Contributor Ben Lynch
Swim School - Making Sense Of It All
Hampered by an unshakeable sense that they’re only just getting out of first gear.
August 19, 2021 7:50am
Wavves - Hideaway
It both bears the hallmarks of the band’s previous output and nods to the more introspective state they’re currently occupying.
July 15, 2021 7:57am
Tracks: Billie Eilish, Dave ft. Stormzy, Omar Apollo and more
The biggest and best from the last seven days.
July 9, 2021 6:59pm
DZ Deathrays - Positive Rising: Part 2
The Aussies want you to know they haven’t given up hope.
July 8, 2021 7:55am
Tracks: Bleachers, Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, Japanese Breakfast and more
The pick of week’s new music also features newbies from Lucy Dacus, Holly Humberstone and Matt Maltese.
May 21, 2021 6:00pm
The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
Their attempt to tap into the manic paranoia and fracturing of society misses the mark by some magnitude.
April 15, 2021 7:50am
Ben Howard - Collections From The Whiteout
Melancholy, meticulous and achingly grand.
March 25, 2021 7:57am
Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains - Banane Bleue
When he delivers, Frànçois can still make pure, earnest, and enduring connections.
February 25, 2021 12:00pm
Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?
It’s hard not to commend Nova Girls for the gripping collision of influences that make up their debut.
February 27, 2020 7:55am
Twin Atlantic - Power
Erratic and unrefined.
January 23, 2020 7:50am
Kiwi Jr - Football Money
Enough charm and wit to remind us of the importance to having a little fun along the way.
January 16, 2020 7:55am
Jimmy Eat World - Surviving
25 years in, Jimmy Eat World prove that simply surviving can be much more than accepting a limp existence.
October 17, 2019 7:55am
Tracks: Bombay Bicycle Club, Foals, Grimes and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the past two weeks, rounded up and reviewed.
September 6, 2019 5:00pm
Gauche - A People’s History Of Gauche
Gauche take no issue with exposing some of the less desirable features of modern life.
July 12, 2019 7:57am
Stef Chura - Midnight
It continues to reflect Stef’s gloriously distinct idiosyncrasies.
June 7, 2019 8:00am
Priests - The Seduction of Kansas
Another evocative and considered album from the band.
April 5, 2019 7:51am
Press Club - Late Teens
Direct to the point of overwhelming.
January 25, 2019 7:00am