about half of these songs i LOVE, especially driveway which is honestly a favourite of all time, and the rest just don't really stand out. i love when chloe parché has creative ideas she should do that a bit more

i’ve been putting off listening to this one for whatever reason, probably intimidated by how sad i felt it was going to be, but finally went ahead and did it. a beautiful album with mind-bending lyricism that i really had to spend the first half adjusting myself to before i could really take it in for the rest of it. this album is one i had to get used to, generally, and then grow fully immersed in, but that’s probably a product of the fact i’d never listened to samia before ... read more

some of lex's best writing and a varying soundscape across genres! since this debut ep aleksiah has grown into herself as a pop songwriter, and she is very, very good at that, but to me her projects are more compelling when they aren't afraid of stepping out of one genre. the ep is rounded out with the vivid rock of pretty picture, the soft joys of ant song and the perfectly-constructed journey of who are you when you're not performing - perfectly complementing the well-crafted ... read more

i was gonna be like ehhh whatever but then i looped victoria and changed my mind for her. just that one just her

heard it early at a listening event and like hiii aoty

my favourite ep of the year!!!! shallow alcove have only refined their sound going into this ep, creating songs that feel beautifully fleshed out and full of depth. as grace's songwriting tends to do, each song paints its own picture of something unique, with no song feeling quite like another despite residing in the same acoustic, folky place. the instrumentation sits perfectly - clarinets harmonise in gnaw in a well-earned instrumental traversing keys, soft drums kick in satisfyingly in ... read more

it always feels like you're going insane when you find an album that deserves to be on year-end lists everywhere but ends up resigned to its artist's small fanbase.
noelle is a perfectly crafted story, moving from introspection to externalised rage, from closed eyes to running into the distance, from home to away to home again. we see nep and we see noelle as the perfect and imperfect self, and even when noelle hates her, she chooses to stay kind - it's a story that moves ... read more