A young singer and musician has recently released her first solo album full of love songs. It is, she says, … More
Category: Music Writing
Swampland (Online) | Pure Performance: The Glittering Intensity Of V
Like Madonna, Beyoncé, Cher or Rihanna, V is simply V. The pop references might seem incidental for an artist who … More
Swampland Magazine | Under the Underground: Audiopollen Social Club
Do you remember T.A.D.? Hanging from the ceiling, swinging from beam to beam, conducting a bizarre aerobic exercise. Some people … More
The Australian | Review: Martin Frawley
Melbourne songwriter Martin Frawley mines an inclination for autobiography with his debut album, giving us synth-folk songs driven by loose … More
The Australian | Review: Deerhunter
Since its 2007 breakthrough album Cryptograms, Deerhunter has always hit a niche between making multi-dimensional pop while including enough “noise” and … More
The Australian | Review: Bruce Springsteen
American rock icon Bruce Springsteen begins his latest live album with a list: “DNA, your natural ability, the study of … More
Difficult Fun | Kylie Minogue: Fragments of a watery icon
A French house-inspired verse shimmers along, gloating with the smoothness of its own repetitive, euphoric possibility; a woman pouts, sending … More
The Australian | Review: The Goon Sax
One curious thing about Brisbane’s the Goon Sax is how, intentionally or not, the trio embodies a bottom-up idea of … More
Difficult Fun | Kusum Normoyle Interview: “What else the voice might do”
I first knew of Kusum Normoyle because she was the woman who dressed completely in black—black shirt, black pants, black … More
The Australian | Review: Animal Collective
Fancy phrases such as “visual tone poem” and “audiovisual album” accompany the latest release by American experimental pop quartet Animal … More
