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Alexander Kelly
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Review: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
Reworking a Margaret Atwood line in the chorus of her sophomore record’s lead single (“Nameless, Faceless”) has more of an effect than immediately apparent. In the three years since her…
27th July | Real Estate | Metro Theatre
Everything you need know about Real Estate is in their name. Type ‘Real Estate’ into Google images and the loved indie band is nowhere to be found, instead, in their…
Swimming In The Deep End: A Conversation With Brightness
Travelling alone sure isn’t easy and, for most people, neither is singing on stage. For Alex Knight, AKA Brightness, the previous came well before the latter. Picking up and leaving…
What A Girl Wants: A Lesson In Feminine Autonomy With Kacy Hill
Kacy Hill is so much more than that girl who got hand picked by Kanye West to sign with GOOD Music after supporting him as a back up dancer on…
Review: Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
Almost as quickly as the folk sound became embedded in the social discourse as a signifier of escapism and idyllic cabins, the new connotation became one of expansion and synthesised environments. As…
17th June | Big Scary | Metro Theatre
The evolution of Big Scary has been nothing short of remarkable. Halfway through one of their biggest hits to date, the gothic-tinged “Organism”, fearless frontman Tom Iansek slurs and and drools…
Revolution, Weed, And Hard Work With Portugal. The Man
Portugal. The Man are no longer that sweet indie band you assume every alternative-dressing human must love. Over the course of their long and illustrious career, the Alaskans’ sonic progress…
Review: Husky – Punchbuzz
Change is not just necessary, it’s unavoidable. In last year’s timeless earworm ‘Yes Lawd’ by NxWorries, man of the year Anderson .Paak brilliantly summed up all those nagging comments entwined with the…
From Folk To Rock And Back Again: Touching Base With Husky
Melbourne-based duo Husky have walked a somewhat uneventful path, but not completely unremarkably. From their humble, anonymous Triple J Unearthed beginnings to sold out tours both nationally and internationally, the lads’…
27th May | Sampha | SOH Drama Theatre
With slouched shoulders and head deftly lowered, Sampha trudged towards the microphone with an air of affability. Shrouded in smoke and a blueish hue coursing through the otherwise pitch black Drama Theatre…