Music In Plain Sight EP: a debut that wears its heart on its sleeve by Tammy Moir SAZ is here, and she feels everything—and she’s not afraid to take you along for the ride. Her debut EP In Plain Sight is four songs that capture the highs,…
Music News The Response push the Christchurch Sound forward with Where Do You Run To? by Tammy Moir We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: there’s something in the water in New Zealand. While the North Island often grabs the headlines for Lorde, The Beths, and…
Clocked News Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Review by Alex Cooper The Imprisoning War has hovered around the Legend of Zelda universe for decades, often referenced but never fully depicted. For longtime fans, it has been one of the great unanswered…
Nature News Kacey Musgraves returns to Sydney Opera House by Happy From the very first strum of ‘Cardinal,’ Kacey Musgraves had the Sydney Opera House in the palm of her hand There’s a rare kind of charm Kacey Musgraves brings, effortless,…
Music Hank Lemon Explores Wealth and Wonder in New Folk Ballad by Alex Cooper Raw, timeless blues for the searching soul. Emerging from the thunderous, “bombastic” drum kit of Naked Giants, Henry LaVallee has carved out a deeply personal and resonant new space as…
Music Lavvender’s ‘Candid’: A Sunny Sound for a Shadowed Heart by Alex Cooper With a new single that shimmers with alt-rock energy, the songwriter delivers her most resonant work. From the lush musical landscapes of Aotearoa emerges Lavvender, a Tāmaki Makaurau–based artist who…
Music Noah Bates Confronts Heartbreak with Arena-Sized Ambition in ‘Lying Eyes’ by Alex Cooper Melding the sounds of INXS and The 1975, Bates transforms relationship decay into a soaring, synth-driven masterpiece. In the crowded landscape of indie-pop, authenticity is the currency that separates fleeting…
Music Renee Naccari is Obsessed with her own chaos by Alex Cooper And her new hyperpop anthem, ‘OB$ESSIVE,’ wants you to be, too. Renee Naccari’s artistic journey is a deliberate, glamorous descent, a chosen fall from grace that has culminated in her…
Music The Sound of Carrying On with Common Jack by Alex Cooper How the indie-folk songwriter, Common Jack, transformed personal tragedy into a resonant, joyful collection of songs. For an artist, the name Common Jack suggests an everyman, but the music of…
Music Sound and Fury: Richie-Ghost’s ‘Ashes: No Truce’ by Alex Cooper Where UK Drill Meets Orchestral Drama in a Tribute to Cricket’s Greatest Rivalry. In the often predictable landscape of instrumental music, it takes a bold vision to create something that…
Music News Oasis at Accor Stadium by Alex Cooper For the 75,000 in Sydney on Saturday, Oasis’s final bow was a cathartic blast of pure, unadulterated Brit-pop glory. The Gallagher brothers, walking out hand-in-hand, presented a united front against…
Music MOHI’s Lament and Love Letter by Alex Cooper Tracing the journey of trauma, heritage, and hope in the award-winning artist’s latest work. From the vibrant, genre-bending streets of Henderson, West Auckland, emerges a voice that feels both intimately…
Music Among The Restless define their New Sound with ‘Play Pretend’ by Alex Cooper A sparkling anthem about beautiful hopelessness from Melbourne’s evolving six-piece. Since bursting onto the Australian music scene in 2019, Among The Restless have built a reputation as an energetic and…
