Benjamin Bahr

Skeleten's Mentalized: Interior Dance Music for a Fractured World

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

Ben Preece

Rebellion, Resurrection, and Rock ’n’ Roll: The Story of Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life

A deep dive into Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life — the snarling, swaggering 1977 comeback album born of chaos, camaraderie, and resurrection.

Benjamin Bahr

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.

Ben Preece

Wounded Rhymes: Lykke Li’s Ritual of Power, Control, and Survival

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

Benjamin Bahr

Nina Simone’s I Put A Spell On You: Where Beauty Meets Defiance

Released at the height of the civil rights era, I Put a Spell on You reveals Nina Simone in transition — elegant, defiant, and impossible to pin down.

Benjamin Bahr

Miles Davis — Kind of Blue: The Cool Revolution That Never Ends

Miles Davis assembled a dream team for Kind of Blue—Coltrane, Cannonball, Evans, and more—creating spacious, timeless jazz that still defines modern music.

Ben Preece

Loneliness, Reinvention and the Long Way Back: The Story of Paul Kelly’s Post

A deep dive into Paul Kelly’s Post — the 1985 album that rebuilt his career and shaped the next 40 years of Australian songwriting.

Ben Preece

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.

Ben Preece

Mk.gee, The Reluctant Virtuoso and His Dream Police

We trace Mk.gee's rise, his sound, and Two Star & The Dream Police, the record that’s already reshaping what a breakthrough can look like.