Lyndo Jaco, the Adelaide-based rock recluse, has essentially blown the doors off his home studio with his new single, “All Over Again”. He tackles every single element of the mix himself layering his own guitars, bass, drums, and vocals fusing the sweaty nostalgia of classic pub rock with the frantic, highly caffeinated heartbeat of modern pop-punk. The resulting atmosphere feels exactly like a glorious,...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...