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Andrew McMillenMusic Writer

Andrew McMillen is an award-winning journalist and author based in Brisbane. Since January 2018, he has worked as national music writer at The Australian. Previously, his feature writing has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone and GQ. He won the feature writing category at the Queensland Clarion Awards in 2017 for a story published in The Weekend Australian Magazine, and won the freelance journalism category at the Queensland Clarion Awards from 2015–2017. In 2014, UQP published his book Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs, a collection of stories that featured 14 prominent Australian musicians.

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Lonerism (Tame Impala)

Lonerism (Tame Impala)

THE trouble with releasing a killer debut album is that it’s much harder to impress with the follow-up.

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Die Young (Collarbones)

Die Young (Collarbones)

WHAT we have here is an original and compelling take on pop music viewed through the lenses of electronica, R&B and hip-hop.

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Summertime Heavy (Sugar Army)

Summertime Heavy (Sugar Army)

THROUGH change comes artistic progress. On its second album, Perth-based rock act Sugar Army has streamlined the sound out of necessity: the band’s bassist joined fellow Perth group Birds of Tokyo, reducing the quartet to a trio.

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Come Up Invisible (We All Want To)

Come Up Invisible (We All Want To)

THIS is a messy album in the best way possible. The music created by Brisbane four-piece We All Want To swings back and forth between charming indie pop and rock with jagged edges.

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Pacifica (The Presets)

Pacifica (The Presets)

FOUR years between albums is plenty of time for younger competitors to snatch the crown from Australia’s electronic music kings.

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Lake Air (Dappled Cities)

Lake Air (Dappled Cities)

FOUR albums into a career that blossomed with the release of second LP Granddance in 2006, Sydney quintet Dappled Cities here present their most accomplished collection.

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