The eagerly awaited sophomore album from Harry Styles, Fine Line, is adequately satisfying musically but surprisingly rich lyrically. The album, reflecting the bright pink and white tones present on the album cover, is full of upbeat and polished pop tunes, perfect…
Album Review: Caiti Baker – “Dust (Part 1) EP”
In Dust (Part 1), Caiti Baker’s first release since 2018’s full-length Zinc, the Australian R&B artist offers up a selection of four songs that serve to highlight the appeal of her emotive voice. The smoky, warm tone of Baker’s vocal…
Album Review: Stevie Jean – “Blame Game EP”
At just 18, Cypriot-Australian singer-songwriter Stevie Jean is already remarkably well on her way to a solid music career with the release of her debut EP Blame Game. Consisting of just five songs, the EP has just enough in it…
Album Review: Caroline Polachek – “Pang”
Caroline Polachek’s first solo album under her own name, Pang, is like an enigmatic dream that you struggle to make sense of. That is to say: this album grows on you. Pang unfolds a little more with each listen, revealing…
Album Review: Vivian Girls – “Memory”
After announcing their separation in 2014, Vivian Girls are back with Memory, a mature new album that dives into and appreciates the gloomy undertones of that maturation. Although Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman announced their musical breakup five years ago,…
Album Review: Belle and Sebastian – “Days of the Bagnold Summer”
Belle and Sebastian return with new music this week, and despite the very Belle-and-Sebastian-esque album name, Days of the Bagnold Summer, this album is a soundtrack companion to the film of the same name. The film, an adaptation of a…
Album Review: WAAX – “Big Grief”
On their first full-length release, Australian rockers WAAX burst out of the gate brimming with a strong but vulnerable singular perspective that signifies artists who definitively know what they’re doing. The album starts strong with the title track, which immediately…