Olivier Laurent’s new concept album, “Solin Anj”, doesn't so much play for you as it does around you. Listening feels like an act of accidental espionage on a life in progress. We are placed in the sonic womb, hearing the muffled arguments, ambitions, and affections of a world getting ready for our arrival. It’s an album that unfolds with the unhurried, jazzy cadence of...

Bechill turns a 3 a.m. thought loop into raw material. “State of Mind”, her 2026 single, faces that feeling without a neat self-help lesson. This single review finds a Sydney artist using alt hip-hop, electronic pop, and alternative R&B to address creative doubt and mental strain. It is tense, direct, and made for listeners who have stared at a notes app longer than they meant to. Bechill...