Forever Five

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Forever Five: Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers selects the five albums he can't live without.

Forever Five

Forever Five: Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey selects the five albums he can't live without.

Live Reviews + Photos

When Music Finds You: Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham at Lefty’s

Sometimes the best nights are the ones you don’t plan. Neil heads to Lefty’s Music Hall with no expectations and leaves completely won over by Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham.

Live Reviews + Photos

It’s My Party and I’ll Burn It Down If I Want To: Meg Mac at Brisbane Powerhouse

Meg Mac transforms Brisbane Powerhouse into a theatrical, deeply personal ‘party’ — a bold, vulnerable show that proves she’s ready for something much bigger.

Album Reviews

Putting The Camera Down: Courtney Barnett’s Creature of Habit

Less observational, more internal, Courtney Barnett’s Creature of Habit captures the sound of trying to break your own patterns while still trapped inside them.

BZ Reviews

RAYE and the Art of Beautiful Overload

A deep dive into RAYE’s This Music May Contain Hope — a sprawling, divisive, and dazzling album that turns excess into expression and chaos into something truly compelling.

Album Reviews

Glory Feels Alive: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Hit Their Stride

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers don’t sound like a band finding their footing anymore — they sound fully alive.

Album Reviews

Disco, Occasionally. Hooks, Rarely: Harry Styles Comes Up Short

Harry Styles returns with Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally — polished, precise, and frustratingly short on actual songs. A stylish pop record that forgets the fun.

Written In Reverb

The Dead Weather’s Horehound: Swamp Gospel for the Unprepared

Written In Reverb: Annette Geneva descends into Horehound — a dark, immersive exploration of power, desire, and identity...

Live Reviews + Photos

Manchester-by-the-Harbour: DMA’S Turn the Metro Into a Northern Dream

DMA’S turn the Metro Theatre into a sweat-soaked, Manchester-tinged dream, celebrating Hills End with a crowd that sings every word like it’s their own.

Live Reviews + Photos

Where Stillness Speaks: Blanco White at The Triffid

Blanco White bring their immersive, genre-blurring sound to The Triffid, trading peaks for atmosphere in a restrained, hypnotic set that holds the room in quiet awe.

Forever Five

Forever Five: Simon Day (Ratcat)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Simon Day of Ratcat — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers selects the five albums he can't live without.

Waxx Lyrical

Forever Five: Butch Walker

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Butch Walker — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Glenn Richards (Augie March)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Glenn Richards — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: James Smith (Yard Act)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with James Smith — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey selects the five albums he can't live without.

Waxx Lyrical

Forever Five: Murray Cook

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Murray Cook of the OG Wiggles — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Ross Wilson

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Ross Wilson — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Pete Murray

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Pete Murray — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Simon Day (Ratcat)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Simon Day of Ratcat — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Polish Club

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Novak and JH from Polish Club — five albums they can't live without.

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Forever Five: Joe Camilleri (The Black Sorrows)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows — five albums he can't live without.

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Forever Five: Sally Seltmann

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Sally Seltmann — five albums she can't live without.

Annette Geneva

The Dead Weather’s Horehound: Swamp Gospel for the Unprepared

Written In Reverb: Annette Geneva descends into Horehound — a dark, immersive exploration of power, desire, and identity...

Annette Geneva

How Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American Taught Us to Feel Loudly

A love letter to Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American — emo’s most generous masterpiece,.

Annette Geneva

Spoon's Gimme Fiction: The Album That Rearranged Me

Annette Geneva reflects on Spoon’s Gimme Fiction — a cult classic that still burns. Not a love letter, but a thank-you note to its lasting impact.

Annette Geneva

The Space Between Years: Butch Walker’s Peachtree Battle & the Shape of Losing a Parent

Butch Walker’s Peachtree Battle — an EP written in the shadow of losing a father.

Annette Geneva

On DMA’S The Glow, Sydney, and the Beautiful Stupidity of Wanting More

For AusMusicMonth, Annette Geneva writes a luminous Written In Reverb essay on DMA’S The Glow.

Annette Geneva

Still Bleeding Softly: 10 Years of Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell

Annette Geneva explores Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell in Written In Reverb: a moving look at grief, memory, and the album’s lasting emotional power.

Annette Geneva

How Manchester Orchestra Taught Us to Sit With Discomfort

A Written In Reverb essay on Manchester Orchestra’s debut, exploring discomfort, vulnerability, and why I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child still matters.

Annette Geneva

Neon on Skin, Needle Down: A Love Letter To Metric's 'Fantasies'

Through Annette Geneva’s lens, 2009 comes alive again — neon-lit nights, sticky dance floors, and Metric’s Fantasies pulsing through it all.

Annette Geneva

Still Listening: Frightened Rabbit’s Painting Of A Panic Attack

Annette Geneva's Written In Reverb is a personal column about the records that resonate through time—haunting, healing, and holding us when we need them most. In this first instalment, she writes a love letter to Frightened Rabbit’s Painting of a Panic Attack and the echoes left behind by Scott Hutchison’s voice.

Matt Jones

Jonesing For This One: Alexandra Saviour, Belladonna of Sadness

Matt Jones returns with Jonesing For This One, spotlighting Alexandra Saviour’s Belladonna of Sadness — a smoky, cinematic debut best enjoyed front to back.

Matt Jones

Jonesing For This One: Crowded House – Temple of Low Men

Matt Jones launches his new Waxx Lyrical column Jonesing For This One by revisiting Crowded House’s Temple of Low Men.

Matt Jones

Jonesing For This One: Midnight Oil's Earth And Sun And Moon

Matt Jones revisits Midnight Oil’s Earth and Sun and Moon in the wake of Rob Hirst’s passing — a nostalgic, heartfelt tribute to one of the band’s most underrated albums.

Matt Jones

Jonesing For This One: James Iha’s Let It Come Down

Matt Jones returns with Jonesing For This One, spotlighting James Iha’s Let It Come Down — a sunny, surprising solo album that rewards time and repeat listens.

Ben Preece

Prince’s Psychedelic Gamble: The Legacy of Around the World in a Day

At the height of his powers, Prince swerved left—dropping a psychedelic curveball and telling the label to hold the singles. Forty years on, it still feels like a risk only he could pull off.

Ben Preece

The Long Hard Road to Wildflowers and How Tom Petty Learned to Let Go

A deep dive into Tom Petty’s most vulnerable album, Wildflowers, its lost songs, and the story behind the music that listens back.

Ben Preece

Duke Box Steps Gently Into The Real World With A Debut Full Of Heart

Lo-fi, keys-driven and quietly heartfelt, Duke Box’s Welcome To The Real World is a debut album built on honesty, nostalgia, and songs that feel like they’ve been waiting patiently to be heard.

Benjamin Bahr

Fjords, Silence and Song: Inside Ben Provest’s ‘Trying To Be Brave’

Australian artist Ben Provest talks heartbreak, Icelandic isolation, creative flow and the making of his new cinematic folk single ‘Trying To Be Brave’.

Benjamin Bahr

Behind Jordan Laser’s 'Holiday', A Haunting New Chapter

Sydney alt-pop artist Jordan Laser returns with ‘Holiday’ — a smoky, slow-burning meditation on love, longing and emotional limbo.

Benjamin Bahr

My Chérie Finds Beauty, Chaos, and Clarity on 'Life Is'

A true Heatseeker, My Chérie’s Life is swirls with whimsical drama and cinematic flair, firmly staking her own claim with sophisticated lyricism and an undeniable gift for crafting hook-laden melodies.

Ben Preece

Holding Grief and Hope in the Same Song: Talitha Jae on ‘Ada’

Talitha Jae opens up about ‘Ada’, her most personal song to date — a raw, intimate release shaped by infertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy after loss.

Benjamin Bahr

Miss Orange Juicy Return With The Fizzy ‘Sorry Not Sorry’

Miss Orange Juicy deliver fizzy pop with bite on new single ‘Sorry Not Sorry’. Mario Späte talks honesty, chaos, songwriting and the duo’s sweet-n-sour universe.

Ben Preece

JXCKY on 'THIRSTY', Revenge Rituals & Resurrection Through Chaos

After a hiatus and label departure, JXCKY claws his way back with ‘THIRSTY’ — a venomous, trap-driven evolution of his signature dark-pop.

Benjamin Bahr

JOAL: The Punk-Rock Meme Machine Turning Teenage Dreams Into the Jam of a Lifetime

Meet JOAL, Brisbane’s college-rock crew blending punk energy, indie vibes, and meme-worthy humour.

Ben Preece

HAMMERS: Riding the Death Wobbles to Debut Album

Post-hardcore grit, dark humour and concrete-bowl chaos — Lucas Stone of HAMMERS unpack Death Wobbles and their long-awaited debut.

Benjamin Bahr

Brazen Barbie: Chaos, Control & ‘Ain’t No Dummy’

High-glam, fence-hopping, and ten steps ahead — Brazen Barbie isn’t asking for the spotlight, she’s taking it.

Ben Preece

Meet Chuck Sics: The Control Freak Making Beautiful Musical Chaos

Chuck Sics crafts hazy, sun-warped pop with raw honesty. Read our Heatseeker Q&A on ‘REDO’, self-growth, and DIY sonic magic.

Benjamin Bahr

Lucienne Lights the Way on ‘The Same Death’

Lucienne’s ‘The Same Death’ is a soulful, shimmering act of defiance — a gospel-laced pop anthem for anyone done dimming their light.

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Forever Five: Butch Walker

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Forever Five: James Smith (Yard Act)

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Forever Five: Paul Dempsey

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Forever Five: Murray Cook

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Forever Five: Ross Wilson

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Forever Five: Pete Murray

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Forever Five: Simon Day (Ratcat)

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Forever Five: Polish Club

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Forever Five: Joe Camilleri (The Black Sorrows)

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Forever Five: Sally Seltmann

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