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Charli XCX’s Brat might’ve ruled, but these other artists also created our favourite listening this year.

The 10 best albums of 2024

It was a Brat summer, but it was also a Short n’ Sweet winter.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Annabel Ross, Jules LeFevre, Nick Buckley and Robert Moran

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Lola Young: “When I’m manic, I can write a song in like, five minutes,” says the 23-year-old.

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.

  • Annabel Ross
Doechii has become every pop star’s go-to feature artist.

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.

  • Robert Moran
“Everything I looked at, everywhere I turned, it felt like someone’s world was ending”, says Canadian poet/folk singer Mustafa.

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.

  • Nick Buckley
Vazesh, featuring Lloyd Swanton (bass), Jeremy Rose (saxophone and bass clarinet), and Hamed Sadeghi (tar).

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.

  • Barry Divola, Annabel Ross and John Shand
Fire and funk: Kendrick Lamar’s on his victory lap on GNX.

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.

  • Nick Buckley
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Total Tommy, aka Sydney-based shoegaze musician Jess Holt.

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.

  • Jules LeFevre
Bobby Gillespie: “In every way, I’ve benefited from cleaning myself out.”

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.

  • Robert Moran
Alt-country star Waxahatchee, aka Katie Crutchfield, has found calm and comfort in her creative process.

‘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.

  • Brodie Lancaster
Popping off: Melbourne pub-rockers Amyl and the Sniffers have taken the world by storm.

‘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.

  • Brodie Lancaster

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