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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

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Driven by desire, Paul Kelly explores love, lust and longing on Fever Longing Still.

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
Steeped in yacht rock, Stefani’s Bouquet is a celebration of her enduring marriage with country star Blake Shelton.

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
Reality check and victory lap: Charli XCX reflects on the unprecedented success of Brat.

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
Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, tackles grief and loss on her fourth album.

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
Katy Perry Woman’s World.

Derivative and dated, Katy Perry’s new album is worse than we feared

In distancing herself from the doe-eyed goofball of her Teenage Dream days, 143 is a colossal misstep from which Perry’s career may never recover.

  • Robert Moran and Annabel Ross
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Khruangbin. 

Acclaimed festival darlings Khruangbin on how mistakes can be cool

Houston’s groove masters are returning to Australia for three headline shows.

  • Martin Boulton
Nick Cave.

The ghosts haunting Nick Cave’s biblical new album

On their 18th album together, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds go searching for the light.

  • John Shand, Robert Moran and Barry Divola
Clairo, aka Claire Cottrill: her third album finds the sweet spot between debut Immunity (2019) and Sling (2021).

Subtle and sublime, this album feels like it could have come from half a century ago

The 25-year-old’s new album is a grower that rewards careful listening.

  • Barry Divola and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
This cover image released by Republic Records show “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift, but is she too big to fail?

For the first time in a long time, critics aren’t loving a new Taylor Swift album. Does it even matter?

  • Nell Geraets

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