They’re back! Foxtel thrills fans as it announces the return of Gogglebox Australia for 2021 – and favourites including Matty and Sarah Marie Fahd will be returning By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:34 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 01:35 BST, 15 October 2020 Gogglebox Australia will be back for a new … Read more
ALOE BLACC: All Love Everything (BMG) Verdict: Pop to lift the soul Rating: Quite why Aloe Blacc put his flourishing solo career on the back burner six years ago is something only he knows. The dapper Los Angeles soul man had been on the cusp of major stardom, with two UK No. 1 singles and … Read more
Kylie Jenner has revealed that her skincare line, Kylie Skin, has just launched in Australia. The 23-year-old beauty mogul and reality star thrilled fans as she made the announcement on Wednesday. Kylie – who is the youngest Kardashian sister – shared the news on Instagram and Twitter with a link to her Australian website. Coming … Read more
ALICIA KEYS: Alicia (RCA) Verdict: Pop-soul with subtle touches Rating: There are few spectacles in pop quite as mesmerising as Alicia Keys in full flow. A virtuoso pianist and shimmering showgirl, she is as comfortable playing a Beethoven sonata as she is duetting with Jay-Z. Since making her bow with 2001’s soulful Songs In A … Read more
SUZANNE VEGA: An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories (Cooking Vinyl) Verdict: Touching homage Rating: Suzanne Vega was one of the leading lights of an unlikely folk revival that took off in the late 1980s. Like Tracy Chapman and Michelle Shocked, she became a star on the back of succinct acoustic songs that provided … Read more
The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup (Polydor) Verdict: Spicy musical broth Rating: Molly Tuttle: But I’d Rather Be With You (Compass) Verdict: Classy quarantine covers Rating: Various: AngelHeaded Hipster (BMG) Verdict: Ambitious Bolan tribute Rating: The Rolling Stones have coped as well as anyone with the upheavals of 2020. Forced to cancel their U.S. tour … Read more
KATY PERRY: Smile (EMI) Verdict: Katy’s bubbly new arrival Rating: The last time we heard from Katy Perry was when she brought her Witness tour to the UK two summers ago. With the Californian singer standing centre stage in a flashing LED bra, surrounded by Day-Glo dancers and giant flamingos, it was a dazzling spectacle … Read more
THE KILLERS: Imploding The Mirage (EMI) Rating: Verdict: Rousing anthems THE WATERBOYS: Good Luck, Seeker (Cooking Vinyl) Rating: Verdict: Expansive Celtic rock ERASURE: The Neon (Mute) Rating: Verdict: Sparkling electro-pop They have loosened their ties with their home town of Las Vegas, lost a key band member and seen their stadium tour sunk by lockdown. If … Read more
KATE RUSBY: Hand Me Down (Pure) Rating: Verdict: Stunning covers collection Folk singer Kate Rusby, 46, seen her touring plans thrown into disarray this year Like many musicians, Kate Rusby has seen her touring plans thrown into disarray this year. Dates she should have played in the spring have been rescheduled for 2021, and festival appearances have … Read more
BOBBIE GENTRY: The Delta Sweete (Capitol) Rating: Verdict: Country-soul classic MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER: The Dirt And The Stars (Thirty Tigers) Rating: Verdict: Tender heartland rock PAUL McCARTNEY: Flaming Pie (MPL) Rating: Verdict: Britpop-era nugget revisited The tale of Bobbie Gentry is one of the most curious in pop. She emerged in 1967 with voluminous dark … Read more