Dave MacIntyre

Tracks by Marie Davidson, Colin Stetson and Kaytranada are among our favourite local songs of the year.

“Cartoon Darkness is another potent and boundlessly confident body of work by these Melbourne punks, fronted by an absolute badass in Amy Taylor.”

“It’s an album that flips between sunsets in Ibiza and nights after hours in a grimy basement club, and it’s a clear step forward musically for Jamie xx.”

“Another lights-out record by a lights-out band.”