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Another summer’s night
The intangible beauty of The Clientele’s ‘Music for the Age of Miracles’
By Anwen Crawford
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Magnetic opus
Stephin Merritt brings his ‘50 Song Memoir’ to the Melbourne Festival
By Darryn King
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This is not an opera house
Beautiful on the outside … the tragedy of Bennelong Point
By Darryn King
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On a mission
Reviving a century of Indigenous music through the Mission Songs Project
By Zoë Morrison
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The Monthly music wrap: September 2017
The majesty of Björk, new releases from Ibeyi and The Orbweavers, and more
By Anwen Crawford
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Torch songs
Lana Del Rey gets a little happier on ‘Lust for Life’
By Anwen Crawford
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In search of the ecstatic at Supersense
Sophia Brous assembled another magnificently eclectic program for her festival’s second outing
By Jenny Valentish
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On the road again
Jen Cloher’s self-titled album is a unique take on the trials of a touring musician
By Anwen Crawford
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The Monthly music wrap: July 2017
Vale Simon Holmes and Dr G Yunupingu
By Anwen Crawford
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Parallel universes
With their two new other-worldly albums, Shabazz Palaces continue to evade categorisation
By Anwen Crawford
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Sweeping us up
Jennifer Peedom’s ‘Mountain’ is a meditation on the allure of the climb
By Sebastian Smee
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Beyond the notes
Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar String Quartet meet some of Melbourne’s youngest musicians
By Chloe Hooper
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The Monthly music wrap: June 2017
The return of Lorde, Frank Ocean and Radiohead live in Denmark, ‘OK Computer’ at 20, and more
By Anwen Crawford
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Time Lords
The Radiophonic Workshop, creator of those ‘Doctor Who’ sound effects, is back
By Anwen Crawford
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Feel the divine
A new compilation celebrates the devotional music of jazz legend Alice Coltrane
By Anwen Crawford
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Kendrick rising
With his new album, ‘Damn’, Kendrick Lamar cements his status as the world’s reigning hip-hop artist
By Anwen Crawford
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Crossing over
On George Michael, race and pop
By Anwen Crawford
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Magic hands
Russian piano superstar Daniil Trifonov teaches a masterclass in Melbourne
By Chloe Hooper
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