The Sydney-based band Sundryver blends nostalgia and modernity in a whirlwind of sound and sentiment, placing their unique signature on the indie rock scene. With a sound that combines the grunge-infused alternative of early Foo Fighters and the melodic rock of Arctic Monkeys with the aggressive intensity of Deftones, the young Sydney band Sundryver has taken flight, as if driven by the creative muses themselves. Their...

Recovery does not owe anyone a neat ending. Yet we often want pain to produce a lesson before we let it leave the room. Latifa Reeves' single 'River' resists that bargain. Its concern is survival after trauma, addiction, heartbreak and loss, but its promise stops short of wiping the record clean. The past remains. What changes is its claim on the future. “I was born in a...