Category: Music reviews
Classic albums: Split Enz, True Colours (1980).
I distinctly remember the first time I heard Australian New Zealand rock band Split Enz’s song I Got You on […]
On my stereo this week: Tori Amos, Cat SFX & Fenne Lily.
Tori Amos – ‘Reindeer King’. There is something always so familiar about Tori Amos that keep me coming back to […]
On my stereo this week: Agnes Obel, Fiona Apple & Tame Impala.
Agnes Obel – ‘Broken Sleep’. The Danish classically trained singer songwriter, Agnes Obel’s new album Myopia is one big moody […]
Songs about overcoming adversity: ‘Thank U’ by Alanis Morrissette.
I read once that someone said that only Alanis Morrissette could pull off a song like Thank U without it […]
On my stereo this week: ‘All I Really Want’ by Alanis Morrissette.
When we talk about the album Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrissette, songs like You Oughta Know, Ironic and Hand […]
Classic albums: Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On (1971).
Motown Records didn’t want Marvin Gaye to make What’s Going On, a socially conscious record, but in 1971 the world […]
On my stereo this week: ‘In a Good Way’ by Faye Webster.
In the middle of last year, Faye Webster came across my radar via various spotify recommendations. Upon listening to her […]
On my stereo this week: Greentea Peng, Sweet Whirl and Siobhan Wilson.
Greentea Peng – ‘Ghost Town’. I really like giving local and upcoming artists a leg up. I heard Ghost Town […]
On my stereo this week: ‘If I Told’ by Courtney Marie Andrews.
I met and briefly chatted with Courtney Marie Andrews back in late 2018 at one of her acoustic shows here […]
Classic albums: Madonna, Bedtime Stories (1994).
The shitstorm that followed the simultaneous release of Madonna’s fifth album Erotica and her controversial book Sex was unprecedented in late 1992. Madonna was […]
