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It was a Brat summer, but it was also a Short n’ Sweet winter.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Annabel Ross, Jules LeFevre, Nick Buckley and Robert Moran
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Only one singer could convince Amy Winehouse’s manager to get back in the game. Meet Lola Young
The rising British star is attracting high-profile fans with her raw and real presence and her viral Gen-Z anthem, Messy.
- by Annabel Ross
This is the artist everyone will be talking about in 2025
The 26-year-old is up for four Grammys, and she’s suddenly every pop star’s go-to feature artist.
- by Robert Moran
His brother and friends were murdered. Now he only sings to remember them
Recorded between two senseless murders, Mustafa’s new album finds faith as a salve amid overwhelming grief.
- by Nick Buckley
The new album from this local jazz trio is a soul-enriching experience
Vazesh – featuring saxophonist Jeremy Rose, tar player Hamed Sadeghi, and bassist Lloyd Swanton – cast a spell on Tapestry.
- by Barry Divola, Annabel Ross and John Shand
He already won the war. Now Kendrick Lamar flips the bird in the rearview
On the Pulitzer-winning rapper’s surprise new album GNX, Drake doesn’t even rate a mention.
- by Nick Buckley
Amid Gen Z’s shoegaze revival, Total Tommy is the local scene’s shining light
The Sydney artist’s alt-rock debut is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. But a lot had to happen to get here.
- by Jules LeFevre
Beyond death and drugs, Bobby Gillespie and Primal Scream return
At 63, the acid-rave legend talks up Primal Scream’s politically charged new album and their upcoming Australia tour.
- by Robert Moran
‘I’m pretty boring and sort of straight-laced’ – how sobriety improved a musician’s work
Indie darling turned bona fide star Waxahatchee returns to Australia later this month.
- by Brodie Lancaster
‘If you don’t have haters, you ain’t doing it’: How Amyl and the Sniffers became our biggest and brashest export
The band’s last two albums won them ARIA awards and global acclaim. Now they’re battling naysayers and the pitfalls of success.
- by Brodie Lancaster
Amyl and the Sniffers are back with fighting words and fist-pumping energy
New album Cartoon Darkness starts with a vicious smackdown of critics – and things only get better from there.
- by Michael Dwyer
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