Music Diving into the Depths: Mark Howard’s ‘Deep Dark Blue’ by Alex Cooper A soulful exploration of grief and resilience that confirms Howard’s place as a master storyteller. Phillip Island’s Mark Howard has long been a compelling figure in the Australasian music scene,…
Music Hazelmead Casts a Spell with ‘Enchanted’ by Alex Cooper The bedroom folk artist weaves a VHS fairytale of love’s beautiful, apocalyptic spark. Emerging from the “aspen-yellow mountains of Utah” with a sound as intimate as a secret shared in…
Music Soler’s ‘How Did We Get Here?’: An Indie Folk Love Story told in Seven Chapters by Alex Cooper Intimate, organic, and beautifully raw, this EP captures love’s quiet evolution. At just 23 years old, Madrid-born singer-songwriter Soler crafts music that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. Blending indie folk…
News Billie Marten on streaming, burnout, and ‘Paying Taylor Swift’ by Loc Ziesing Billie Marten speaks plainly about the music industry’s harsh realities: “We’re all paying Taylor Swift” In a challenge to the industry’s glossy facade, Billie Marten lays out the emotional and…
Music News Noah Cyrus leans into country-folk on intimate new album I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me by Happy Noah Cyrus leans into grief, growth, and home on her most grounded record yet. Noah Cyrus’ second studio album, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me, is a…
Music News Folk artist Suzanne Vega aka ‘The Mother of the MP3’ turns 66 by Happy Suzanne Vega, an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music, and perhaps lesser-known for being coined as ‘The Mother of the MP3’ turns 66 today. Encouraged to write poetry…
Music Muletonic’s ‘Fire the Fox’ – A Poetic Call to Arms in the Spirit of Neil Young and Camus by Alex Cooper Protest, philosophy, and folk collide in Muletonic’s fiery new single. Muletonic, the musical project of Australian songwriter and poet Alaric Jones, is a project steeped in lyrical depth and social…
Music News Cult Folk Artist Bill Fay Has Just Passed Away by Cooper Marix-Evans Famed for his late career revival, the British cult singer/songwriter and folk legend Bill Fay passed away last night With words as gentle as his demeanour, folk legend and British…
News Joni Mitchell Thought Rock Entered a Vanilla Period by Erin Hughes Joni Mitchell—folk’s sharpest mind—stood apart even as a teen, favouring complex melodies over vanilla rock Joni Mitchell’s hiatus from Spotify disrupted her legacy. I’m a fan, love a bit of…
Music News Big Thief’s Buck Meek Sets Out on an Australian Tour This March with Haunted Mountain by Tammy Moir Indie-Folk is coming in hot, with Buck Meek set to take over Oxford Art Factory this March Fresh off the back of Big Thief’s success, lead guitarist and singer-songwriter Buck…
Music Listening to Somewhere In Between’s new album feels like taking your first deep breath by Georgina Everdell Canadian-American couple Somewhere in Between’s Stories Untold just dropped, and it’s as catchy as it is tear-jerking Somewhere in Between is comprised of Deena Robertson and Austin Bisnow, whose journey…
Music Just Janie breaks your heart and kills you with tenderness in debut EP ‘Muse and Musician’ by Tammy Moir Hailing from Christchurch, New Zealand, Just Janie isn’t your typical folk artist Drawing inspiration from the classic sounds of the late sixties and seventies, Just Janie’s music is a captivating…
Music Tess Liautaud travels on the “train of desperation” on new single ‘Here Go The Lovers’ by Tom Disalvo Tess Liautaud has reflected on a love that was on ‘Here Go The Lovers’, a new single lifted from her forthcoming sophomore album. The folk-pop track is a collaboration with…
