MGMT’s Independent Era
MGMT’s conversion almost calls for the abolition of labels in their entirety, at the start of an age where there is no one to dictate what is and isn’t commercially appealing, no creative interference.
Interview: R Ü Shaw
What is it like for an EDM artist to walk among people with no understanding or respect for the genre as a whole?
Album Review: ‘Infinitely Ordinary’ By The Wrecks
Lets Wreckin’ go: The Wrecks’ debut album Infinitely Ordinary is everything that’s good about alternative music.
‘Take Me To The World’: Celebrating And Ranking Sondheim’s Best Songs
It’s almost impossible to pick an absolute favourite, and even harder to rank Stephen Sondheim’s work against one another, but here we go. Happy birthday Sondheim!
Film Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Chunky Shrapnel
Chunky Shrapnel bills itself as “A musical road movie dipped in turpentine”. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are known for a theatrically-enigmatic presence; always energetic and always loveable. Their film conveys this and then some.
Song Review: ‘Hollywood’ By Car Seat Headrest
While the artsy-kid-chewed-up-and-spat-out-by-the-corrupt-system narrative is nothing new, frontman Will Toledo manages to breathe new life into the trope, expressing internal anxieties, as well as sharp criticisms of the entertainment industry.
Song Review: ‘Gimme Love’ by Joji
Beloved local sad boy Joji has struck again with a third offering. ‘Gimme Love’ cements this status.
Song Review: ‘Lost Angeles’ by The Aces
Utah quartet are back with their second single, about “that experience of being infatuated by Hollywood and a new city, but then having the excitement and romance of it ripped away at the hands of heartbreak.”
Song Review: ‘Aries’ by Gorillaz
‘Aries’ is moody and compelling, overcoming some instances of lyrical simplicity with well-orchestrated sounds.
Album Review: Sleepyhead by Cavetown
Cavetown lets the undeniably privileged young adults of the world have their moment in the spotlight of hardship and adversity.