Dylan Stewart, Journalist

"The London three-piece (with a fourth member appearing as needed) lean heavily on reverb to create their ethereal soundscapes which, when combined with the warmth of the room, cause some eyelids dangerously close to closed in a few pews."

"It’s funny – I’m really not that comfortable on stage, especially in the acoustic environment where I barely know what I’m doing."

Lakeman is a devil of a musician and songwriter, and with lush, sometimes overcrowded arrangements, he is ably backed by a band and a composition style that takes the meaning of English folk music in a much more modern direction.

After so long, it’s testament to Butler that he can still sound so fresh.

It’s an approach that works wonders for Hospitality, and shows that often in music, less is more.

For a lesson in how Aussies do it, look no further.

"We hadn’t really been overseas in a while so we weren’t sure who was going to come out, but it was better than ever."

Dylan Stewart dubs King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard as best artist for 2013.

Verse-and-chorus structures are diverse and fluid, synthesisers and organs make pleasant cameos (Beachin’), and although Owen’s lyrical content sticks within the genre (trucks, tequila, tail), it’s delivered in a refreshing manner.

Vex Ruffin is filled with passion and angst, but lacks enough substance to warrant devotion.