The Brisbane boys have stepped up their game to crazy heights and the overall concept is eerily relatable. One of the best heavy albums of the year, hands down. Read our review of I Don’t Live Here Anymore here. Like a warm and welcoming hug from your partner after a long day at work, a cold beer after slaving away in the back garden, or re-reading one of your favourite books, The War On Drugs is a band that harks back to a period of fond times, with I Don’t Live Here Anymore being an album filled with sounds you’re familiar with from your past while also providing a reflective look to the future. At a point in time where traditional rock music doesn’t hold as much esteem as it once did, there’s a warmth in the welcoming sounds that The War On Drugs continue to create that allow them to be one of the better-received bands still relying on guitar, bass and drums to make their music. There’s a special niche in the current musical landscape for bands like The War On Drugs. The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore Billie’s breathy vocals may not be for everyone, but this is an album that mixes the seductive sounds of a 50s crooner with pulsing urban beats that build throughout the album. – Chris Singhīillie Eilish’s happier than ever is a showcase of just how creative she is as an artist, as capable of metamorphosis in her sounds as she is in her look. It’s a supremely satisfying listen, kept tight and funky with designs on both the bedroom and dancefloor in equal measure. An Evening With Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paakīruno Mars and Anderson.Paak have proven a match made in retro R&B heaven, throwing out these long, luscious jams that throw back to yesteryear and yet manage to sound more modern and relevant than any other textures bouncing around the ever-changing genre. Embrace the weird nature of Pond you might need it more than you think.
They’re a band not bound by expectations or trends and 9 is a continuation of what they do best. – Dylan MarshallĪlways willing to try their hand at being a little bit left of centre, over the past decade Pond has created their own comfortable absurdist niche in the psych-rock genre in the Australian music scene. At the root of it, Gela is Baker Boy’s connection between his home, his people, the big city and his progression to being one of the most exciting artists in the country. A proud Yolngu man, Baker Boy incorporates his rich connection to his culture into all of Gela which, as he put it, makes the album him it’s his story.
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Gela, Baker Boy’s skin name and one of the truest forms of his identity, takes you into Baker Boy’s world as he paints the best and most vivid picture of himself. It may have taken him a while to release his debut album, but The Fresh Prince of Arnhem Land came through with the goods on Gela. Read our review of Now We’re Cookin’ here. From the dancy beats of ‘Stop for a Minute’ to the more heartfelt ‘no heaven’ this album shows that music can still be fun. The energy in the songs is infectious, and I feel happy every time I hear Dave Novak’s distinctive vocals. I’ve had this album on high rotation since it came out.
Our head music critic Dylan Marshall, alongside our editors Bruce Baker and Simon Clark, and contributors Tait McGregor, Chris Singh, Emily Paull, Larry Heath and Dylan Oxley contribute to the AU review’s 13th annual list of the 40 best albums from Australia and around the world! We start off at home, with one of our favourite Sydney duos… Suffice it to say, this has been a very difficult list to put together – for every record we included, handfuls we loved didn’t make the cut.
And while this has been no usual year, the quality of music that has been released has been incredibly high. It’s that time of year when our team of music writers and editors get together to count down the 40 best albums of the year.
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