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Features / Music
The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Jessica Higgins
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sampa The Great, Silentjay
"Iconic and unforgettable."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Foals, Warpaint
"Yannis Philippakis greeted Sydney and promised a "fucking ripper" night."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Gary Clark Jr, Hamish Anderson
"When Clark performs he almost looks possessed by the guitar, but we assume he is, because how could any human play like that?"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Growlers, The Chats, Pist Idiots
"[Kirin J] Callinan and Nielsen dove trustingly into the crowd, Nielsen waving from his 'seat' like royalty."
Reviews / Live
Mumford & Sons @ Enmore Theatre. Photos by Peter Dovgan.
Live Review: Mumford & Sons, Gretta Ray
"Fans left satisfied and restored."
Features / Music
The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Jessica Higgins
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...
Reviews / Live
Live Review: James, Nadeah, Hawksley Workman
"Booth was deep into the crowd by the second song ('Better Than That'), surfing across his adoring fans."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Expo Liaison
"Expo Liaison is a festival like no other."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Flight Facilities, The Kite String Tangle
"The music never stopped, with the boys performing masterful transitions between tracks, their groove silhouetted against a backdrop of a dazzling light display all the while."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Preatures, Ali Barter, Letters To Lions
"The general message to really get acquainted with your own backyard was expertly communicated by three of the finest acts in Australia right now."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ben Howard
"Further evokes the natural world by the complex soundscape that evolves with the song."
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