released on November 6, she’s unleashed a fierce new pop focused sound that will resume her reign at the top of the charts. “On My Mind” is an experimental…

SINGLE REVIEW: DNCE – Cake By The Ocean

Their billing themselves as “your favourite new band” and look, they quite possibly could be. Fronted by Joe Jonas, DNCE are made up of drummer Jack Lawless, guitarist JinJoo Lee and bassist Cole Whittle who is from one of my favourite and most underrated bands Semi Precious Weapons. Their lead single “Cake By The Ocean”…

ALBUM REVIEW: Leona Lewis – I Am

Leona Lewis has had a career full of highs and lows and over the past couple of years her impact on the industry has been quite weak. After leaving Syco Music she has resigned with Island Records to release her fifth studio album. “I Am” has her returning to where it all began, her voice…

SINGLE REVIEW: P!nk – Today’s The Day

Ellen DeGeneres is onto her thirteenth series this year and decided maybe it was about time to upgrade her currently tired theme song. She’s enlisted the help from industry heavyweight P!nk to record a new pop anthem that will instantly get stuck in your head and has already begun to climb the charts. “Today’s The…

SINGLE REVIEW: Jessica Mauboy – This Ain’t Love

Over the years Jessica Mauboy has cemented herself as one of Australia’s leading pop exports with a discography which has seen chart topping success in Australia and overseas. This year she has taken some time off to work on her upcoming fourth studio album and her first single has her walking astray from her pop/urban…

SINGLE REVIEW: Foxes – Better Love

It’s been three months since we first heard the infectious “Body Talk” and with her album “All I Need” getting pushed back until February 2016 we have finally got the highly anticipated second single. “Better Love” sees Foxes returning to the synth-pop sound that lingered on her debut album. Whilst the song isn’t as instantly…

Reigan – Feels Like Heaven

Sometimes people mistake the power that pop music can have. Often people criticize the cliché elements and the gimmicks some artists use to stay relevant and the reality TV show juggernauts always receive the harsh ridiculing that comes with the pop music territory. But when a pop song is good, it’s GOOD and the emotions…

EP REVIEW: Troye Sivan – Wild

Last year Troye Sivan stepped out of your computer screen and into your airwaves with his catchy indie-pop tunes. A year later he is back with a refined sound and a 6 track “keyhole” to his new material. “Wild” sees gravitating towards an EDM produced indie-pop sound and after a while the beat drops become…