Cassia frontman Rob Ellis talks to us about what it's like being in a band during lockdown, living without the live scene, and what they have in store for 2021. Cassia are one of those bands that like to work hard. Undertaking long and emphatic touring duties before being locked down due to the pandemic, we find vocalist-guitarist Rob Ellis keen to talk to us about the … [Read more...] about Cassia Interview: Touring, Chess Wars, and New Music
Brigid Dawson & The Mothers Network: Ballet of Apes – Review
Former Thee Oh Sees keyboardist and singer Brigid Dawson steps out from her perennial role of nifty team player to fashion one of 2020’s majestic, smouldering and shape-shifting releases. Back in 2017, Brigid Dawson cooked up three lovely tunes of melodic wonder to Memory Of A Cut Off Head, the Forever Changes-inspired album she concocted as OCS with John Dwyer. However, … [Read more...] about Brigid Dawson & The Mothers Network: Ballet of Apes – Review
Edward Scissorhands Gets 30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue
Danny Elfman’s score to classic movie Edward Scissorhands gets a 30th anniversary vinyl makeover. When you think of the great Tim Burton movies, the one that is often top of many people’s lists is the classic gothic-comedy-romance, Edward Scissorhands. It’s bizarreness coupled with heartfelt moments and dark undertones have strangely made it a Christmas movie-to-watch and … [Read more...] about Edward Scissorhands Gets 30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue
Jack Harlow: That’s What They All Say – Review
After an enormously successful 2020, Jack Harlow releases his latest album, That’s What They All Say, continuing his winning streak into the last month of the year. That’s What They All Say shows incredible maturity, depth and understanding of his interactions with others. This is achieved through playful production, immense musicality and blunt lyricism intelligently … [Read more...] about Jack Harlow: That’s What They All Say – Review
GNL Zamba: The Spear – Album Review
Afropunk/Hip Hop artist GNL Zamba unleashes a dizzying mix of ideas and infusions amongst a rap-rock underbelly on The Spear. Describing his recent album as a conversation between Jimi Hendrix, Malcolm X, and Tupac amongst others is a big statement by GNL Zamba, but luckily he manages to live up to it. The Spear really is a cocktail of different ideas, but when the artist is … [Read more...] about GNL Zamba: The Spear – Album Review
The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You – Review
Antipodean crate-diggers and baroque collagists The Avalanches harness the power of collaboration in conjuring 2020’s finest sunbeam psychedelia. Melbourne’s premier exponents of ‘plunderphonic pop’, The Avalanches, laboured for sixteen years to produce a sequel to their dazzling patchwork of samples, Since I Left You; when the equally blissful Wildflower finally arrived, … [Read more...] about The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You – Review