Riveting improvisations from one of our best composers
★★★★½
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Riveting improvisations from one of our best composers

Jeremy Rose’s Project Infinity exploits the wondrous acoustics at Sydney’s top new performance space.

  • byJohn Shand andAnnabel Ross

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Moth is the intense story of teenage misfits divided by a betrayal
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Moth is the intense story of teenage misfits divided by a betrayal

This wrap of shows includes Moth at Theatre Works,a performance by Mallrat at the Forum,an eclectic collaboration,and a remarkable cabaret show by Paul Capsis.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen andTony Way
Ed Sheeran’s new album is his rawest one yet
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Ed Sheeran’s new album is his rawest one yet

Subtract strips back the flamboyance,leans into vulnerability and shines the spotlight on Sheeran’s vocals.

  • byMillie Muroi
Kesha’s Gag Order is an anti-pop revelation
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Kesha’s Gag Order is an anti-pop revelation

On her stark new album,the singer bucks over two decades of empowerment pop.

  • byJules LeFevre,John Shand,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen andRobert Moran
Even with Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers,it’s a missed opportunity from indie veterans
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Even with Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers,it’s a missed opportunity from indie veterans

The National’s new album is The National sounding a bit too much like The National.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen andAnnabel Ross
This show comes with a safety word – but does it need it?
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This show comes with a safety word – but does it need it?

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes CUT,Mo’Ju x MSO,The Four Seasons,My Chemical Romance,Don Quixote,and Tamara Anna Cislowska and Gerard Willems,

  • byCameron Woodhead,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Tony Way,Nadia Bailey andAndrew Fuhrmann
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Finally,an album that makes the f-word sound good
★★★★
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Finally,an album that makes the f-word sound good

Melbourne bassist/composer Christopher Hale’s fusion music works sensitively and intelligently.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Annabel Ross,Robert Moran andJohn Shand
You’re the Voice as a jazz tune? This is singing with no safety net
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You’re the Voice as a jazz tune? This is singing with no safety net

Adelaide-born,NYC-based jazz singer Jo Lawry rises to the challenge on her best album yet.

  • byAnnabel Ross,John Shand andGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Season extended for ‘Sunday’,the complex Melbourne love story of Heide gallery
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Season extended for ‘Sunday’,the complex Melbourne love story of Heide gallery

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Sunday,Wittenoom,The MILF and Mistress,the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival Opening Gala and more.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Tony Way,Jessica Nicholas,Andrew Fuhrmann andMikey Cahill
Kimbra proves she’s more than just somebody that you used to know
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Kimbra proves she’s more than just somebody that you used to know

A Reckoning feels like a reset for the singer – a palate cleanser after her career’s jumbled second act.

  • byRobert Moran,Jessie Cunniffe,Annabel Ross andShaad D’Souza
Bringing beauty into beauty:Sydney’s ‘secret’ concert venue

Bringing beauty into beauty:Sydney’s ‘secret’ concert venue

Music is returning to the opulent surroundings and beautiful acoustic of the Great Synagogue.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman