ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Michaels – Not In Chronological Order

Julia Michaels is the queen of candid introspection. With a career full of chart-topping songwriting credits, she has always helped other artists find the words they needed to say to relieve the circling thoughts that sometimes plague us all. Stepping into the spotlight in 2017 with her breakthrough single ‘Issues’, she started unravelling her own…

SINGLE REVIEW: Billie Eilish – Your Power

Billie Eilish is ready to continue her success story with her highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever’ which will be released on July 30. The singer-songwriter has always unravelled a raw vulnerability through her music and this record is promising to be no different following the release of lead singles ‘my future’ and ‘Therefore…

SINGLE REVIEW: Alec Benjamin – The Way You Felt

Alec Benjamin is an incredible songwriter and that’s something we’ve known ever since his global breakthrough hit ‘Let Me Down Slowly’. He just has this ability to capture raw emotions with such ease, and articulate them in such a beautiful and universal way that you feel immediately connected to him. It’s a comforting reassurance that…

SINGLE REVIEW: Short Stack – Live4

Short Stack certified their return to music earlier this year with their most experimental and heaviest release yet with ‘Burn You Down’. And now as they head towards their fifth studio album they’re ready to give you a punch of nostalgia.  ‘Live4’ fuses together the classic punk-pop sound of their earlier material with a distinctive…

SINGLE REVIEW: Number One Popstar – Forever 21

Number One Popstar is ready to become your new number one popstar, and you better believe it. With her pulsating new single, ‘Forever 21’, the Los Angeles based singer-songwriter is introducing herself to listeners following the synth-tastic debuts ‘Psycho’ and ‘I Hate Running’.  The guitar and synth lead track steers her sound into this Aly…

SINGLE REVIEW: Kinder – Bus Stop

Soundtracking our 2020/21 summer, Kinder dropped the euphoric ‘Come Along’ which was a pure explosion of rhythmic dancehall influenced pop music. And with their first release of 2021, the Ghanaian-Australian singer, songwriter and producer sibling duo are ready to keep those vibes sizzling.  ‘Bus Stop’ is everything you didn’t know you needed from Kinder. It’s…

SINGLE REVIEW: Jessie Ware – Please

Last year Jessie Ware released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year, which heard her evolving her vision into this 70’s and 80’s inspired disco soundscape. Not ready to say goodbye to the dancing, experimentation and euphoria this record brought, the British singer-songwriter will release the ‘What’s Your Pleasure? The Platinum Pleasure…

LIVE REVIEW: Polish Club – The Triffid

Polish Club never fail to deliver high energy, ridiculous banter and good vibes, and the Brisbane stop on their ‘Live! For A Minute Tour’ was the perfect embodiment of that. Playing the first of two shows at The Triffid on a rowdy Friday night, the Sydney based duo and their touring band walked on stage…

LIVE REVIEW: Spacey Jane – Riverstage

A year ago Spacey Jane were meant to play The Zoo for their pre-album launch shows in Brisbane. Wth the on-going COVID pandemic and the struggling venue restrictions, these shows were upgraded to the Fortitude Music Hall for an increased capacity and to meet the demand the band were sparking. Right ahead of the shows,…

GALLERY: Ruby Fields – The Triffid

Ruby Fields is ready to bring some good ol’ Aussie rock back to the live stage with dancing and standing no longer banned as-if we were living in some Footloose themed world. To celebrate the release of her new single ‘R.E.G.O’, the Sydney based singer-songwriter has hit the road for a string of intimate shows….