The Point Music News

13/01/2026

While I wait for my MacBook to be repaired in order for me to film and edit The Pointies Top 50 for 2025, here’s some stats for you about the artists and tracks that will feature. If you’re scratching your head about wtf The Pointies are, scroll down my page until you get to around the same time last year and it should make sense.

05/01/2026

I’ve got my top 50 for The Pointies of 2025. It wasn’t easy. Choices may ruffle feathers, but I don’t care. Time to absorb the playlist and make sure I’m happy with it. Big tracks in the top 10, and maybe a few head scratchers for some. I’m sure there’ll be some ‘ya jokin, should’ve been higher’ thoughts too. Stay tuned.

19/12/2025

Here we go. Last FNMD for 2025. 47 of these suckers done this year. Hope you’ve enjoyed them. Here’s the last handful of Australian tunes to check out for the year. Cheers!

17/12/2025

Last pod for 2025. Have had amazing guests on throughout the year, and we top it off with chats with Quarter Short, who dropped her debut EP - the brilliant ‘No Sense’ - last week.
We delve into the creative process and more in Episode 101 of The Point Music Podcast.

Check out the video and audio versions via the link in our bio (then hit that podcasts link), and give the pod a like/follow/subscribe on YouTube or Spotify

16/12/2025

Last pod for 2025. Have had amazing guests on throughout the year, and we top it off with chats with Quarter Short, who dropped her debut EP - the brilliant 'No Sense' - last week.
We delve into the creative process and more in Episode 101 of The Point Music Podcast.

Check out the video and audio versions via the article below, and give the pod a like/follow/subscribe on YouTube or Spotify

Quarter Short is a Brisbane-based artist that delves into contemporary alt pop sounds, reaching into her bag of influences such as Regina Spektor, Hayley Williams, Billie Eilish and more. She has just released her debut EP, the brilliant 'No Sense' and in this episode of The Point Music Podcast, we

12/12/2025

Here we go. Reckon I’ve got one more left in me after this one, for the year. Friday New Music Dump for December 12. 9 fresh Australian releases to digest.

10/12/2025

PREMIERE - Quarter Short delivers compelling, hook-laced alt pop debut EP, 'No Sense'

‘No Sense’ is not a debut that feels like a debut. Quarter Short arrives with the confidence of an artist well into their career — lyrical imagery vivid and unforced, song structures layered and daring, delivery assured. These tracks play like seasoned third-album cuts, even as she introduces herself for the first time.

‘Feel The Answer’ is the EP’s emotional core, shifting between deep bass pulses, intricate beats and reverb-laced guitar, with piano so intimate you can almost hear the hammers breathe against the strings. Quarter Short channels shades of Kate Bush, Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple and Hayley Williams without ever slipping into imitation. Between its walls sit brilliantly quirky alt-pop moments — Beck-like in their playfulness, nodding to The Beatles’ experimental detours — but always distinctly her own. Multifaceted without ever overwhelming, No Sense is a whirlwind of self-awareness and acceptance, and one of the most compelling, hook-laced listens of 2025.

We're premiering Quarter Short 's debut EP ahead of its December 12 release right now. Go check it out!

Brisbane’s Quarter Short, following on from her first single, ‘It Keeps’, and sophomore release, ‘Dreams Have Meaning’, goes all in on the release of her debut EP, ‘No Sense’, focusing on the third single ‘Feel The Answer’, which explores tense and quiet moments of a deteriorating ...

10/12/2025

We did it! 100 episodes of The Point Music Podcast thingy. Only took us five years. To celebrate a tonne of podcasts for us, we decided to circle right back to where it all started Episode 1’s guest was Brett Gadenne aka Raw Ordio (and also from Dubarray).

On our 100th episode, we talk about the workings of Raw Ordio shows, the OKA Music Collective tribute remix (of Music Makes Me Happy), and sharing a few memories along the way. Hope you enjoy it.

Hit that link in our bio, then smash that podcasts link

09/12/2025

We did it! 100 episodes of The Point Music Podcast thingy. Only took us five years. To celebrate a tonne of podcasts for us, we decided to circle right back to where it all started Episode 1's guest was Brett Gadenne aka Raw Ordio (and also from Dubarray).

On our 100th episode, we talk about the workings of Raw Ordio shows, the OKA Music Collective tribute remix (of Music Makes Me Happy), and sharing a few memories along the way. Hope you enjoy it.

We did it! 100 episodes of The Point Music Podcast thingy. Only took us five years. To celebrate a tonne of podcasts for us, we decided to circle right back to where it all started Episode 1's guest was Brett Gadenne aka Raw Ordio (and also from Dubarray). 

08/12/2025

CINTRA pull no punches on vulnerable emotion-heavy alt rock / emo EP, 'Steady Habit'

‘Steady Habit’ definitely leans into the mid-00s emo and alt rock spirit, showing plenty of affection for shimmering riffs, lyrics that leave the deepest of bruises, and an eagerness to push boundaries. The influences ripple throughout, from flashes of The Matches and Panic! At The Disco’s theatrical edge, to shades of Motor Ace’s melodic grit - these are all woven in CINTRA’s own growing identity.

Across the tracklist, the band opt for movement over monotony. Instead of a straight-through rock assault, they deliver a rollercoaster of tone and tempo — from the punch of ‘Seeing Stars’ to the tender grit of ‘Lily’, each song landing like a snapshot from a different emotional season. It’s a record built from lived experience, and you can feel the weight of it, but there’s light threaded through the noise too.

‘Steady Habit’ feels like CINTRA stepping into themselves — more confident, more intentional, and with plenty more left to say. If this is the foundation, then whatever comes next is worth keeping eyes (and ears) on.

Go check the full EP now via the article below.

Brisbane’s rising force in alt rock, CINTRA have pulled together 5 meaty chunks of p***y, alternative rock into their newest EP, ‘Steady Habit’, which is out now. 

07/12/2025

Annabelle Grace has her 'Fingers Crossed' for her sunny indie pop 3rd single

‘Fingers Crossed’ marks a bright pivot for Annabelle Grace — stepping out from the melancholy shadows of ‘previous singles, ‘Throne’ and the Fiona Apple-tinged introspection of debut ‘Porcelain Face’, into something sunlit, buoyant and casually joyful. Where her earlier work carried a beautiful sense of weight, this one feels like she’s finally exhaling.

It’s indie-pop with the windows down, effortless in its vocal delivery and carried by a lightness that feels intentional rather than fleeting. Yet, woven beneath the shimmer is that same thread that ties her catalogue together — a folk-leaning approach to melody and storytelling, grounding the track in the honesty that first made her compelling.

‘Fingers Crossed’ is a playful left turn and an exciting reveal of range — a glimpse of what happens when Annabelle Grace lets the warmth in.

Time to check out Annabelle Grace 's latest single via the article below.

Melbourne’s Annabelle Grace returns with her third single, ‘Fingers Crossed’ which sees the singer/songwriter shift from the melancholic throws of her previous releases, into an upbeat, guitar-driven indie-pop anthem that captures the sting of broken promises ,wrapped in a shimmering summer so...