Australian music

Amyl and the Sniffers @ Forum Theatre

July 26, 2022yggdrasille

A last-minute ticket purchase turned out to be the best gig of the year so far! It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced a night of such pure unadulterated punk rock energy.

New Music 02/2022 – Julia Stone, Baker Boy, Martha Marlow

March 3, 2022January 28, 2023yggdrasille

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

January 18, 2022January 28, 2023yggdrasille

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

December 14, 2021January 28, 2023yggdrasille

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 07/2021 – Fanny Lumsden, Carpenters, Mozart

July 23, 2021January 28, 2023yggdrasille

It’s been a while since I got some new music, but now I’ve discovered a sublime album from an Australian country singer-songwriter; one of the greatest female pop vocalists of all time; and a Greatest Hits collection from some Austrian guy.

New Music 01/2016 – Sarah Blasko, John Grant

January 18, 2016February 22, 2022yggdrasille

Sarah Blasko – Eternal Return

Sarah Blasko’s musical output over the years has been remarkably consistent and she’s not about to trip over with her fifth album – this one a tad more pop orientated and synth-heavy, with 80s flavour to some of the songs. Quality listen and solid songwriting from start to finish. I can’t say I’ve ever been emotionally moved by her music – even at her most confessional there’s just something chilly and distant about it all – but there’s definitely something very beguiling about her and her raspy-yet-ethereal voice.

New Music 06/2015 – Chet Faker, Courtney Barnett

June 7, 2015December 11, 2021yggdrasille

I should have had this blog years ago, when I was buying up to five albums a week sometimes and my CD collection ballooned over 900. Since then, I cut down my collection by about a third, and got much more selective about my purchases. By a coincidence, the last two I got are both by Australian artists.