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Supergirl Doesn’t Need Your Approval

Film Reviews

Rebecca Gisborne reviews Supergirl, finding a superhero film less interested in likability than goodness, agency and the right to be messy.

Ewan Jackson on heartbreak, hindsight and finding comfort in looking back

Heatseekers

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.

Twenty Years Wide Awake: A Love Letter to Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Column

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.

Deep Dive

A Waxx Lyrical deep dive into our January 2026 Record of the Month — a record of disconnection, hypnosis and human groove.

Deep Dive

A Waxx Lyrical deep dive into Lykke Li’s Wounded Rhymes — exploring desire, damage, control, and the album that reshaped modern pop heartbreak.

ARTICLES

30 Oct 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Joe Camilleri (The Black Sorrows)

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five with Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows — five albums he can't live without.

22 Oct 2025
Album Reviews

Olivia Dean and St Paul & The Broken Bones Find Soul in Different Directions

Olivia Dean and St Paul & The Broken Bones take different routes to the same destination — modern soul with heart, muscle, and melody.

16 Oct 2025
Waxxing Lyrical

"Thank You, D": Andy Bull Reflects on the Life and Legacy of D’Angelo

Following the passing of D’Angelo at 51, musician and songwriter Andy Bull reflects on the artist who changed his life — a visionary who redefined soul, rhythm, and spirit for a generation.

10 Oct 2025
Album Reviews

All That Glitters Isn’t Taylor Swift: ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Reviewed

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is pure pop theatre — dazzling, messy, and impossible to look away from.

30 Oct 2025
Album Reviews

Lily Allen’s West End Girl: Sex, Scars and Savage Honesty

On West End Girl, Lily Allen trades hooks for heartbreak, turning her post-divorce pain into pop confessions that cut deep.

21 Oct 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Gordi Heals & Reveals: Live at Sydney Opera House Review

At the Sydney Opera House, Gordi bridged medicine and music in a show that felt both intimate and transcendent.

14 Oct 2025
Album Reviews

Geese’s Getting Killed Review: Poetic Post-Punk in Freefall

Geese’s Getting Killed is a feverish, poetic burst of post-punk energy where panic meets beauty and youth crashes into genius.

9 Oct 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Pete Murray

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

29 Oct 2025
Film Reviews

The Bear Does The Boss: Jeremy Allen White Channels Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere

In Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White steps into Bruce Springsteen’s solitude — not to imitate, but to inhabit it.

16 Oct 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: James Smith (Yard Act)

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

11 Oct 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Ryan Adams Live in Sydney: A Night of Heartbreak, Humour and Holy Chaos

Ryan Adams revisits Heartbreaker live in Sydney with raw emotion, dark humour, and unpredictable charm.

9 Oct 2025
Film Reviews

One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson Delivers the Movie-est Movie of the Year

Paul Thomas Anderson fuses pulp, politics, and pure filmmaking joy in One Battle After Another.

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