Lauv is a singer-songwriter who continues to just keep on giving. 2018 has seen him drip feed a massive release of songs as well as headline an extensive world tour on the back of a mixtape. His new single that is being served to mainstream radio is a big pop moment. Teaming up with Julia…
SINGLE REVIEW: Jess Glynne – 123
Jess Glynne seems to continue to play it safe. We know the girl can sing. We know the girl has a groovy soul sound. But all of her songs from her forthcoming sophomore studio album are becoming to sound exactly the same. ‘123’ is a forgettable and predictable pop moment that you will probably mistake…
SINGLE REVIEW: Robyn – Honey
There is no denying that Robyn is Swedish pop royalty. The singer-songwriter is due to release her highly anticipated eighth studio album on October 26 and to coincide with the announcement she’s dropped the second single and title track. ‘Honey’ is a minimalist pop song that croons through it’s smooth synths. It’s a song that…
SINGLE REVIEW: Openside – Character Flaws
New Zealand pop-rock outfit Openside have had a pretty crazy couple of years. They’ve toured with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Twenty One Pilots and Ellie Goulding and have established themselves as one of New Zealand’s most energetic live acts. Whilst working on their next release the dynamic four piece have released a new…
SINGLE REVIEW: Dinah Jane feat. TY Dolla $ign – Bottled Up
I think we’ve officially been delivered the worst song of the year. Whenever a successful group breaks up to peruse solo careers there is always going to be one hopeful who absolutely bombs. I mean, look at Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson from One Direction, Emma Button from the Spice Girls or Michelle Williams from…
LIVE REVIEW: Alaska – Fluffy
With the current rise in popularity and appreciation of the art of drag, It doesn’t really come as a surprise that there is a high demand of people wanting to attend drag shows in bigger venues. For so long the only platform for drag queens to tour was gay clubs but now we are seeing…
LIVE REVIEW: Sarah Blasko – The Tivoli
For the 2018 edition of Brisbane Festival we have seen an incredible curated list of shows that have taken theatre, art and music lovers all over the city and into some of your favourite traditional and pop-up venues. But nothing was more exciting than the announcement of The Tivoli’s first ever “in the round” shows….
SINGLE REVIEW: Sasha Sloan – Faking It
It’s official, I have fallen in love with Sasha Sloan. Your favourite Californian sad girl has delivered some of the years most emotionally driven and heart breaking indie-pop songs that strangely have a real calming essence to them. ‘Fall’ cracked your heart into two, while ‘Normal’ and Hurt’ had you vibing to the funky production…
ALBUM REVIEW: Eves Karydas – Summerskin
After what has seemed like a long journey, homegrown favourite Eves Karydas is finally releasing her glittery, synth-soaked debut album. ‘summerskin’ is everything you’ve ever wanted from the Brisbane based singer-songwriter. After returning to the music industry late last year with a slick new pop sound, she has been gaining major momentum on Triple J…
ALBUM REVIEW: Kav Temperley – All Your Devotion
While Eskimo Joe are currently taking a brief little hiatus, lead singer Kav Temperley has decided to finally step into the spotlight with his long awaited solo project. His debut album ‘All Your Devotion’ is a vulnerable and honest collection of twelve tracks that piece together a sonical mind map of self discovery, new romance…