REVIEWS

Budjerah’s debut album Gentleman is a classy, carefully considered blend of contemporary R&B, gospel and ’90s foundations, carried by a marvellous voice and plenty of style. Bernard Zuel asks whether the individuality can now catch up with the polish.

Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks is a funny, painfully familiar coming-of-age story about music obsession, youthful entitlement and the awkward gap between who we are and who we think we’re becoming.

Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko reveals the five albums she can’t live without, spanning Donny Hathaway’s soul, John Farnham’s warmth, Robyn’s emotional pop, Chris Stapleton’s country grit and Sam Fender’s urgency.