The Balance Independent   On the Batman villain spectrum of music appreciation, Australian hip hop scores a Two Face. Sometimes […]

Await Barbarians Domino/EMI There comes a time when bands that push the fringes of their chosen genre can’t even contain […]

Only Run Xtra Mile/Shock  Three years since their last release and with a slew of line-up changes, Philadelphia-based alt-rockers Clap […]

1000 Forms Of Fear Monkey Puzzle/Inertia Sia Furler is more popular and successful now than ever before – so, naturally, […]

Once More ‘Round The Sun Reprise/Warner While many band’s discographies go through peaks and valleys, it’s more like one towering […]

Complete Surrender Caroline Sheffield’s Slow Club have grown from the pairing of multi-instrumentalists Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson into a […]

V IAV Records/Bird’s Robe In the present day and age, Australian heavy music never fails to impress. Legendary Perth outfit, […]

WILLIE NELSON Band Of Brothers Legacy Recordings/Sony Music   With the amount of records that he releases, it would be […]

MIA DYSON  Idyllwild  MGM   Mia Dyson has an amazing voice. Think a little bit Patti Smith, if Smith sang […]

KASABIAN 48:13  Sony/Columbia    Sporting perhaps the least imaginative album title and cover ever, Kasabian’s fifth album serves up more […]

THE BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB The Bakersfield Glee Club Independent   Melbourne good ol’ boys, The Bakersfield Glee Club, have come […]

HOWLING BELLS Heartstrings   Birthday/Caroline   Hard to believe, but it has been 10 years since Howling Bells emerged from the […]

NED COLLETTE & WIREWALKER  Networking In Purgatory Dot Dash/Remote Control   Ned Collette has always been true to his musical […]

Fortuna SPUNK   While their debut was a fine record in itself, Popstrangers appear to have embraced their New Zealand […]

Shy Glow Create/Control   The first thing you think when you hear Fishing’s debut release Shy Glow is: ‘Why didn’t they release […]