Album Reviews

spit syndicate towards the light
Written by: squagz
MC Pegz may have the best ear for hip hop in this country; ask anyone to name an Aussie hip hop band they’re aware of and more than likely they... [more]
mind over matter Keepin’ It Breezy
Written by: deadfly
There seems to be a plethora Aussie hip hop duo’s hitting the airwaves and popping up all over the place in recent times. With all this popular... [more]
kenna make sure they see my face
Written by: squagz
This is more of the electro/new wave sound that is dominating the speakers of the trendy metropolitan ones among us, but with an urban twist an... [more]
Written by: dani_r
I was pretty sure I’d hate this album. A few weeks ago I saw Mission Control on Rage...and hated it. It wasn’t The Dandy Warhols I kn... [more]
jamies elsewhere guidebook for sinners turned saints
Written by: Organs
Old age has clearly stealthed it’s sneaky arse up on me from behind and slit my wrinkly throat, as I’m clearly losing touch with some corners o... [more]
Written by: kathy0685
At first I honestly didn’t know what to expect when throwing on the first spin of this album. Eclectic electronic and indie artists cover their... [more]
GHOSTS OF TELEVISION FURTHEST VILLAGE FROM THE SUN EP
Written by: Alastair Reed
If I were a tool I’d begin this article with a rant about Fugazi. I’d say this band sounds like Fugazi, and then I would wax lyrical about how... [more]
the hampdens the last party
Written by: MikeOwnsYourFace
If anything could be learnt from home-grown three-piece The Hampdens’ latest album, The Last Party, it would be that they are band th... [more]
Skull and Bones Record Label – A Pirate’s Life; Label Sampler Volume One
Written by: tephanis
Ahhh, label samplers. Always they hold at least one great song, at least one dodgy song, and a vast multitude of songs you can’t remember as so... [more]
nasum doombringer
Written by: marrowmonkey
Nasum are one of the few seminal grind bands that are still heard and referenced by pretty much every violence band in the world. Doo... [more]
A Process For The Destruction Of Tomorrow gallows for grace
Written by: tephanis
The title of the Gallows for Grace EP, A Process For The Destruction Of Tomorrow, gives even the not-so-discerning viewer an idea tha... [more]
eugene mcguinness the early learnings of
Written by: Sarsha
These days it’s so much harder to do what you love without being assigned to a label or a genre, but listening to Eugene McGuinness is lik... [more]
16 millimetre fight or flight
Written by: benjaminnn
The first track of 16 Millimetre's debut album Fight Or Flight is a killer. Having never heard of the Melbourne 5-piece, I was p... [more]
Written by: ladie
Graney/Moore and Co let rip on an album that sounds like a soundtrack to a crazy cruise ship voyage, reads somewhere between Kafka and Ker... [more]
DANNA AND THE CHANGES CONSTANT CACOPHONY
Written by: Go Away Bosun
Okay. It’s shallow, stupid and the last thing that Roll and Roll is about, but Danna (no last name provided…) may very well be the most unlikel... [more]
girltalk feed the animals
Written by: Rich Vinci
Girl Talk has finally dropped the follow up to 2006’s non-stop party machine Night Ripper. It’s called Feed the Animals, and about 45... [more]
jerry teel and the big city stompers
Written by: text_edifice
Label-mates with the Beasts of Bourbon and the Drones (on Spanish label BANG! Records), Jerry Teel is one crusty nugget of a hillbilly roc... [more]
Written by: metalmickey
Now, before you go and state the obvious (as will be done throughout this article) these four upstanding young men from Mansfield, Brisbane, 41... [more]
jason mraz
Written by: gigchick
An artist as time goes on, hopes that each release brings in more success than the one that preceded it. On Jason Mraz’s third attempt at... [more]
el perro del mar
Written by: Rich Vinci
A bit of the way through El Perro Del Mar’s new album, From the Valley to the Stars, Swedish vocalist and songwriter Sarah Assbr... [more]