The latest full-length offering from Steven Ellison (aka Flying Lotus) is a genre-transcending astral excursion into the outer reaches of the known beat universe. Incorporating elements of hip hop, boogie, electro, orchestral, and…

Bliss Release is the highly anticipated debut album from the Blue Mountains quartet, following an EP release in 2007. Utilising the dual harmonies of Alastair Wright and Heidi Lenffer, creative bass lines and…

The fifth album from Brooklyn's The National delivers subtle, layered, rock laments and the nuanced lyrical intensity familiar to fans of the band's previous work. A broader sonic palette, and the addition of…

The second album from Melbourne producer Tim Shiel, aka Faux Pas, is a fascintating exploration of the possibilities of electronic music. With a playfully experimental approach to sound design and manipulation, Noiseworks transcends…

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Sally Seltmann has elected to drop her previous New Buffalo moniker, and here releases a collection of intricately arranged and masterfully constructed pop songs under her own name. Lyrically, the album…

The latest album release from Caribou's Dan Snaith (formerly Manitoba) extends his electronic music explorations into sub-aqueous territory. The results of a self-described attempt to make ' dance music that's liquid in the…

A stalwart of the modern downbeat scene, Simon Green aka Bonobo has been crafting intricate, jazz-inflected beatscapes for many years, releasing records on influential labels such as Tru Thoughts and Ninja Tune. Black…

Erykah Badu's fifth studio album is a seductive, soulful affair, filled with hip hop grooves and Rnb funk beats alongside Erykah's own lyrical poetry. The companion album to the more politicised 'New Amerykah…

Formed by Hazel Brown, Martha Brown, and Kishore Ryan, Otouto is a Melbourne band specialising in artful pop music. Their songs blend vocal harmonies with layered melodies and fractured percussive elements in beautiful…

The Brooklyn nine-piece ensemble Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings return with another brilliant excursion into soul, funk, and jazz on their latest full-length album. Brilliantly arranged, expertly performed and skilfully produced in…

A masterwork of psychedelic soul and acid rock esoterica, A Sufi And A Killer merges Sumach Ecks distinctive haunted blues vocal style with the grimiest and obscurest of breaks and samples to create…

The latest record from Joanna Newsom is a beautiful, ambitious triple album, with 18 new songs over about two hours of compelling music. Joanna's distinctive vocal style and harp are still the focus…

Evelyn Morris, writing and recording as Pikelet with new band members Shags Chamberlain, Tarquin Manek and Matthew Cox, discovers and shares new modes of musical expression through a creative synthesis of folk, pop…

Melbourne's garage-rock stalwarts Eddy Current Suppression Ring have released their third, and most diverse, record to date entitled Rush To Relax. Demonstrating all the inventiveness, energy and charm of previous albums, Rush To…

The debut full-length release from Melbourne musicians Dean Noble, Kobi Simpson, Nathan Burgess and Michael Caterer is a brilliantly conceived exploration of synth-pop, psychedelic, and electronic music styles. With their hypnotic and inventive…

Kieran Hebden's latest full-length is an impressive combination of fractured folk, edited acoustica and propulsive rhythmic elements. Love Cry is the expansive house jam that preceded the album release, and numerous other cuts…

This double CD compilation is dedicated to Chris Knox, the spiritual godfather of New Zealand's seminal Flying Nun label, who suffered a terrible stroke in 2009. On Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox, thirty…

The third album from Baltimore duo Beach House is an intricate, intimate record of sophisticated pop arrangements and advanced emotional engineering. Recorded over a month in a converted church with producer Chris Coady…