- The last couple of years have been big for Imbi The Girl. Their second EP in as many years is about to drop, accompanied by a heavy touring regimen and plenty of media presence. Me though? I might be stuck in the past, because I can’t get beyond the first ever song of Imbi’s that I heard. Acidic, which ended up featuring on 2018 EP, for me, is a towering creation. Effortlessly combining a mastery of hiphop and soul, aching with feeling and personal honesty; easily one of my songs of the year.

- Newcastle-based label Altered States Tapes has just delivered a new series of musical gems on the humble cassette tape format, with new releases from Australian artists like Yuta Matsumura of Sydney new-wave punk band Orion and the latest from Simon J Karis of Melbourne’s own prolific tape label Nice Music. Of the new releases though, the Untitled debut solo release from Melbourne artist YL Hooi stands out for a few reasons.

Boddhi: Billy Woods is a New York rapper who's been kicking around the underground for 20 years or so. This decade he's turned his focus toward solo albums and put out what I believe is some of the most lyrically impressive hip-hop of our time. Terror Management is his second album this year after the phenomenal Hiding Places with Kenny Segal. Jack, what did you think when you found out Billy was dropping another project?

<p><span><span>- Ten years on from their second award winning release <em>Casa de Boa Vida, </em>The View From Madeleine's Couch have put the finishing touches on their fourth and latest, <em>Bossa Nova Sunset Club</em>.<em> Y</em>ou get the crystalline vocals from <strong>Anje West</strong> and the airborne vibes of <strong>Kym Ambrose,</strong> all underpinned with the rhythms of Rio.