It’s the start of a new September season, and what better way to kick off a new EP - “Analysis Paralysis” by everyone’s favourite headline Australian artist MAY-A. One of the most influential rising artists who has worked with international music sensations 5 Seconds Of Summer, Flume and Wallows, MAY-A continues to be a leading force in the music industry since her debut EP “Don’t Kiss Ur Friends” back in 2021.

Worried that there have not been enough big releases from local artists recently? Well, fear not. Enter G Flip, one of Australia’s surprise musical hot properties, and their new album, the appropriately titled Drummer. I confess I knew relatively little about the Naarm / Melbourne singer & drummer when I started this review. Happily, however, that means we’re working with a blank slate, so this album can be judged more accurately on its merits in a vacuum.

Typically here at Unraveled, we like to cover (relatively) new releases, giving you a deep dive into what’s what in the local and international music and fashion scenes. This review is going to be a little different though - it’s more of a tribute to a criminally underrated and almost totally obscure album. 0151 is the debut LP of Liverpool-based indie rock group The Night Cafe, which was released in 2019.

Mixing it up here at Unraveled, Nick Wallace has taken the time to write a double review of Blake.08 and Memory Motel’s recent EP releases. Check out Nick’s thoughts on the two releases here!

Yagki has opened songs softly before, but there’s something new in the performance here; there’s an edge of subdued shock and disbelief that underpins the track.

So, Christopher Nolan has released another gigantic, epic tentpole of cinema and, as usual, it excites not only the cinemaphiles but also the music nerds because inevitably a new avant-garde soundtrack is on the cards.

Well, it’s finally here - the absolute fever dream of a movie with an album to match. With a dizzying tracklist and megawatts of star power contributing, Barbie The Album is a knowingly saccharine, riotously fun compilation of guaranteed party staples that provides the perfect complement to the pop culture behemoth that is Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie.

One of modern pop’s greatest voices returns from hiatus with an album that plums the deepest depths of love & heartbreak. Her newfound career as a TV host hasn’t dulled her abilities one iota, thankfully, and chemistry is the timely reminder of just what a powerhouse she is.

Finally over the third album hurdle, Nothing But Thieves has unleashed the 70s & 80s-inspired retro-futurist concept album that walks the fine line between knowingly kitschy and unabashedly earnest, full of extremely addictive hooks, killer riffs and expert production.

U2’s experimental heydey has been long buried in the past. They’ve dabbled with more modern production aesthetics in their recent albums, but there haven’t been many left turns in the past decade. Could this new mammoth release be a new groundbreaking direction for the Irish 4-piece?

Those in need of a new captivating, emotional yet carefree RnB project need wait no longer - Forest Claudette’s latest offering, Everything Was Green, is here to fill that (highly specific) void. This new EP is like a subdued kaleidoscope, spinning lazily in low gear, throwing up plumes of colour in its own time.

Hot off a string of boundary-pushing releases, the up-and-coming Swede’s newest single, SUCK, pulls no punches and makes absolutely sure her statement of intent is clear from the word “go”. Or, in this case, the opening lyric, “suck”.

The third album is always a bit of a sticking point for every artist; it’s the final barrier to cross before they can go wild and experimental without fear of losing momentum. Niall Horan’s third project, ‘The Show’, is a product of breakthrough during the covid pandemic, gunning for both a contemplative, introspective feel, and at the same time an uplifting sigh of relief.