Born to Die never allows tension or complexity into the mix, and its take on female sexuality ends up feeling thoroughly tame. A collection of torch songs with no fire...

After meeting at Berklee in 2010, the two have been inseparable; always writing and recording songs together.

In cutting away their baggage and hang-ups, Chairlift have opened themselves up to writing truly great pop...

The song’s genuine feel good factor should ensure some decent airplay, while the various remixes will probably give the song extra life on the dancefloor and in the clubs.

Chris Isaak’s love letter to the legends of the Sun Record label, Beyond The Sun, seems to come from a much more sincere place and is backed by the best of intentions...

Following an impressive array of club shows and festival slots, local ensemble Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes have finally unleashed their debut album...

It sounds oddly sparse but flows along very nicely thanks mainly to a superb performance from vocalist Ricky Nunn...

 It’s a smooth and soulful rap song that takes an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to making a single. There’s a whole lot going on here.

In Heaven demonstrates this band have a bit of an edge over their Brooklyn counterparts, something hard to find in an overcrowded scene like theirs.

Where Are You Now has an utterly awful chorus that constantly repeats the song title in stilted yells, and Something Unusual has asinine lyrics like ‘When you look around, but you just don’t see…

And Bonel truly does create some beautiful music with this song. And considering it's his first single, it is bound be followed by a brilliant album.

What has he done to deserve such scorn? What has he done to warrant such blind devotion? ...

It's no surprise that these guys skew a little hackysack, but it's not so much what Nick Nauman says right there, but how it sticks out so blatantly...

"When I first started really fucking with Odd Future heavy, my dad was like, 'Really? They talk about some crazy shit and as a female, you're slapping a lot of other females in the face.

On her debut, Sydneysider Caitlin Park has come up with a remarkable album. You could call it ambient, or folktronica if you must, but Milk Annual makes a mockery of such descriptions.