New Music 07/2022 – Dry Cleaning, Brandi Carlile, Tori Amos
Tag: album review
Wiry and playful post-punk; classic songwriting and a great voice; a sparkling return to form, fifteen years in the making.
New Music 04/2022 – Arlo Parks, Bicep, The Weather Station
A thoroughly charming neo-soul debut; an electronic album by a Northern Irish DJ duo; a quietly beautiful record about grief and climate change.
New Music 02/2022 – Julia Stone, Baker Boy, Martha Marlow
I picked up some great releases by the Australian artists after working through Double J’s Best of 2021 list, including a couple of impressive debuts and an intriguing musical re-invention.
New Music 01/2022 – Billie Eilish, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Peaches
Excellent sophomore album about the dangers and costs of fame; beautiful meditation on grief and loss; the Queen of Electro Smut.
New Music 11/2021 – Waxahatchee, Courtney Barnett
I caught up with one of the most critically acclaimed albums from 2020, plus something old and something new (and something blue) by one of my Aussie favourites.
New Music 10/2021 – Laura Mvula, St. Vincent
I found that while I still had enthusiasm for reading new books and watching new films and TV series in lockdown, when it came to music my overwhelming mood was to shut down, listen to the music I already loved, and not make much effort to get into something new. I did however make an exception for a couple of my favourite ladies, both making interesting pivots from their previous work.
New Music 01/2021 – Fiona Apple, Laura Marling, Róisín Murphy
This is usually the time of the year when I trawl through the Best Albums lists for the previous year; as it turns out some of my big favourites made pretty damn great records.
New Music 03/2020 – Weyes Blood, FKA twigs
Sumptuous vintage-flavoured loveliness; no sophomore slump from the queen of experimental pop.
New Music 02/2020 – Sudan Archives, Sturgill Simpson, Nilüfer Yanya
A couple of promising debuts from young female artists; an awesome stomping rawwk record.
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