- It was back in 2017 when Slotface’s steady simmer boiled over in emphatic fashion and onto my radar, with their standout debut full length Try Not To Freak Out. This release even got them name dropped in the Netflix series Sex Education. The Norwegian crew deliver bombastic pop-rock with an edge sharpened on the wet stone of a clear social conscious and a snarl that raised a small-scale, punk rebellion.

<p><span><span><span><span>- </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Seeking Thrills</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>, the second studio album from London pop producer Georgia is her best work yet.

<p><span><span>- “<em>My mouth makes you remember / And my c*** makes you forget”</em> taken from <em>My Mouth, My C***</em>. At times we open a bottle, the door to the bulk-billed doctor’s office or in this exceptional case, encounter a record. The content placed in front of us is so increasingly terrifying only because it reflects the injurious truth into our 9-5 intentionally distracted lives. <em>Please Daddy</em>, Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new release is that luminous mirror that is preordained to jolt one awake.

<p><span lang="en-AU"><em>- Have We Met</em></span><span lang="en-AU"> is the thirteenth album in the dense discography of Canadian band, Destroyer. Essentially the solo project of singer-songwriter </span><span lang="en-AU"><strong>Dan Bejar</strong></span><span lang="en-AU">, Destroyer’s music traverses a plethora of genres and sonic landscapes, spanning from their earlier lof-fi / acoustic releases to their newer hi-fi / electronic releases.

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>- Emerging in the early 2000s, Dan Deacon soon gained a reputation for his recorded and live work, blending sound collages with offbeat synthesised pop. Never afraid to explore the more experimental side of electronic music, you’ll find dabblings in noise, sine waves and recollections of his education in electroacoustic composition. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p>- Trilogies are very “in”, especially the grandest of them all, the trilogy of trilogies (the <em>Star Wars</em> Saga), and with the release of their newest longform work, the <span>Pet Shop Boys</span> have completed their own trilogy. <em>Hotspot</em> completes a cycle of work with British producer <strong>Stuart Price</strong> – <em>Super</em> (2016) and <em>Electric</em> (2013) – with the bulk of the work being realised in Berlin’s famed Hansa Studios.

<p>- After a few years and a growing fan base in the Brisbane metal community, <span>Devonian</span> have just put out their debut EP <em>Witchcraft</em>. These four songs will certainly be familiar to anyone who has been to their shows, particularly opening track <em>Collateral Damage </em>which the band released as a single last year. This song does a great job of setting the scene, with blistering drums, thick crunches of guitar and the sweet/frightening vocals of powerhouse frontwoman <strong>Diletta Luna</strong>.</p>