The brainchild of Aussie hip-hop legend Torcha, just one listen to A Broken Silence’s self-titled album and you will see that a band has finally stepped up and taken Linkin Park’s mantle.

This truly international group (they hail from San Francisco, New York and Melbourne) have been wowing music lovers for a while now and while their new EP is a step in a new direction it could well be their finest work to date.

Sometimes an album comes out that is so beautiful that it just defies description. That is certainly the case for Rockhampton’s favourite sons Busby Marou whose self-titled debut album is absolutely sensationally…

Two things standout instantly with this an album that lead singer Chris Martin proudly promotes as a ‘concept album’, the first one is that Coldplay have really found their groove here and secondly the experimental feel to the album makes it very easy to see that Brian Eno was involved in the process.

Under normal circumstances, replacing half of the band would generally result in a drastic change of sound and direction. But that’s not the case for Crown The Lost, with ‘Cold Pestilent Hope’ sounding very much like a natural progression from where the band last left listeners on ‘Blind Faith Loyalty’.

Her voice continues to mature from her initial recordings and her personality should lend itself to greater awareness of her music.

It only takes one listen to this album for you to realise that this British singer/songwriter is one of the most talented musos to surface in a long time.

Entrails are a far cry from what you would seriously consider original in terms of their song writing, and their sound is a throwback to a bygone era. But despite their obvious flaws, Entrails are good at what they do, and at the very least, ‘The Tomb Awaits’ is a good old-fashioned death-like blast from the past – Swedish style.

Like her previous record, this set of songs astoundingly intimate, yet often exuberant; rife with transcendent and unforgettable pop gems. Feist is able to harness all her gifts to create something essential…

Felicity has been scoring local Western Australian awards and other credits. Now it is time for the greater musical community to hear what she is capable of. I can only expect to hear great things in the future from this talented artist.

I understand that some metal purists out there will run a mile from The Path Of Totality, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. To me the dub-step beat works with the metal sound and I can remember a few years ago when people were saying classical music had no right to be infused with metal as well…

Lanie demonstrates a voice beyond her years; one that is rich and warm as it is sweet. The songs weave through a heady mix of early rock ‘n’ roll, blues, and rockabilly, serving up stories and emotions of love, lust, and heartbreak…

If you haven’t already discovered the magic that is Matt Corby then you’ll be shocked at just how good Into The Flame really is.

Taken as an album on its own, Imaginaerum is a masterpiece… I’m just not sure that metal fans will feel the same way.

When Nick Cave describes an album as “some of the strangest, funniest, rawest, most heart-wrenchingly deranged music I have ever heard…” it makes me really want to hear the album.

Thank You For Giving Me The Blues is a surprising album that has come out of nowhere… it’s also an album I will be listening to for a long time to come.

But there is seriously something missing from this album. Tracks like ‘Deep Breeze’ are feel good reggae but with all the tracks back to back the album becomes just a little bit too repetitive.

Now comes the “Lust” five-track EP, a disc that continues the impressive high-energy music that this band is becoming well known for. Driven by the charismatic lead singer Debbie Gabrione, the songs draw out their issues surrounding love and lust.

If you’re looking for some exciting new Aussie music then search no more.

The new album On Your Radar takes most of the pop elements of their previous work and moulds it with a club makeover. Upon a couple of listens, it works well.

This is a truly remarkable debut album, one that The Stoics should be really proud of. All the promise they have shown us over the years has ended up creating one of the albums of the year.