Reviews
Album Reviews
Zayn’s KONNAKOL Is a Confident Step Toward Something Deeper — Even If It Doesn’t Quite Get There
★★★★☆
The fifth studio album balances South Asian heritage with mainstream R&B instincts, and mostly pulls it off. 4/5
EP Reviews
Benny G — When You Know You Know: The Sound of an Artist Finding His Feet in Real Time
★★★★☆
The 20-year-old country-soul rising star's debut EP is a remarkably assured introduction — and it feels like the start of...
Single Reviews
Lewis Capaldi — ‘Stay Love’: He’s Back, and He’s Never Been More Honest
★★★★★
The Scottish superstar adds a fifth track to his Survive EP — and it might be his most vulnerable yet.
Live Reviews
LANDMVRKS, Papa Roach and A Day To Remember Brought Auckland to Its Knees
★★★★☆
Three bands, three eras, one of the best nights Auckland has seen in a long time. Our review of a...
Live Reviews
Biffy Clyro at Auckland Town Hall: One of the Greatest Rock Shows This City Has Seen in Years
★★★★☆
Eight years since their last visit. Twenty-three songs. One completely unforgettable night.
Album Reviews
Holly Humberstone’s Cruel World Is the Most Honest Album About Falling in Love
★★★★☆
Holly Humberstone's sophomore album is a brilliant portrait of modern love in all its chaotic, tender, slightly unhinged glory —...
Single Reviews
Jess Ball Drops ‘Roundabouts’ — and It’s Well Worth Your Time
★★★★☆
The Melbourne singer-songwriter announces her brilliant new single, and it might be her best yet.
Album Reviews
The Masterpiece in the Undergrowth: Why The Weight of the Woods is Dermot Kennedy’s Definitive Moment
★★★★★
Dermot Kennedy has always been an artist who thrives in the tension between small, quiet moments and massive, arena-filling crescendos. On...