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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.

Phoebe Bridgers, Ryan Adams, and the Songs That Keep Emotional Receipts

Column

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.

Jonesing For This One: Chris Whitley – Living with the Law

Column

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.

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

11 May 2026
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.

8 Apr 2026
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.

1 Apr 2026
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.

23 Mar 2026
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.

27 Apr 2026
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...

1 Apr 2026
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.

31 Mar 2026
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Counting Crows' August & Everything After: The Sound of Uncertainty

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.

21 Mar 2026
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.

26 Apr 2026
Forever Five

Forever Five: Paul Dempsey

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

1 Apr 2026
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.

30 Mar 2026
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.

20 Mar 2026
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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