Ben Preece

OliviaDean and St Paul & The Broken Bones take different routes to the same destination — modern soul with heart, muscle, and melody. Duel review by @BernardZuel. 🙌🏻 waxxlyrical.com/post/olivia-de…

At the #SydneyOperaHouse, @GordiMusic bridged medicine and music in a show that felt both intimate and transcendent. A review by @BernardZuel waxxlyrical.com/post/gordi-hea…

James Smith of Leeds post-punk / pop chameleons / superheroes @YardActBand took on our FOREVER FIVE challenge. The results are excellent and astonishing. waxxlyrical.com/post/forever-f…

🎬 The Bear does The Boss. @BernardZuel dives deep into @springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere — a film about absence, depression, and the quiet ache behind Nebraska. Jeremy Allen White leads a powerhouse cast that speaks volumes in silence. waxxlyrical.com/post/the-bear-…

Gimme Fiction - a cult artefact that still burns. waxxlyrical.com/post/written-i…

“Not a love letter this time, but a thank-you note.” ✨ @annettegeneva on @spoontheband’s Gimme Fiction — the record that rearranged her, from a jewel case dropped in her lap to the way it still burns today. Read in this month’s Written In Reverb → waxxlyrical.com/post/written-i…

For Record Of The Month this June, we’re going Kind of Blue. ⁠ The 1959 modal jazz masterpiece from @milesdavis — spacious, soulful, and stone cold essential. ⁠ Five movements of cool. Zero skips. The definition of classic. waxxlyrical.com/record-of-the-…

Five albums Matthew Caws from @nadasurf can’t live without. See them here waxxlyrical.com/post/forever-f…

Still super proud of this one : waxxlyrical.com/post/rememberi…

Remarkable set by @roisinmurphy earlier in the week. Read all our superlatives and see the stunning Church Lane Live photos here: waxxlyrical.com/post/r%C3%B3is…

The iconic @neworder made it to Brisbane in the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred and whipped up their own kind of storm. Review, photo gallery, setlist and playlists are here : waxxlyrical.com/post/new-order…

Had a chat with @HappyMagTV about @WaxxLyrical and why y’all should love it. 🥰 waxxlyrical.com/post/waxx-lyri…

Chatted to @YardActBand frontman James Smith about ‘Where’s My Utopia?’, fatherhood, global success and what to expect on this Aussie tour starting TONIGHT!! waxxlyrical.com/post/a-convers…

33 years ago today, A Tribe Called Quest dropped Low End Theory. A short thread of trivia to celebrate one of my favorite albums of all time.

𝖶𝐴✕✕ ❍𝙵 Ʈ₶∈ 𝘿𝐴𝐘 : We’ve a little @thejunglegiants’ special happening at the moment. Nab their 2017 magnum opus ‘Quiet Ferocity’ on pink waxx, and you’ll cop a bonus t-shirt and badge set, thanks to our friends at @amplifiremusic.

𝖶𝐴✕✕ ❍𝙵 Ʈ₶∈ 𝘿𝐴𝐘 ‘Tension’ is one! Australia’s beloved @kylieminogue is in a purple patch having stretched the life of her 16th studio album to now include a sequel (out Oct 18) & a national tour. For now, enjoy this renaissance on green vinyl. 🟢

Let’s get social, Brisbane, especially if you dig Macca and his Wings-era, around ‘Band On The Run’. Reviews are coming in positive and we’d love you to join us THURSDAY NIGHT at @newfarmcinemas.

G’day @jungle4eva, we took it upon ourselves to welcome you to Australia by featuring your excellent fourth record ‘Volcano’ as the March Record Of The Month. Well done!!

Happy new year, music loving friends. Our first Record Of The Month for 2024 is @themovingstills sunny sophomore effort, ‘Wabi Sabi’. Read more and become a club member to receive this brilliant record right here - waxxlyrical.com/general-1 Thanks @sureshaker 🙏🏻

Live review : @Interpol , @BlocParty and @dustband_ at the Brisbane Riverstage. By @Ben_Preece — waxxlyrical.com/post/live-revi…