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Recent Reviews

Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird - Rosewater Crocodile
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80s gloss meets heartfelt piano-led pop that shimmers with a uniquely Melbourne accent.

Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird are a Melbourne-based indie-pop collective with a story book name and a reputation for blending heartfelt songwriting with eclectic textures and a taste for retro stylings. Led by the irrepressibly inventive Lachlan Rose, the band have built a reputation for lush arrangements and a theatrical sensibility, equally at home in intimate ballads and widescreen anthems (or ... read more

Kesha - .
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Reclaiming control of her career, Kesha takes her brand of pop to a hall of mirrors, gleefully blurring genres until the borders are irrelevant.

Kesha arrived on the scene like a glitter-bombed comet crashing into the late-2000s pop landscape. Back then, the music was brash, Auto-Tuned, and unapologetically chaotic, a character she managed to embody and cleverly satirise. But the years since have been defined by transformation: her well-documented legal battles, the reclamation of her artistic ... read more

Kae Tempest - Self Titled
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Rich instrumentation augments raw truth to form into a defiant, soul-bearing odyssey that is as poetic as it is self-revelatory.

Kae Tempest is a British poet, playwright, novelist and recording artist whose work blends spoken word with hip hop, electronic,and live instrumentation. Emerging from London’s performance poetry scene in the early 2000s, they gained acclaim for incisive storytelling rooted in working-class experience, social critique and emotional honesty. Tempest’s ... read more

Qur'an Shaheed - Pulse
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A sensational debut full of daring and raw potential, that  dazzles, disrupts and frequently disorients.​

Qur’an Shaheed is a pianist, poet, and vocalist from Pasadena, now based in Inglewood, California. The daughter of two professional musicians (her mother a piano teacher, her father a musical director for Marvin Gaye), Shaheed received classical piano training from the age of four.

Over time, she has evolved into a fearless improviser and genre-defying composer. Her music, ... read more

Theon Cross - Affirmations (Live at Blue Note New York)
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On the landmark New York jazz stage, Cross’s tuba-powered ensemble channels energy, ritual and improvisational mastery across a live set shaped like a DJ's playlist, that is immersive, expansive and (yes) affirmative!

​Theon Cross is the London-based tubist whose Afro‑Caribbean beat fusion and jazz explorations have made him one of the most original voices in contemporary UK jazz. Rising to prominence through Sons of Kemet and associations with Nubya Garcia, Moses Boyd, and ... read more


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