THE DECEMBERISTS What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World EMI Decemberists frontman and principal songwriter Colin Meloy said in a recent Australian interview that the three children’s books he […]
As I started piecing together my favourite 20 records of 2014 list, I thought I had most of my choices locked in by about July. Beautiful and forward-thinking albums, in a […]
Until the age of about 16 my musical tastes were rooted almost entirely in records released in the 1970s. The losers in my year at high school teased me for […]
I’ve been trying to keep up with the best music releases in 2014 and, I’ve got to say, it’s been really difficult. There’s dozens of records released every week that […]
Making an arbitrary list is like creating a mix tape, only more narcissistic and time-consuming. But compiling my top 10 favourite Australian songs has proved a pleasant distraction and an excuse to go back and revisit […]
I know, I know, the year is far from over. But in these crazy, high-octane times when information moves so fast that it can leave you with motion sickness, it […]
JAMES VINCENT McMORROW Post Tropical 5/5 Sometimes vocals and meticulous production synthesise with such stunning beauty that it’s hard to articulate the resulting glory. But if Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent […]
The difficulty experienced during the construction of this list suggests that it was a very good year for music. Hard choices were made. There were some massive albums, some of […]
Melbourne Cup Day contains “the race that stops the nation” – but why can’t it be “the race that bops a nation”? Sure, gambling and watching small men flagellating horses […]
Of all the annual events that require a cracking playlist, Halloween is the most fun to choose music for. Here is a countdown of 20 essentials that should be on […]
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