The Waeve – The Waeve (Album Review)
Surely 2023 will see the tail end of lockdown albums. By now, artists have had ample time to give their quarantined expressions the right amount of reverb. However, The Waeve…
Tuulikki Bartosik – Playscapes (Album Review)
While the accordion’s origins can be traced back to 19th century Berlin, their use by cultures throughout the globe is a testament to their unique lure and dynamic capabilities. While…
Mac DeMarco – Five Easy Hot Dogs (Album Review)
Mac DeMarco is no longer in his salad days. Instead, the beatnik lover of vintage sounds and multi-interpretable songs, now in his thirties, has had time to reflect on a…
rooms – Don’t Be Yourself (Album Review)
rooms are a lowercase slacker indie rock outfit from Vancouver, spearheaded by the charming lyrics and irreverent songwriting of Beshele Caron. As rooms, Caron and co have landed on three…
Jack Phemister – Death of the Close Minded (Album Review)
Australian folk-jazz singer Jack Phemister is from the small town of Yass in New South Wales but now resides in metropolitan Melbourne. His folk-jazz stylings are imbued with soul-pop, and…
Tracya – Mindflux (Album Review)
The Italian city of Padua is home to the oldest botanical gardens in the world and was the scene for Shakespeare’s “The taming of the shrew”. Such a connection to…
Josh Martin – Notes From The American Rat Race (Album Review)
The “American Dream” has long promised a life of freedom and financial prosperity to those willing to work for it. Coined by James Truslow Adams in 1931, the term is…
Swamp Eyes – Something’s In The Hall (Album Review)
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch once said, “Art comes from joy and pain, but mostly pain.” And while the cliched tortured artist trying to realise their vision has been heavily romanticised…
Salt Money – Love of my life (Album Review)
In the days of the Roman Empire, salt was a much sought-after luxury. The now-ubiquitous seasoning was once so valuable that “salt money” was the name given to soldiers’ pay,…
Hank Tree – The Big North (Album Review)
We all want somewhere to belong. Feeling like a valued part of a family, community, or the larger world, is necessary for good mental health. Yet, security is scarce in…