The AU Review

04/06/2026

Exclusive album premiere 🚨
SavageHoney’s debut album 'Darling' is streaming early on the AU review.
Out Monday, but listen now — with the band’s track-by-track to read while you play it.

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

03/06/2026

Canberra songwriter Jack Biilmann returns with his soaring new single “Never Have It All” - listen to it here first

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

03/06/2026

Missed this morning’s State of Play?

We’ve got you covered.

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

03/06/2026

“007 First Light is not only the best Bond game ever made, but a frontrunner for the best game of 2026 so far.”

Check out our full review below!

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

01/06/2026

Villanelle bringing a healthy dose of swagger to The Great Escape in Brighton.

One of the most talked-about new bands of the weekend, but thankfully the songs back up the hype.

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28/05/2026

Our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music has been updated with the best new music from Man/Woman/Chainsaw, FVNERAL, Van Chamberlain, Foamboy, Kerbside Collection, The Tallest Man On Earth, Lottie McLeod, Imogen Clark, David Serby, Trabants

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

27/05/2026

Lynnie Snow at The Great Escape

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27/05/2026

PREMIERE: Los Angeles country storytellerDavid Serby takes us deep into Old Calexico on “Border Town Romance” — a cinematic slice of h***y tonk storytelling filled with cantina candlelight, añejo tequila, a hopeful ranch hand and one mysterious woman determined to stay lost.

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

26/05/2026

Premiering today on the AU: Portland psych-surf outfit Trabants return with the gloriously fuzzed-out “Fuzz 4 Daze” ⚡️🌊

Discover the best new music, travel, film, gaming, arts, food, culture and book content on Australia's premier independent online publication. Since 2008.

22/05/2026

The Lottery Winners at The Great Escape 2026.
Entertainers.

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