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Top 5 Australian albums of 2025 

by suziescribbles December 21, 2025December 27, 2025
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Best live music acts of 2025

by suziescribbles December 21, 2025December 27, 2025
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The Five Best Albums of 2025

by suziescribbles December 17, 2025December 27, 2025
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All Arctic Monkeys albums ranked from worst to best

by suziescribbles October 14, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: The Kid LAROI – BEFORE I FORGET

by suziescribblesJanuary 10, 2026
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From Riot Vans to Jet Skis: Why Arctic Monkeys’ Evolution Was Inevitable

by suziescribblesJanuary 8, 2026
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PEACH PRC announces debut album PORCELAIN

by suziescribblesDecember 22, 2025December 27, 2025
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Interview: Tulliah Talks “For Now”, songwriting and what comes next

by suziescribblesDecember 22, 2025December 27, 2025
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Interview: Merpire gets deep on MILK POOL, collaboration and navigating the music industry on your own terms

by suziescribblesDecember 21, 2025December 27, 2025
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Top 5 Australian albums of 2025 

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Best live music acts of 2025

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Songs To Brush Your Teeth To: Five tracks you should listen to this week – 19th December

by suziescribblesDecember 19, 2025January 5, 2026
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Review: The Buoys – 170 Russell, Melbourne

by suziescribblesDecember 19, 2025December 27, 2025
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The Five Best Albums of 2025

by suziescribblesDecember 17, 2025December 27, 2025
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EP Review: Headaches – Looking For Something New

by suziescribblesDecember 17, 2025December 27, 2025
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Tour News: The Rions announce Regional Australia tour for 2026

by suziescribblesDecember 17, 2025December 27, 2025
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EP Review: MungMung – Fei

by suziescribblesDecember 14, 2025December 27, 2025
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Songs To Brush Your Teeth To: Five Tracks you should listen to this week (8th December)

by suziescribblesDecember 10, 2025January 5, 2026
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EP Review: Rageflower – Sign of Life

by suziescribblesDecember 7, 2025December 27, 2025
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James: Four Decades, One Definitive Album, and Five Surprising Stories

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Naarm/Melbourne music news, reviews and artist features.
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Home of Songs To Brush Your Teeth To.

Next week’s gig guide is now up with all the best Next week’s gig guide is now up with all the best live music in Melbourne. 

I’m adding new venues each week so if you notice your fave is missing, let me know. 

Remember you can find ticket links to all events on our website (link in bio for this).
Take Five is now Songs To Brush your teeth to. 🦷🪥 Take Five is now Songs To Brush your teeth to. 🦷🪥

Another small change for 2026! 

The reality is, I always wanted to call it Songs To Brush Your Teeth To but I let people get in my head about it being too “out there” and went for something more generic. So I’m taking it back to its original self.

Same deal, 5 tracks I think you should listen to each week (like when you’re brushing your teeth or something), they get added to a rolling playlist (now on Tidal and Apply Music as well as Spotify). You still get to discover new music, I get my quirky name back. It’s a win win.
New year, new gig guide. We’ll now be bringing y New year, new gig guide. 

We’ll now be bringing you a weekly guide of all the best live music Melbourne has to offer. Just swipe to see your options from stadium shows to tiny band rooms. 

The other great news is it’s now a static page on the website so you can bookmark it and just head back each week to see new upcoming shows!
We sat down with @tul_liah to find out a little mo We sat down with @tul_liah to find out a little more about recent single “For Now” and what she’s got planned for 2026. 

Full interview is on the website and swipe for the highlights.
Ok it’s finally here. My best Australian albums of Ok it’s finally here. My best Australian albums of 2025. 

There was A LOT of shifting on this list but ultimately these are the albums I connected the most with, the ones that left an impression and the ones I kept returning to throughout the year. 

If you’re interested the full post is on the website now.
Exciting news from @peachprc as she announces debu Exciting news from @peachprc as she announces debut album, new single ‘Out Loud’ and a range of live dates for 2026.

Swipe for album info and head to our website for the rest.
It was such a huge year of live music and it was d It was such a huge year of live music and it was difficult to narrow it down but here’s our live music highlights of 2025! 

(I broke my “must be Melbourne based” rule with Oasis, but I know you’ll understand) 

What were your live music highlights of 2025?
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of chatting Last week I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with @merpiremusic about the release of her second album MILK POOL, navigating the music industry on her own terms and making time for creative collaboration. 

Swipe for some highlights and head to our website to read the whole interview!
And here’s the horizontal’s from @the_buoys Reme And here’s the horizontal’s from @the_buoys 

Remember you can read lots more about this on our website.
Last Take Five of the year is here! Swipe to see Last Take Five of the year is here! 

Swipe to see the mix we’ve picked out for you this week. 
(Intentionally late as a knew there wouldn’t be one next week).
My best albums of 2025 are here! Swipe to see the My best albums of 2025 are here! 
Swipe to see the full list, some difficult choices were made…
More details over on the website or Substack. 

Best Aussie albums list coming soon too - I keep changing my mind too much!
An awesome last gig of the year* @the_buoys suppor An awesome last gig of the year* @the_buoys supported by @chloe_dadd last night. 

Link is in our stories to read more details! 

*this is probably a lie. I just don’t have any more currently booked.
It’s been a great couple of weeks for EP releases It’s been a great couple of weeks for EP releases and I really enjoyed Looking For Something New from @headaches.cure 

Gently pushing at the edges of what pop music should be, the teasing of electro elements into the tracks makes for a fresh, different sound. 

Read all the info over on our website.
Absolutely loving this latest drop from @itsmungmu Absolutely loving this latest drop from @itsmungmung 

FĒI is a hip-hop inspired, Dancefloor banger filled EP that truly makes a statement! 

Give it a listen now and read more about the release including some of MUNGMUNG’s thoughts over on the website.
Manchester rockers @wearejames recently released t Manchester rockers @wearejames recently released their curated greatest hits album: Nothing But Love - the definitive best 

So we dug up five lesser known facts about the band (I’m lucky to have a James super fan in my family to help out with this)
A more eclectic bunch of tracks for this weeks tak A more eclectic bunch of tracks for this weeks take five. 

Featuring 
@zheani 
@getdown_services 
@streetcarpband 
@jenskuross 
@rage_flower 

Swipe to check out the suggestions or all the details are over on our website.
I’m so in love with this new EP from @rage_flower I’m so in love with this new EP from @rage_flower 

I feel like it’s just slotted perfectly into my musical landscape right now. Swipe to hear a few reasons why I think it’s so wonderful or head to our website to read the full review.
We’re long time fans of @thereytons so have been l We’re long time fans of @thereytons so have been looking forward to hearing their latest album (EP? It’s 7 tracks so there’s been some debate about where it sits. My streaming service says album)

Definitely one of their best collections so far in my eyes. 
Swipe for some thoughts or head to the blog for the full article.
Every week we pick five tracks you have to listen Every week we pick five tracks you have to listen to. 

Here’s this week’s:

1. @alewya11 - night drive
2. @the_buoys - Bitch
3. @tul_liah - For Now
4. @thesenewsouthwhaless - Big Machine 
5. @wednesday_gurl - Townies 

#fyp #newmusic #discover
Five tracks you have to listen to this week!! I k Five tracks you have to listen to this week!! 
I know it’s late in the week and hopefully you’ve already read it when it was dropped on the website. 

It’s a high energy, kinda angsty set for the most part this week.
Swipe to see what we’re recommending.
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