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Forever Five: Tania Doko (Bachelor Girl)

Column

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.

Thirty Years Down the Wrong Road: Modest Mouse Keep Moving Through the Maze

Album Reviews

Thirty years in, Modest Mouse are still following the crooked road. An Eraser and a Maze is messy, haunted, funny and stubbornly alive.

Ed O’Brien Finds His Wings on Blue Morpho

Album Reviews

In his first ever review for Waxx Lyrical, Rhys Mackenzie takes on Ed O’Brien’s Blue Morpho, a meditative, textured journey through crisis, nature, spirituality and quiet transformation.

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.

Deep Dive

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.

ARTICLES

26 Aug 2025
News

Spoon Unleash Dual Epiphanies: ‘Chateau Blues’ & ‘Guess I’m Fallin in Love’

Spoon surprise release two new songs — ‘Chateau Blues’ and ‘Guess I’m Fallin in Love’ — lo-fi sparks of urgency, memory, and that old indie-rock magic.

21 Aug 2025
Heatseekers

Brazen Barbie: Chaos, Control & ‘Ain’t No Dummy’

High-glam, fence-hopping, and ten steps ahead — Brazen Barbie isn’t asking for the spotlight, she’s taking it.

6 Aug 2025
Heatseekers

Behind Jordan Laser’s 'Holiday', A Haunting New Chapter

Sydney alt-pop artist Jordan Laser returns with ‘Holiday’ — a smoky, slow-burning meditation on love, longing and emotional limbo.

25 July 2025
Forever Five

Forever Five: Bad//Dreems

Waxx Lyrical's Forever Five: Five albums Bad//Dreems can't live without.

22 Aug 2025
Album Reviews

Wolf Alice, The Clearing Review: Britain’s Finest Band at Their Fearless Peak

Wolf Alice's The Clearing review: would've towered over, say, 1977, yet in 2025 it feels just as vital from a band in control, still operating at the peak of their powers.

20 Aug 2025
Interviews

Wolf Alice, The Clearing Interview: Out of the Woods, Into Their Boldest Album Yet

Wolf Alice return with their fourth album, The Clearing — a bold, cohesive reinvention that proves Britain’s best band are only getting stronger.

29 July 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Wunderhorse Live in Barcelona: Yejin’s Postcard from the Pit

Even from overseas, Yejin Cho’s lens doesn’t miss. This time, she captures Wunderhorse tearing up a Barcelona stage — just ahead of their Australian tour this September.

24 July 2025
Record Of The Month Deep Dives

Fela Kuti's Live! with Ginger Baker: The Sound of a Movement Mid-Riot

Fela Kuti’s Live! with Ginger Baker is raw, urgent, and revolutionary—a riot in rhythm that still hits like a warning shot 50+ years on.

21 Aug 2025
Written In Reverb

Spoon's Gimme Fiction: The Album That Rearranged Me

Annette Geneva reflects on Spoon’s Gimme Fiction — a cult classic that still burns. Not a love letter, but a thank-you note to its lasting impact.

11 Aug 2025
Live Reviews + Photos

Bloc Party Celebrate 20 Years with a Damp Brisbane Crowd

Rain, riffs, and Silent Alarm nostalgia as Bloc Party and Young The Giant close their Australian tour at Brisbane’s Riverstage.

28 July 2025
Heatseekers

JXCKY on 'THIRSTY', Revenge Rituals & Resurrection Through Chaos

After a hiatus and label departure, JXCKY claws his way back with ‘THIRSTY’ — a venomous, trap-driven evolution of his signature dark-pop.

22 July 2025
Album Reviews

Wet Leg’s Second Soak: Wiser, Warmer, Still Wicked

Wet Leg’s second album Moisturizer sees the British band evolve beyond their breakout hits, delivering a smarter, more emotionally expansive record.

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