Review
Is Justin Bieber’s surprise new album any good?
The 31-year-old has made a defiant return to music against a backdrop of whispers he’d lost his way.
- Annabel Ross
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Country music’s biggest star may be the problem, but he will have the last laugh
The title of Morgan Wallen’s new album says it all.
- Bernard Zuel
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
Fifty shades of Rose Gray as pop singer turns up the heat
The Londoner may seem to have come out of nowhere, but she’s been trying to find her place in pop for more than a decade now.
- Annabel Ross
This would be the most explicit song to ever win the Hottest 100
The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.
- Tom W Clarke
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
From making gravy to making love, Paul Kelly on his ‘toey’ record
Australia’s greatest songwriter on life, love, lust and learning from Taylor Swift.
- Thomas Mitchell
Contentment sounds dull on Gwen Stefani’s first album in eight years
A whole album about being in love with Blake Shelton? Enter at your own risk.
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Annabel Ross
A remix album that’s better than the original? That’s definitely Brat
Charli XCX’s follow-up is a stunning in-the-moment reappraisal of her wild Brat summer.
- Robert Moran
What does it feel like to lose a parent? This album gets to the devastating truth
With nods to the ’90s school of Liz Phair and Juliana Hatfield, Soccer Mommy’s latest is a raw record of grief.
- Annabel Ross and Barry Divola
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