Best of 2026

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Paul Kelly - Seventy
Paul Kelly
Seventy
2025 • LP
60
Nov 12, 2025
Styrofoam Winos - Real Time
Styrofoam Winos
Real Time
2024 • LP
60
Nov 12, 2025
Midlake - A Bridge To Far
Midlake
A Bridge To Far
2025 • LP
78
Nov 12, 2025
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan Stevens
Carrie & Lowell
2015 • LP
95
Apr 22, 2025
Bendigo Fletcher - Two Things at Once
Bendigo Fletcher
Two Things at Once
2024 • LP
85
Apr 22, 2025
Kathleen Edwards - Failer
Kathleen Edwards
Failer
2003 • LP
90
Feb 22, 2025
Kathleen Edwards - Total Freedom
Kathleen Edwards
Total Freedom
2020 • LP
77
Feb 22, 2025
Soccer Mommy - Evergreen
Soccer Mommy
Evergreen
2024 • LP
80
Nov 2, 2024

Recent Reviews

Paul Kelly - Seventy
60

Ok, I've had a few listens.

First off, Paul Kelly's band is sensational. They're all top dog session musicians, and the album sounds great.

PK is also bucking the trend with his voice sounding as rich as ever. He sounds great at 70.

However, I just found this album to be ok. The songs all seem fairly paint by numbers PK. The magpie song is funny, but still a bit generic, ada may song is nice, but uninteresting. It's all just ok.

The most interesting song musically is ... read more

Styrofoam Winos - Real Time
60

Well.... To be honest, the album/band shows a lot of promise. It's got reasonable songs, certainly above average for a band.... I'm including all bands in that statement, including crappy local bands.

I think this is their second album, each song has a reasonable hook in it.... It's certainly on the more lofi indie side of the spectrum, which I like.

But ultimately, the songs just aren't quite there.

Would I sign them? Maybe on a cheap development deal to see if they ... read more

Midlake - A Bridge To Far
78

I went into this with pretty low expectations. I haven't really liked anything the band has put out since the trials of van occupanther.

I was quite surprised after the first listen, it actually seemed good, and it gets even better after repeat listens.

It's also a proper album. The album has it's own sound....a lot of the tracks sound like they belong together as a collective work.

They've thought about it.

I don't think there's really any weak tracks, or ... read more

Bendigo Fletcher - Two Things at Once
85

A really solid album. I stumbled across it after randomly searching what Ken Coomer ex Wilco was up to lately.... This is a gem of an album.

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
95

Just an incredible album.


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