RETROSPECTIVE: The Cranberries’ ‘Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ remains a triumphant debut
30 years on, the Limerick band’s debut album has cemented itself as a uniquely vulnerable classic, writes Aidan Elwig Pollock. Every once in a while, we stumble upon one of those special albums with the capacity to genuinely change our lives. I don’t mean “change our lives” in a trite, hyper
Fresh Music Friday: The Buoys, MuftiDay_Project, Chuey, The Kicks
THIS WEEK IS A BIG ONE FOR SURG’S FRESH MUSIC FRIDAY AS WE’RE DELIVERING A BONUS TRACK FOR YOU! READ AHEAD FOR ZOE BIGGS, ANNA SHEIKH AND ARCHIE WIERUM’S REACTIONS TO THE NEWEST RELEASES FROM THE BUOYS, MUFTIDAY_PROJECT, CHUEY, AND THE KICKS! i Want You – The Buoys Amna: This song was ma
RUNNING OUTTA TIME by Chuey – a dark, dionysiac dance track
Three weeks ago saw the release of BRINGIN DISCO BACK, the first single off of Chuey’s upcoming EP DIPTYCH. Now, here we are with an exclusive pre-release review of RUNNING OUTTA TIME – the second and most highly anticipated single – AND an interview with the man himself where he talks
FRESH MUSIC FRIDAY: The weeknd + ariana grande, kissing cars, blusher
from international superstars to melbourne pop trio & underground sydney band, fmf round 2 is here! presented to you by archie wierum, bella rough & niamh elliott-brennan Die for you (remix) – the weeknd & ariana grande Archie: When legends convene, audiences rejoice. To have the e
GIG review: Baby Beef at the Midnight Special
They’re cool, they’re relaxed, they’ve got amazing voices. They’re Baby Beef.
Best Albums of 2022
2022 was a big year in music, and in our opinion SURG members have impeccable taste. Keen to discover some epic albums you may have missed last year (and their spotlight tracks)? Keep on reading. Could We Be More – Kokoroko Reviewer: Jonathan Chalouhi Whether it’s funky rhythms to danc
MIDNIGHT OIL’S 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 IS A BRILLIANTLY UNIQUE CRY FOR JUSTICE
The Oil’s countdown to midnight remains relevant 40 years on – only saved from being depressingly so by its electrifying rallying urgency, writes Aidan Elwig Pollock. 3,000 bodies had turned the Luna Park Big Top into a steaming, dank pit – a far cry from the late September post-rain cooln
Why Julia Jacklin’s PRE-PLEASURE was one of 2022’s best albums
Kat Porritt-Fraser celebrates a cathartic musical highlight from the past year. Julia Jacklin has the kind of voice that makes you pause what you’re doing to listen in. PRE-PLEASURE has a similar quality as an album – if you resist listening closely, if you’re not ready to open your emotional
RETROSPECTIVE: Electric Light Orchestra’s Out of the Blue deserves a place in the pantheon of double albums
The Birmingham band’s explosive seventh album is an oft-overlooked classic, writes Alex Glase. The double record, so often derided for its looseness and filler, allows an artist room to breathe and experiment with musical convention. Lists of the best double albums ever recorded have a few usual s
ALBUM REVIEW: The Minions 2 Soundtrack isn’t as good (or as bad) as you’ve heard
It’s being lauded as the greatest soundtrack in years, but the tie-in album for Illumination’s latest family blockbuster is a mixed bag at best. How did we get here? That was the question that immediately sprang to mind when the tracklist for the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack