2020 has undoubtedly been an incredible year for music. So many strong albums have dominated the charts and taken over our playlists with their vulnerable stories and innovative production, but one record in particular that has cleared its way to be dubbed Album Of The Year is Rina Sawayama’s debut offering ‘SAWAYAMA’. The thirteen track…
LIVE REVIEW: The Presets & Jess Kent – Factory Summer Festival
Factory Summer Festival is turning up the heat in Brisbane with its inaugural residency at Brisbane Showgrounds. With the opening weekend proving to be a huge success even with a rainy backdrop, the summer vibes were truly felt with the pure euphoria of finally being able to be at a festival and dancing (safely) all…
ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift – evermore
Two surprise Taylor Swift albums in one year? Yes please! After the release of ‘folklore’ in July, we all found ourselves falling down a rabbit hole of heavy emotions and dreamlike production through this impressive body of work. Using storytelling as the arc for this exploration into her artistry, this was the first record where…
EP REVIEW: Sody – real growth takes time
Sody has always managed to capture a raw vulnerability through her music that has emulated a confidence in the person and artist she has become. But as we all learn in one way or another, real growth takes time, and that’s something that the UK singer-songwriter has really understood and honed into her craft this…
SINGLE REVIEW: Troye Sivan feat. Kacey Musgraves & Mark Ronson – Easy
Earlier this year Troye Sivan transported us into a dreamlike world with his appropriately titled EP ‘In A Dream’. This body of work heard him soaked in a 80’s infatuated sound with an indie-pop aesthetic. It was immediately captivating as you found yourself falling into emotions of each track, and one song that really stood…
SINGLE REVIEW: Madison Beer – BOYSHIT
ANTHEM ALERT! Madison Beer has just dropped one of her strongest and catchiest tracks to date, and it’s honestly a bonafide banger. ‘BOYSHIT’ is everything in a pop song that you didn’t know you needed so badly as we wrap up the shit show that was 2020. With her debut album ‘Life Support’ slated for…
SINGLE REVIEW: Sinclaire – Hollywood Blvd
Sinclaire are quickly making themselves known in a BIG way. The Sydney based trio only released their debut EP ‘Now I’m Ready To Start’ in 2019 and have already begun to show an impressive and exciting evolution into their artistry. Their follow up singles ‘I Needed You’, ‘Let’s Fly To Rome’, and ‘coolman’ started shifting…
GALLERY: Hermitude & Anna Lunoe – Factory Summer Festival
Factory Summer Festival has officially kicked off in Brisbane for their inaugural three week residency at Brisbane Showgrounds. This is the first time the festival (previously known as Ice Cream Factory Festival) has branched out of Perth, and they’re bringing out all the stops with a jam packed line-up of homegrown talent. For the opening…
INTERVIEW: Delta Goodrem
2020 has been a hard year for everyone, and I don’t think I really need to explain why because we all GET IT. So more than ever before, Christmas is being looked at as a celebration of the resilience we’ve all mustered to get through the year, as well as being able to come together…
SINGLE REVIEW: Gwen Stefani – Let Me Reintroduce Myself
This is not a comeback, and Gwen Stefani wants to make sure that you know that. It’s been four years since the Californian singer-songwriter released her third solo studio album ‘This Is What The Truth Feels Like’, and while she may have not released new pop music in this time, she has been super busy….