REVIEWS

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

Pulp return to Brisbane for the first time since 1998, delivering a sharp, rain-soaked Riverstage performance where ‘Common People’ meets perfectly timed drizzle and Britpop nostalgia feels vividly alive.

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

Rebecca Gisborne reviews the 2026 Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi — a visually stunning but divisive Emerald Fennell adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic.

It didn't produce a major hit, but it introduced one of Australia's most important bands with astonishing confidence. We explore the stories, songs and legacy of Midnight Oil's extraordinary debut.

Annette reviews New Found Glory’s Listen Up!, exploring its sharpened pop punk energy.

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

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.

Mitski’s Nothing’s About To Happen To Me — a 30-minute study in control, connection, and the quiet ache of being alone together.

To Whom This May Concern, Jill Scott’s first album in over a decade, is a confident, joyous act of resistance for troubled times.

A dual-city review of Laneway 2026 — from Geese and Wolf Alice to Chappell Roan’s glitter-soaked headline spectacle.

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.