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Jonesing For This One
Jonesing For This One: The Chills, Submarine Bells
Matt Jones heads across the Tasman for the latest Jonesing For This One, revisiting The Chills' Submarine Bells — a New Zealand masterpiece filled with dazzling lyrics, gorgeous melodies, and one of the greatest hidden gems of the '90s.
Heatseekers
Ewan Jackson on heartbreak, hindsight and finding comfort in looking back
Sydney singer-songwriter Ewan Jackson talks heartbreak, hindsight, home recording and the stories behind The World From Here, as his first two EPs come together for the first time on What I've Done So Far.
Album Reviews
Because She’s Good: Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Reviewed
Bernard Zuel reviews Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, a clever, understated and quietly impressive album shaped by love, doubt, The Cure and sharp pop instincts.
Jonesing For This One
Jonesing For This One: INXS, Welcome To Wherever You Are
Matt Jones revisits INXS’ overlooked 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are and makes the case for it as the band’s boldest, most adventurous, and perhaps most underrated release. A forgotten gem from one of Australia’s greatest bands.
Reviews
Snocaps Album Review: Where Waxahatchee, P.S. Eliot and MJ Lenderman Meet
Snocaps’ self-titled debut is where Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook turn indie folklore into something beautifully human.
Column
Twenty Years Wide Awake: A Love Letter to Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning album cover, used for Annette Geneva’s Written In Reverb column on the beloved 2005 indie-folk record.
Forever Five
Forever Five: Matt Corby
Matt Corby shares the five albums he can’t live without, from D’Angelo’s deep soul to J Dilla’s dusty genius.
Live Reviews + Photos
The Human Jukebox: Paul Dempsey’s Shotgun Karaoke Comes to Hobart
A night of nostalgia, singalongs and beautiful detours as Paul Dempsey brings Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II to Hobart, with heartfelt support from Kaitlin Keegan and a room full of songs, stories and unexpected moments.
Film Reviews
Supergirl Doesn’t Need Your Approval
Rebecca Gisborne reviews Supergirl, finding a superhero film less interested in likability than goodness, agency and the right to be messy.
Live Reviews + Photos
Mental As Anything Live in Brisbane: The Hits Were Alive, Even If the Ghosts Were Just as Loud
Mental As Anything return to Brisbane for their 50th anniversary tour with the hits intact, the ghosts impossible to ignore, and a crowd more than ready to sing along.
Album Reviews
Ecca Vandal's LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW Is the Album 2026 Needed
Ecca Vandal returns after nine years with LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW, a fearless, genre-defying album that blends punk, hip-hop, R&B and bhangra into one of 2026's most thrilling releases.
Forever Five
Forever Five: Tim Rogers
Tim Rogers selects the five albums he can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: James Smith (Yard Act)
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with James Smith — five albums he can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Kris Schroeder
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Kris Schroeder — five albums he can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Pete Murray
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Pete Murray — five albums he can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Mama Kin
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Mama Kin — five albums she can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Sally Seltmann
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Sally Seltmann — five albums she can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Bad//Dreems
Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five: Five albums Bad//Dreems can't live without.
Waxx Lyrical
Forever Five: Blake Scott (The Peep Tempel)
Five albums Blake Scott (The Peep Tempel) can't live without.
Annette Geneva
Phoebe Bridgers, Ryan Adams, and the Songs That Keep Emotional Receipts
Annette Geneva unpacks Phoebe Bridgers’ Stranger in the Alps, Ryan Adams, complicated fandom, and the songs that keep emotional receipts long after the people attached to them have changed.
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
Twenty Years Wide Awake: A Love Letter to Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning album cover, used for Annette Geneva’s Written In Reverb column on the beloved 2005 indie-folk record.
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.
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.
Matt Jones
Jonesing For This One: Chris Whitley – Living with the Law
Matt Jones returns with Jonesing For This One to revisit Chris Whitley’s Living with the Law, an overlooked 1991 gem of blues, folk and rock.
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: The Chills, Submarine Bells
Matt Jones heads across the Tasman for the latest Jonesing For This One, revisiting The Chills' Submarine Bells — a New Zealand masterpiece filled with dazzling lyrics, gorgeous melodies, and one of the greatest hidden gems of the '90s.
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: INXS, Welcome To Wherever You Are
Matt Jones revisits INXS’ overlooked 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are and makes the case for it as the band’s boldest, most adventurous, and perhaps most underrated release. A forgotten gem from one of Australia’s greatest bands.
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.
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.
Ben Preece
Jangle, Joy and Hanging On: Meet The Tullamarines
Following the breakout success of ‘Running On Empty’, The Tullamarines lean into self-doubt, sunny guitars, and cathartic honesty on 'Lying', their most addictive track yet.
Ben Preece
Morgan Saint: In Her Own Rhythm
NYC-bred indie pop auteur Morgan Saint is carving her own niche in the city's underground. We spoke to her about her new album & her process
Ben Preece
LT's 'Real Life = No Fun': The Ultimate Summer Anthem
Discover the story behind LT's latest jam 'Real Life = No Fun', the ultimate summer anthem.
Ben Preece
Abi Muir’s ‘On One Knee’ Flips Heartbreak Into a Power Play
Abi Muir isn’t just healing — she’s headlining her own emotional comeback.
Ben Preece
Begin Again, Again: J Mahon’s Long Road to Right Now
J Mahon opens up from Berlin about shedding old identities, staying clean, and writing hundreds of songs in search of something real.
Ben Preece
Introducing betNwa: Charli XCX meets Tyler, The Creator With A Guitar-Pedal Fetish
betNwa is the musical project of Brisbane-based transfem artist home recordist & regular Waxx Lyrical Love Letter columnist, Bette Benjamin
Ben Preece
Heat Seeker: HOL!DAY, 'Call On My Brothers'
Something of a men's mental health anthem, the song might be the best thing Dave Grohl never recorded.
Ben Preece
Emily Ulman Finds Her Voice Again on ‘Mountains Mountains Mountains’
Emily Ulman’s ‘Mountains Mountains Mountains’ is a quiet triumph — a return that doesn’t beg to be heard, but deserves to be felt.
Ben Preece
A Reclamation of Self: Ladi Abundance Breathes New Life into Music
Ladi Abundance returns with 'Breathe, It's Just A Human'—a soulful slow-burn rooted in healing, motherhood, and self-reclamation.
Ben Preece
Guy Dent: All About Fun, Music, and a Little Chaos
Guy Dent is an unconventional Brisbane musician, blending a clear love for music’s iconic hits of the past with his own unique flair.
Ben Preece
Introducing Rocket Frog, Brisbane's Newest Agents Of Punk Rock
A new band seemingly subscribing to living in Brisbane, recently released a couple of choice singles in as many months.