Lost in the Dream (The War on Drugs)
ABOUT 3½ minutes into the first track, Under the Pressure, is when it first becomes apparent that Lost in the Dream may be a masterpiece.
ABOUT 3½ minutes into the first track, Under the Pressure, is when it first becomes apparent that Lost in the Dream may be a masterpiece.
“I KNOW I smell like petrol; smell like I’ve been sleeping rough / Like I’ve got on everything I own, no matter what the heat.”
EIGHT players make up Halfway, a rock band from Brisbane that uses banjo, pedal steel guitar, piano and mandolin.
THE music made by the four members of Los Angeles indie rock act Warpaint rarely contains hard edges.
YORTA Yorta, the opening track of this Sydney band’s debut album, is one of the most striking songs released this year.
HE’S an inspiration to his beloved Broncos, a motivational speaker, a weightlifter. But it’s a miracle Dean Clifford is even alive.
NEW work by one of Australia’s most distinctive guitarists is always worth a listen, and usually worth dwelling on at length.
ALTHOUGH it’s doubtful the task of enticing listeners to spend 50 minutes with an album is getting easier, Cut Copy’s outcome here is admirable.
AS frontman of Perth-born pop act the Panics, Jae Laffer is well regarded for his songwriting quantity and quality.
WHILE Perth act Tame Impala has been flying the flag for Australian psychedelic rock since 2010, Adelaide quartet Wolf & Cub have been quiet.
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