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Peter Garrett interview: “I’m not a navel-gazing, sensitive flower child – rather an activist by temperament”
Originally published 12/3/24 @ jbhifi.com.au. Across a multi-faceted career which has touched almost every corner of the arts and activism, Peter Garrett has established himself as one of our most passionate national icons. But his talent isn’t set in amber; with his second ever solo album, there’s a commitment to fluidity on show. We put…
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Sorry discuss sax, self-awareness, accidentally referencing Cat Stevens
Originally published 26/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Agitation and anxiety flutter through the second LP from notoriously genre-chowing North London act Sorry, but you’ll also experience a distinct cleansing of the brain by its close. We put some questions to the indie-rock duo-turned-five-piece’s co-singer-songwriter Louis O’Bryen, all about the impressive Anywhere But Here. You’ve described this album’s…
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Tkay Maidza talks worms on her face, buddy Kaytranada, and new LP ‘Sweet Justice’
Originally published 3/11/23 @ jbhifi.com.au. Get into the scenic railcar which winds its way through the last two years of Tkay Maidza’s life and you’ll realise how many facets there are to the woman’s talent. We spoke to the rapper-singer-songwriter about her second LP, ‘Sweet Justice.’ Tkay Maidza’s second album Sweet Justice blooms with genres…
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Julia Jacklin talks neon aesthetics and her new LP ‘PRE PLEASURE’
Originally published 3/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au On her third album, Julia Jacklin’s songwriting strings trembling nanothreads around your heart until you’re totally swaddled in her spell. We spoke to the artist about the magnificent ‘PRE PLEASURE’. ”Am I gonna lose myself again? I quite like the person that I am,” Julia Jacklin sings as she sashays…
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Danny Elfman on body-grotesquery and new album ‘Big Mess’
Originally published 2/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au The decorated composer-singer-songwriter is as delightfully playful in conversation as his new album is dark and weird – but this is the wonderful dichotomy of Danny Elfman’s metaphysical, metaphorical world. He spoke to us about fresh solo record Big Mess. How’s this for a daydream: You’re Valley-deep at Coachella, hipflask…
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Liz Phair on Laurie Anderson, rancid perfume, new album ‘Soberish’
Originally published 2/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Immediately heralded as femme-indie-rock’s poster-girl upon the release of her acclaimed debut ‘Exile In Guyville’ (1993), Liz Phair has since macheted through life with veracity and curiosity. It’s that determined approach which has seen her become a musical heroine beyond any gender or genre bounds you might fancy applying to…
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Amyl & the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor on energy as life’s “real currency”
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Lassoing old and new influences from the paddocks of rock’n’roll, hardcore and punk, Amyl and the Sniffers’ second album Comfort to Me busts the barriers completely, and finds the four-piece with both motivation and message honed to a pike. When you strip away all of life’s decorations– money, possessions, other…
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Talking the Time Warp with Kylie Minogue
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Our Kylie confided in STACK about collaborating with Nick Cave, crying in the studio, where the famed hotpants currently live, and how her voice has changed over time, in convo about her awesomely thorough new collection Step Back In Time. Perhaps it’s uncouth to open a conversation with the Princess…
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Getting away with murder: The vision of Tim Minchin
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. As chockers with brisk wit as sudden, frank truths, Tim Minchin discusses his new album Apart Together with us at length. “I’m usually not this chaotic,” Tim Minchin promises as his phone camera lurches around, before asking stylist Amy – who’s snapping a hair straightener around the crown of his…