Conor Herbert
Melbourne. Hip hop + pop + rock + music from my angsty teen phase. Full of trivia. ABBA to Yeezy and everything in between.
We Will Always Love You is replete with sounds and voices pulled from popular culture. While you might recognise a few, there’s so much life to be found throughout.
16 days ago
The Sydney-raised musician is catching attention with her debut single, and blossoming into an act worth keeping an eye on in 2021.
1 month ago
The Avalanches return with We Will Always Love You, a sweeping testament to humanity that folds decades of sound into a cosmic voyage of stunning beauty and life-affirming fun.
2 months ago
The DMV emcee has come a long way since her Sugar Trap beginnings, but on her debut record Nightmare Vacation, Rico Nasty fuses the old and the new with a manic smile.
2 months ago
The New Zealand musician continues to emphasise the beauty of music with a striking new collection of tracks.
2 months ago
On his new EP, Albert Salt returns to his solo mantle with an invigorating vision, a deft hand, and ear for intricate melodies and modern concerns.
2 months ago
It’s been ten years since Kanye West released a record so indisputable, it saved him from pop culture villainy and reinstated him as music’s most controversial star.
2 months ago
He's helped kickstart the careers of some of Australia's biggest rappers, but with the release of his debut mixtape, BLESSED focuses on himself.
2 months ago
He’s found his sound, honed his craft and bided his time, so not even a year like 2020 could keep Toronto-based artist WiztheMC from his brilliant come up.
2 months ago
On his new project Please, Get Home Safe, Kwame – a faithful student of the game – graduates at the top of his class.
3 months ago
Blog-era hip-hop fans rejoice! It’s time to put the kids to bed, forget about the mortgage and plug into the record you’ve all been waiting for… and waiting for…
3 months ago
When first faced with his own celebrity, Sufjan Stevens responded with a left-field masterclass that today turns ten years old.
4 months ago
They’ve shaped the past and defined the present, but with their debut album B4 The Storm, hip-hop’s most powerful production posse are angling for the future.
5 months ago
It’s unlikely to win over any new fans, but Imploding The Mirage renews some of The Killers’ strongest tenets - and it's one hell of a listen.
5 months ago
It’s been a big two years for Reading teen Tayo Oyekan, who’s gone from hustling neighbourhood busker to international recording artist.
5 months ago
He’s one of the most exciting newcomers of the last five years, and with Limbo, Aminé’s ready to step into the next phase – just so long as he can still indulge that trademark energy.
5 months ago
Oscar Jerome is as well-read as he is talented, and his far-reaching influences, steeped in diversity, have helped make him one of the jazz scenes most exciting arrivals.
5 months ago
On a pandemic-precipitated break from the road, Manchester emcee Aitch returns to the city that helped make him one of UK hip-hop’s hottest emcees.
5 months ago
Amongst film scores, playing alongside Gordi and his work with Juno Disco, Melbourne-based musician Albert Salt doesn't keep still.
6 months ago
After introducing himself to the world with a woozy cover of Gwen Stefani's single Cool, the LA-based musician is proving his place with his own work.
7 months ago
For some fans of rock acts, Blackout Tuesday dredged up some undesirable politics – the exact kind they’d been indulging for decades.
8 months ago
It’s been ten years since Janelle Monáe burst forth with The ArchAndroid, but why has her blockbuster decade left her on the periphery of the pop conversation?
8 months ago
Coxy, the mild-mannered bloke at the centre of the Australian travel show, actually had his big break years prior, in rap music.
9 months ago
In the lead up to the album's 20th anniversary, it’s well worth learning a little more about that unlikely classic record.
9 months ago