Lizzo: Cuz I Love You
- If there’s one thing that became clear after video was published of Lizzo twerking and playing the flute on tour, it’s that she won’t be confined to one trick. The artist’s second full-length album begins as she intends to continue it. “I’m crying ‘cause I love you”, she belts before a big brass fill, which mimics the drop of red velvet curtains, unveiling the spectacle to follow.
Craig Finn: I Need A New War
- I Need A New War is the third solo album from Craig Finn, lead singer of much-loved classic rock storytellers The Hold Steady. The Hold Steady these days are only an occasional concern - sporadically releasing online singles and playing gigs. Finn though remains prolific, as three solo albums in four years attests to.
Aldous Harding: Designer
- It’s a new album from New Zealand singer/songwriter Aldous Harding, so we’re in for another collection of offbeat folk-rock with a haunting, even disquieting undercurrent. The eagle-eyed have already spotted first single The Barrel and will be pleased to know the record just gets more expansive and adventurous from there. Yet this is also Harding’s most approachable collection of songs to date.
Kevin Morby: Oh My God
- The religious album has a well established place in rock ’n’ roll lore. Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Van Morrison have all released albums of praise and joy. It’s only reasonable, that after various bands and two acclaimed records to his own name, that Kevin Morby would release his own take on our spiritual availability.
Vulture St. Tape Gang: Mature Themes For Childish People
- Vulture Street Tape Gang have released their debut album on Wondercore Island, titled Mature Themes For Childish People. The group consists of the combined talents of Mike Medleycott on keys, Myka Wallace on drums and the vocals of Lachlan James Mitchell. Together they’ve produce a varied but polished debut of individualistic, soulful tracks.
Ioanna Gika: Thalassa
- Ioanna Gika has been providing the big voice that fronts LA-based dream-pop band IO Echo for the last half a decade. IO Echo, a collaborative project with Leopold (brother of Atticus) Ross is still plodding along in its muted, gothic industrial manner, but Ioanna clearly has greater ambitions than adding colour to that livid background.
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Mozambique cyclone hits while the nation still recovering
Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northern Mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm.
The cyclone has weakened in the past few hours but is forecast to cause flooding and bring storm surges of up to 5m.
Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas likely to be hit.
More than 900 people died when the storm brought devastation to Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and at least three million people were left in need of humanitarian assistance.
Amazon set to default delivery to just one day
Online retail giant Amazon more than doubled profit over the past year, smashing analyst expectations as it revealed plans to speed up shipping times of its products.
On Thursday afternoon US time, the company said it booked $US59.7 billion ($85.1 billion) in sales in the first three months of 2019. First-quarter net income soared 125 per cent from a year ago to reach US3.6 billion, its highest profit ever.
Pilot declares himself incapacitated while flying over South China Sea
A pilot was forced to declare himself incapacitated while flying over the South China Sea from Perth to Hong Kong when he became short of breath and his vision was impaired.
Cathay Pacific flight CX170 was flying from Perth International Airport to Hong Kong, and was carrying 270 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
The pilot announced to his crew that he felt unwell with over an hour left in the flight, and the co-pilot was forced to take command.