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The Brit indie soulster Rex Orange County (aka Alex O’Connor) might be pop’s biggest cult star. Now he’s back with…
The mysterious Baltimore dream-pop duo Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) have returned with their most ambitious, and extravagant,…
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The Sydney indietronica band RÜFÜS DU SOL – formed by lead singer/guitarist Tyrone Lindqvist, keyboardist Jon George and drummer James…
Baker Boy’s debut album, Gela, has finally arrived some four years after that stellar break-out ‘Cloud 9’, and like its predecessors, Gela sees the…
In May 2020, Kee’ahn, a proud Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Zenadh Kes song woman, boldly debuted with her sublime indie-soul…
The UK’s Little Simz (Simbiatu “Simbi” Ajikawo) has returned with a singular art-rap album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (aka…
The beloved Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches have returned with their fourth album, Screen Violence – and, intriguingly, it’s a goth…
Kanye West is notorious for his idiosyncratic album roll-outs. He recently previewed DONDA at a listening party live-streamed from Atlanta’s…
Who had a Chet Faker comeback on their bingo card for 2021? Apparently not even Nicholas Murphy, the guy behind…
Tkay Maidza has long defied Australian hip-hop convention, to the point of transcending it all together.
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The UK avant-soulster Jessie Ware accidentally made a triumphant comeback by unveiling a sassy, sanguine and sensuous disco album in…
The Colombian-American neo-soul star Kali Uchis – real name Karly-Marina Loaiza – is feeling vindicated. Her sublimely romantic song ‘telepatía’…
Norway’s girl in red, aka Marie Ulven, is the indie-pop star the world needs in 2021. The 22-year-old prodigy has…
The Melbourne neo-soulster Billy Davis (aka William Rimington) has established himself as a keyboardist, arranger and music director for Australian…