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Alasdair Belling, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Buŋgul
"It’s deeply saddening that we will never again experience these songs sung live by their originator."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: REVIEW: All The Action From Falls Festival
"[Falls Festival in Byron Bay] was characterised by blistering heat, sweat, and sunburn: true emblems of an Australian summer."
Features / Music
The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Alasdair Belling
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Festival Of The Sun
"[A] real ray of sunshine in the festival calendar."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Free Nationals - Free Nationals
"[J]ust shut up and groove."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: We Lost The Sea, Meniscus, Solkyri
"[A] cavernous expanse of sound and wonder."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders – Get The Money
"[S]uccinct and original."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Half Moon Run – A Blemish In The Great Light
"[A]n exciting collection."
Features / Music
Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird Invite You To A Smoky Cocktail Bar With New Record
Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird frontman Lachlan Rose tells Alasdair Belling that, thanks to the support of the wider industry, the future no longer looks "like this big, shining, distant dream".
Reviews / Album
Album Review: We Lost The Sea – Triumph & Disaster
"[A] triumphant follow-up."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Busby Marou – The Great Divide
"[I]nfectiously hooky."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Kate Miller-Heidke
"[A]n evening of colour and excitement."