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Gracie Abrams, who launched her Australian tour in Sydney on Friday, has suddenly become one of pop’s biggest new stars.

Amazing Gracie: Pop’s new superstar kicks off her Australian tour

Gracie Abrams, whose soul-baring songs have earned her a Swift-like following, has seen her profile rise meteorically in the past 12 months.

  • Robert Moran

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Haden on stage with Model/Actriz at Pitchfork Music Festival last July. His confrontational performance style is influenced by Marina Abramovic.

Cole Haden is the queer indie frontman of your dreams

The charismatic leader of noise rock darlings Model/Actriz gets vulnerable on the band’s fantastic new album, Pirouette.

  • Annabel Ross
Japanese artist Ichiko Aoba has earned a devoted cult following with her ethereal, beguiling ambient folk music.

Dozing off at a gig? For this cult musician, it’s a compliment

Beloved Japanese folk artist Ichiko Aoba is bringing her dreamy sound to Vivid.

  • Robert Moran
Melbourne five-piece Floodlights go deep on their new album Underneath.

Cathartic rock and eshay rap at its finest: The best new Aussie music to hear

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Robert Moran and Jules LeFevre
Marlon Williams’ Te Whare Tīwekaweka is the singer’s first album in Te Reo Māori.

‘To be Maori is to be political’: Marlon Williams returns to his ancestral tongue

The singer-songwriter’s new album wasn’t intended to be political, but it arrives at a tense moment for Aotearoa politics.

  • Nick Buckley
“There’s this new pressure… it’s not just fun and games any more,” says Michelle Zauner.

Her memoir was a literary sensation. It also sucked the joy out of her day job

After the success of Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner is back to making music as Japanese Breakfast.

  • Robert Moran
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Dolly Parton features on The Wiggles new country album.

Dolly Parton and a new LGBTQ anthem: A parent reviews the new Wiggles album

My tyrannical toddlers might not respect the queen of country music, but, weirdly, there’s something for everyone on this wild album.

  • Meg Watson
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A local DJ’s exciting new mix and indie pop’s best-kept secret: Aussie music to try this month

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, EPs, singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley, Jules LeFevre, Robert Moran and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
“Sharing music and seeing people’s reactions to it made me realise that it gives me purpose”: Mallrat re-emerges with new album Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right.

Last year, music felt ‘impossible’. Now she’s touring with Kylie

After personal grief, the 26-year-old star steps back into the light with her adventurous second album.

  • Robert Moran
Jazz composer and performer Shabaka Hutchings

Jazz legend Shabaka Hutchings swaps his trademark sax for the flute

Higher powers have slipped a new tool into the jazz prodigy’s hands.

  • Michael Dwyer

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