Another year has passed and, once again, it’s been soundtracked by remarkable works of art from musicians still finding new ways to express themselves and connect with listeners. The albums compiled here, those I’ve...
Category - Albums
Here are the albums that soundtracked my 2023. They were there through moments of great joy and times of deep sadness, provided places to reflect or forget, seek solace or catharsis. They made me dance, laugh and cry. They were...
Frog – Grog Audio Antihero / Tape Wormies There comes a point for many creatives when you realise that your art isn’t going to make you enough money to live. You’re not going to pay the rent with your quirky...
2022 has been a good year for music and as always I’m truly thankful for all of those musicians putting themselves out there and finding new and glorious ways to express themselves. In no particular order, here’s my...
Tortoises are fascinating creatures. They have shells to shield them from predators, hardened mottled husks protecting something fragile inside. On this basis, The Tortoise is a perfect metaphor and title for Australian country...
1. Damien Jurado – The Horizon Laughed 2. Eric Chenaux – Slowly Paradise 3. R.Seiliog – Megadose 4. The Golden Dregs – Lafayette 5. Connan Mockasin – Jassbusters 6. Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit...
My round-up of the best albums to be released in 2017. Best 30 Albums of 2017 1. The Dirty Projectors – The Dirty Projectors 2. Richard Dawson – Peasant 3. Jonwayne – Rap Album Two Rap Album...
When it comes to setting the mood for a night of romantic nudge-nudge wink-winking and general boudoir canoodling, music can play a vital role. Get it right and you’ll be singing in perfect harmony. Get it wrong and you’re...
1. Frank Ocean – Blonde 2. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial 3. Trust Fund – We have always lived in The Harolds <a href=” have always lived in The Harolds by Trust Fund</a> 4...
1. Jessica Pratt – On Your Own Love Again Inhabiting a hazy other-world, this shape-shifting retro folk has the ability to transport you in the same way that Astral Weeks did decades earlier. 2. Port St. Willow...