Review
Australia’s own K-pop superstar bucks pop girl perfection on a hit-filled debut
Blackpink’s Rosé looks to break free from the industry pressures of her day job on her new solo album.
- by Barry Divola and Annabel Ross
Latest
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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by Annabel Ross and Barry Divola
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.
- by Robert Moran and Annabel Ross
Acclaimed festival darlings Khruangbin on how mistakes can be cool
Houston’s groove masters are returning to Australia for three headline shows.
- by Martin Boulton
The ghosts haunting Nick Cave’s biblical new album
On their 18th album together, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds go searching for the light.
- by John Shand, Robert Moran and Barry Divola
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.
- by Barry Divola and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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?
- by Nell Geraets
Beyonce’s epic Cowboy Carter is outlaw country in the truest sense
The singer has a clear message on her country music pivot: country’s whatever she wants it to be.
- by Robert Moran