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Jazz composer and performer Shabaka Hutchings

Shabaka Hutchings is a “custodian of energy that rouses the spirit”

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

  • Michael Dwyer

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Grammys

Can pop’s new stars smash the Grammys?

The typically conservative Recording Academy has put a foot in the present while the other’s perpetually in the past. It makes for the most intriguing Grammys in years.

  • Robert Moran
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
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
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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
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

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