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Jonesing For This One: Portishead – Third

Jonesing For This One

Matt Jones returns to make the case for Portishead’s Third, the darker, stranger and more adventurous album hiding in the enormous shadow of Dummy.

Forever Five: Ella Hooper

Forever Five

From teenage Killing Heidi firebrand to award-winning songwriter and Americana troubadour, Ella Hooper has spent more than 25 years making her mark on Australian music. For her Forever Five, she takes us back to the records that helped make her.

Prince – Timeless: Ten Songs, Five Decades and One Big Question: Who Is This For?

Album Reviews

Prince obsessive Ben Preece dives deep into Timeless, tracing every song back through five decades of Prince history, from 1977 to his final tour in 2016.

Deep Dive

Everybody knows 'Laid'. Far fewer know Laid. We go beyond James’ immortal title track to discover the strange, intimate Brian Eno-produced album hiding behind the hit.

Deep Dive

August and Everything After didn't arrive with swagger. It arrived with uncertainty. In this Waxx Lyrical deep dive, we explore the stories, songs and emotional honesty that transformed Counting Crows' debut into one of the defining albums of the 1990s.

ARTICLES

1 Feb 2021
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Arlo Parks, the voice of a (super sad) generation

To be saddled with the tag of being the "Voice Of A Generation" is a lot of pressure, but London ARLO PARKS is taking it in her stride.

17 Jan 2021
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British post-punk is alive and well in 2021

British music is alive and well, if last Friday (Jan 15th) is anything to go by. New albums from shame and Sleaford Mods out now.

1 Jan 2021
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' Remains a Beacon Of Its Era

27 years ago, Jeff Buckley released one full-length album before he died tragically at the age of 30. The stupendous Grace was that album an

1 Oct 2020
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Sufjan Stevens Isn't Repeating Himself on 'The Ascension'

Epic. Intense. Pessimistic. These are words not typically associated the music of Sufjan Stevens, not since 2010's The Age Of Adz at least,

29 Jan 2021
Interviews

Remembering Jeff Buckley : an interview with his drummer Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson played drums on Jeff Buckley's 'Grace'. Read that again, it's a bit surreal. Ben Preece takes a deep dive with the man himself.

14 Jan 2021
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WATCH : New Video From Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Ahead of their Aussie national tour kicking off in April (keep all the fingers crossed it goes ahead), Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever...

15 Nov 2020
Interviews

#1 Dads : the Waxx Lyrical Interview

It's not a stretch in the slightest to call Tom Iansek a bonafide genius. He is #1 Dads , one half of Big Scary , one half of No Mono and one third of indie Melbourne label Pieater . His three albums under the moniker of #1 Dads alone, the project we're here to learn more about, has gone from a curious side project to an enduring phenomenon in its own right. His flawless third album (and our November Record Of The Month) Golden Repair is a pristine collection of melodies and meditations on...

1 July 2020
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Dream Wife Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is On New Album

DREAM WIFE are back with their second album and just like the title suggests, this is a record brimming with adrenaline and playful exciteme

27 Jan 2021
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New music from Kendrick Lamar coming soon

Get excited, Kung Fu Kenny fans, for new music looks set to drop from the rapper really soon.

10 Jan 2021
Interviews

Sorry : the (bittersweet) Waxx Lyrical Interview

Sorry's co-founder Asha Lorenz chats to Ben Preece about the the bittersweet time Sorry are experiencing right now.

1 Oct 2020
Waxxing Lyrical

The "More Human"Tip-On Jacket Which Houses Sufjan Stevens' The Ascension

Read about the "more human" printing method used on jackets for the first pressing of Sufan Stevens' The Ascension'

23 June 2020
Interviews

Andy Bull : the Waxx Lyrical Interview

ANDY BULL is an incredibly articulate man. Just like his music, a conversation with him typically promises to be funny, honest and...

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