The ‘indie bro’ era is over: Sam Flynn Scott reviews Laneway Festival 2019

The Phoenix Foundation’s Samuel Flynn Scott checks out the food, music and wacky shirts of Laneway Festival 2019 in a review for Radio NZ. I’m pretty sure I used to be the target market for Laneway, but this year I barely know anyone on the lineup. As a joke, my good friend Lukasz sent our … Read more

Courtney Barnett wants you to tell her how you really feel

After touring the world and releasing an album with Kurt Vile last year, Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is back with her second solo release, trading wry and acerbic for something a little more earnest. Courtney Barnett wants you to tell her how you really feel – so much so that she’s dedicated her entire website … Read more

Best Songs Ever: Frank Ocean’s back and indie fans are shitting themselves

Our regular round-up of new songs and singles, featuring Frank Ocean’s continued glory, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett’s indie-dream collab, and more… SONG OF THE WEEK Frank Ocean – ‘Provider’ Frank’s post-Blonde productivity continues Four loose singles into his post-Blonde period, Frank Ocean’s transition from quasi-recluse to mercurial and erratically prolific auteur seems pretty much … Read more