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January 6, 2017 in Features, Music, Reviews
Fiona Boyes: Professin’ the Blues
One of Australia’s premier blues guitarists, the prolific Fiona Boyes brings the goods again with 16 tracks of mostly originals. Recorded in California, it bears the idiosyncratic stamp of award-winning engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson.
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January 3, 2017 in Features, Music, Reviews
John Legend: Darkness and Light
‘I stand in the light I’ve cast and turn away from any lack of love’ John Legend reveals on his fifth studio album Darkness and Light. As the title would suggest, this album is full of various points of light and shade that work in creating a whole journey that is sometimes lacking in a time of being able to cherry pick singles off Digital outlets.
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December 21, 2016 in Features, Music, Reviews
Bec Sandridge: In the Fog EP
For listeners of triple j, Bec Sandridge’s deep, unwavering vocals will be a familiar sound. ‘In the Fog, In the Flame’ is a track that’s had significant airplay, and while being a means to showcase the attributes of her vocals mentioned earlier, it’s a damn catchy number.
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December 18, 2016 in Features, Music, Reviews
Tkay Maidza: TKAY
It’s been a pretty whirlwind time for Tkay, and the now 20-year-old has released her debut album, TKAY. Known for speed of light rapping style in which she seems unaffected by the banalities of needing to breathe, her music fuses a dance-ready sound with grime, trap, African beats and more.
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December 14, 2016 in Features, Music, Reviews
Childish Gambino: Awaken, My Love!
Some of Childish Gambino’s older tracks end with funky, soulful snippets that contrast with his style of witty, cleanly delivered hip hop. I have always wanted to see these small windows of soul gain their own platform, and now they finally have, with Awaken, My Love!.
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December 11, 2016 in Features, Music, Reviews
The Weeknd: Starboy
After bursting onto mainstream charts in 2015 with ‘Beauty Behind the Madness,’ Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, has released another chart climbing album ‘Starboy.’
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December 7, 2016 in Music, Reviews
Avenged Sevenfold: The Stage
After Avenged Sevenfold released their somewhat hollow sixth album, 2013′s Hail to the King where the band paid homage to their inspirations to the point of imitation, no one knew what the future could possibly hold for the band.
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December 5, 2016 in Music, Reviews
Yirrmal: Young Blood
Young Blood is the debut EP from Northern Territory native Yirrmal. Since moving to Geelong in 2011, he’s been performing, recording and gaining a buzz around his name; meaning the debut was always going to be full of quality tracks. Young Blood features five tracks; an acoustic sound with hints of folk and rock, as well as influences from his Indigenous background.
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December 1, 2016 in Music, Reviews
Metallica: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Metallica’s tenth studio album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct is as modern as the 33 or so year old band could probably create. Thankfully, it lacks the gimmicks of its two predecessors St Anger and Death Magnetic.
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November 28, 2016 in Music, Reviews
A.B. Original: Reclaim Australia
There is so much to love about the album Reclaim Australia, first up it actually has something to say, it’s a return to a more West Coast-influenced sound of rapping, it features the likes of Archie Roach and it’s just on the money.
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