This is the tenth time I've sat in front of an empty page and tried to write an introduction to our list of the 50 best albums of the year. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit emerged from a post-pandemic world with Isbell's ninth studio album Weathervanes. Sofia Kourtesis – Madres An …
They were among Double J's Artist of the Year nominees and behind one of 2023's best records so far, and now RVG have won the 19th Australian Music Prize. The Melbourne/Naarm rock band pocket $30,000 – one of the nation's biggest music prizes – for their third album, Brain Worms, which topped a shortlist of nine Australian albums. RVG joins …
We have experienced some big musical moments over the past six months. Check out the 20 best albums of 2023 so far… Babitha – Brighter Side Of Blue Babitha, the moniker of NSW highlands' Imogen Grist, borrows from an eclectic blend of influences like Bob Dylan, Cate Le Bon, Weyes Blood and the Pretenders, yet has honed a rounded, resonant, …
We're always highlighting great new music added to the Double J playlist. The band have their third album Brain Worms ready for release in just a few weeks and have recently shared 'Midnight Sun', another blistering and impassioned single that further signals this could be their best album yet. From the snare rolls that build tension in the song's intro, …