Two Canadians and a Kiwi summon joy from sad-eyed introspection on a rootsy and heartfelt Americana classic in the making with Plastic Bouquet. The advent of the internet has made our world smaller in a plethora of ways, most notably when it comes to the availability of, and access to, a dizzying range of music. It has also been a boon to the spirit of artistic … [Read more...] about Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams: Plastic Bouquet – Review
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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
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
James Blake: Covers EP – Review
Meditative singer-songwriter and post-dubstep poster boy James Blake rounds off the year with a stripped-down EP of covers of classic songs, some of which were debuted during his Lockdown request sessions. James Blake has kept himself busy during this tumultuous year by taking requests from fans for cover versions of other artists’ material and performing them on social … [Read more...] about James Blake: Covers EP – Review