Reviews
Single Reviews
Industrial Chaos Meets Dark-Wave Cool in The Dark.FM’s Ferocious New Remix
If the original hinted at danger, the remix throws you straight into it. Smash Stereo drags the track down into...
Album Reviews
With Sex Hysteria (Deluxe), Jessie Murph Doubles Down on the Chaos
The production still leans into Jessie’s now signature blend of trap-adjacent pop, gritty soul, and flashes of country twang. It...
EP Reviews
NF’s FEAR EP Review: Burnout, Grief and the Battle for Faith
Because let’s be real, NF could’ve come back with big production, punchy hooks and a couple of radio-safe tracks just...
Single Reviews
Indie‑pop duo Foley drop bluesy, road‑trip anthem ‘Honey’
Ash Wallace and Gabriel Everett teamed up with Max Jacobs and Nico Scali (of Aussie trio Loretta fame) for a...
Album Reviews
5 Seconds of Summer’s Everyone’s a Star! Is Their Most Honest and Unhinged Album Yet
What makes Everyone’s a Star! so compelling isn’t just the shift in sound, it’s the intention behind it. This album isn’t trying...
Live Reviews
Beverly Thrills Live at The Rainbow – A Hidden Gem on the Rise
They played their newest release My Medicine alongside some unreleased tracks that already sounded like future fan favourites, the sort of songs...
Live Reviews
Lauren Spencer Smith keeps it real and relatable at Auckland Town Hall
Her voice sat right at the centre of everything, clean, controlled, and expressive without trying too hard. I'd even say...
EP Reviews
Castaway Release Sophomore EP Nondual and Te Reo Rework of Fan Favourite ‘Daisy’
Castaway have bottled a moment and cracked it open for all of us. Today, the Ōtautahi-born five-piece drop their sophomore...