Guido Farnell, Journalist

Wooden Shjips are in interstellar overdrive with these utterly gorgeous cosmic rockers.

Hardly creepy, Echoes offers drifting, dreamy listening.

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.

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.

A well-rounded techno LP that’s more Detroit and less Deadmau5.

We emerge feeling free and reborn.

"A killer start to Melbourne Festival and the many delights that are sure to come our way in the next couple of weeks."

Bossley’s feather-light touch produces dreamy results that come together best on the ballad, Our Life Starts Now.

A pop record that comes completely out of left-field, Kwes gives us a complete original.