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Guido Farnell, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Canyons, Standish/Carlyon & Andras Fox
The frowns on a few band members’ faces throughout the show suggest that technical issues make it all a bit of a struggle.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ngaiire, Twin Beasts, Grizzly Jim Lawrie
The singles Dirty Hercules and Around are feel-good highs that have the crowd begging for more but it’s the emotional rawness of ABCD that closes the set and proves that Ngaiire has more to offer than most other party-hard show ponies.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The John Steel Singers, Go Violets, Neighbourhood Youth
The John Steel Singers’ brilliant vision for the quirky pop music they produce has been fleshed out in finer detail on their second record, which makes them one of the more unique voices to have emerged from Australia in recent years.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Wooden Shjips - Back To Land
Wooden Shjips are in interstellar overdrive with these utterly gorgeous cosmic rockers.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: CREEP - Echoes
Hardly creepy, Echoes offers drifting, dreamy listening.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Active Child, Oliver Tank
The shimmering swirl of Silhouette concludes the night and brings punters to their feet as Grossi’s yearning vocals seemingly disappear into the lush, swirling orchestration designed to sweep us away with sounds that have an otherworldly beauty.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Prince Rama, NO ZU
Eventually Prince Rama return to encore with No Zu in what turns out to be a monster jam. It’s an unforgettable finale that takes out Melbourne Festival on a high.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Gesaffelstein - Aleph
A well-rounded techno LP that’s more Detroit and less Deadmau5.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
We emerge feeling free and reborn.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Cinematic Orchestra
"A killer start to Melbourne Festival and the many delights that are sure to come our way in the next couple of weeks."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Fur Trade - Don't Get Heavy
Bossley’s feather-light touch produces dreamy results that come together best on the ballad, Our Life Starts Now.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Kwes - Ilp
A pop record that comes completely out of left-field, Kwes gives us a complete original.
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