album review Archives - Sunburnt Country Music https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/category/album-review/ The home of Australian country music - interviews, album reviews, and more. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/sunburntcountrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-cropped-istock-1170651612-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 album review Archives - Sunburnt Country Music https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/category/album-review/ 32 32 85143705 ALBUM REVIEW: The Hardest Thing by Catherine Britt https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2026/02/04/album-review-the-hardest-thing-by-catherine-britt/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:07:54 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=15093 Cultural cringe still exists in Australia. Combined with tall poppy syndrome and cultural imperialism from the northern hemisphere, the result is that our airwaves and algorithms are dominated by American […]

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]]> 15093 Album review: KOOKABURRA by The Whitlams, Black Stump Band https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2024/03/09/album-review-kookaburra-by-the-whitlams-black-stump-band/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=11206 There is, of course, an art to making a song that is beloved by many over the course of decades, but it’s not one that can be distilled to a […]

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]]> 11206 Album review: Valley Road https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/12/30/album-review-valley-road/ https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/12/30/album-review-valley-road/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:45:12 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=10617 Some albums just make you weep – from joy, from wonder, from appreciation, from the range of emotions embedded in and expressed through the lyrics as well as the way […]

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]]> https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/12/30/album-review-valley-road/feed/ 3 10617 Album review: East of Everything by Brad Butcher https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/09/22/album-review-east-of-everything-by-brad-butcher/ https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/09/22/album-review-east-of-everything-by-brad-butcher/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=10022 Since his first, eponymous, album Queensland singer-songwriter Brad Butcher has set out to document the spectrum of human life – to borrow a song title from that album, the conversations […]

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]]> 9840 Album review: The Beginning of the End by The Pleasures https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/08/12/album-review-the-beginning-of-the-end-by-the-pleasures/ https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/08/12/album-review-the-beginning-of-the-end-by-the-pleasures/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:04:30 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=9802 When multiple Golden Guitar winner and musical force of nature Catherine Britt joined Golden Guitar winner and exceptional storyteller Lachlan Bryan to form The Pleasures, the chances were very good […]

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]]> https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/08/12/album-review-the-beginning-of-the-end-by-the-pleasures/feed/ 2 9802 Review: MAGICK IN THE CHAOS by Vixens of Fall https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/06/05/review-magick-in-the-chaos-by-vixens-of-fall/ Sun, 04 Jun 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=9434 What: Magick in the Chaos, the debut album from Vixens of Fall Why: This album is full of joy, fun, love, magic, sisterhood and support in the form of great […]

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]]> 9434 Album review: SMALL TOWN TEMPLE by Ella Hooper https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/01/22/album-review-small-town-temple-by-ella-hooper/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:43:51 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=8669 Let’s get the perfunctory stuff out of the way: Ella Hooper is known to Australian audiences because she’s a member of Killing Heidi, which she formed with her brother Jesse. […]

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]]> 8669 Short EP Review: TAKE IT AS IT COMES by The Buckleys https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/01/13/short-ep-review-take-it-as-it-comes-by-the-buckleys/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=8653 Released in September last year, this EP is actually perfect for summer listening – as fun and musically excellent as The Buckleys are live. www.thebuckleys.net

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]]> 8653 Short album review: RIDE THIS LULLABY by Josie Laver https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/01/12/short-album-review-ride-this-lullaby-by-josie-laver/ https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/2023/01/12/short-album-review-ride-this-lullaby-by-josie-laver/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:09:22 +0000 https://sunburntcountrymusic.com/?p=8648 Because time is short and everything’s on video these days … here’s a short video review of the album RIDE THIS LULLABY by New South Wales artist Josie Laver. The […]

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