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Angel Olsen: My Woman review – beautiful songs full of things to pore over
Tom Hughes
01, Sep, 2016 @8:30 PM
Omni: Deluxe review – coloured-in post-punk packed with melody and invention
Tom Hughes
07, Jul, 2016 @9:15 PM
Meat Wave: Delusion Moon review – slashing riffs and silvery melody from outstanding Chicago punk trio
This Chicago punk trio’s debut album is a pulse-racing rush of volume, speed and hooks
Tom Hughes
17, Dec, 2015 @11:00 PM
Fuzz: II review – mountainous second album from Ty Segall's Sabbathian supergroup
A bigger sound, proggier riffs and more of pretty much everything make Fuzz’s second album feel truly huge
Tom Hughes
22, Oct, 2015 @10:00 PM
Kurt Vile: b’lieve i’m goin down review – terrific slow-burner from US charmer
Kurt Vile’s sixth album kicks off with one of his best songs yet, and contains plenty of pleasures that really cut deep
Tom Hughes
01, Oct, 2015 @8:00 PM
Royal Headache: High review – soul-punk magic from Sydney heartbreakers
Back in action after their 2013 split, this beloved Syndey soul-punk outfit excel themselves on their compact, fiery second album
Tom Hughes
20, Aug, 2015 @9:15 PM
A Letter to Momo review – painterly Japanese anime full of magic and emotion
Anime veteran Hiroyuki Okiura changes pace with this charming but disquieting tale of a bereaved young girl making a new life – and some strange new friends – on a remote, sleepy island
Tom Hughes
30, Apr, 2015 @7:42 PM
Harlock Space Pirate review – dazzling CGI manga reboot
Captain Harlock and his skull-faced space train steam around the galaxy getting into spectacular space battles in an adventure that impresses with its visuals more than with its story
Tom Hughes
23, Apr, 2015 @10:45 PM
Pond: Man It Feels Like Space Again review – spangly, funtime psychedelia
Perth’s Pond deliver a colour-riot of hi-tech wigouts on their sixth album, but shouldn’t space sound weirder than this, asks Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
29, Jan, 2015 @10:29 PM
Ex Hex: Rips review – majestic powerpop on the air-guitar album of the year
Mary Timony’s terrific new band deliver a deliriously great debut album packed with succinct, speedy, powerpop treats, writes Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
09, Oct, 2014 @10:54 PM
Reigning Sound: Shattered review – exquisite, grown-up garage rock
Greg Cartwright's latest album with his world-class garage rock band is a fine addition to a fantastic body of work, writes Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
10, Jul, 2014 @10:29 PM
Total Control: Typical System review – exceptional leftfield synth-punk
Melbourne's Total Control follow their best-in-class synth-punk debut with another terrifically creative leftfield rock record, writes Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
03, Jul, 2014 @10:45 PM
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