Hannah Story, Journalist

There’s a lot to like here.

"It’s a no surprises, psych-out release"

"It felt a bit like growing up and a bit like being submerged in a tank full of jellyfish."

It lacks the originality and boldness of some of their peers’ blistering debuts, often coming off as derivative.

"The album is at times led by jangly guitar lines, then by moody piano, then by marimba"

"She may need to work on her crowd banter, but not her material, which can make you scoff, cringe and titter to yourself, so long as you’ve remembered to bring a healthy dose of cynicism with you."

"A little bit of self-deprecation or a joke in amidst his absolutely correct observations about the media and the left’s treatment of Western Sydney wouldn’t have gone astray."

"They were at their best and most incisive when talking about current events and when riffing off each other, but these moments were too few."

"The median age of the audience was about 40, but that didn’t mean we were in for dad jokes, oh no, not from the man who spoke during the show candidly about his awkward NYE hosting stint."