[rating=4]
Released April 2, 2012

Debut release from Autralian supergroup Seeker Lover Keeper.

“This collection of songs contains some beautiful, heart wrenching and interesting material.”

[rating=4]
Released April 3, 2012

Nicki Minaj takes her music in a new an edgy direction with Roman Reloaded.

“A lot of the music on display here is as uncommercial as it is commercial, and stars like Rihanna would kill to sound this current.”

[rating=4]
April 3, 2012

Kylie takes to the road with a collection of largely unknown songs.

“I feel like Kylie has dumbed herself down for the masses – trotting her feather boa’d showgirl alter ego out to an adoring public who love her for who she is, not for what she performs”

[rating=4]
Released March 26, 2012

The debut album ‘Noah’, from classical opera singer Noah Stewart, features a great talent singing a predictable set of songs.

“The orchestrations are consistently beautiful, and Noah proves over and over again that he can sing better than the majority of opera singers who release albums. I just find it difficult to see in these songs the fire – that passion that makes him want to sing.”

[rating=4]
Released March 26, 2012

Madonna’s 12th studio album is an innovative and great pop album.

“MDNA is, in parts, quite self-referential but Madonna has always had her tongue firmly in cheek.”

[rating=4]
Released March 12, 2012

The third album from Wallis Bird is a tumultuous and epic journey. First rate.

“This is late night folk, in a dark room with your window cracked.”

[rating=4]
Released February 27, 2012

Little Bastard finds strong lyrics, love and, of course, religion on Sinead’s latest album.

“This collection of beautiful, heartwarming and frank songs come as a revelation. Everything is tackled on this album, from a personal innner dialogue to a wider social commentary.”

[rating=4]
Speech Debelle, February 23, 2012

Polari’s reviewer Little Bastard relishes in the political bitemarks to be had at Speech Debelle’s Jazz Café gig

“Dressed in a t-shirt and a pair of combat trousers, she bounded around the stage, not so much with energy, but with purpose. She was here to get her message heard, and no one was going to leave without getting that message.”

[rating=5]
Released March 5, 2012

Nick Smith falls for the slow burning balladry of Katie Melua.

Not as much a sonic departure as was the case with The House, this flawless and mature collection of songs is more of a stellar return to form for this talented artist.

[rating=4]
Pure Love, February 14, 2012

Polari’s reviewer Little Bastard nearly gets caught in a mosh pit at Pure Love’s debut gig.

“Always the perfect front man, Frank threw himself around the stage, spat in his own face, jumped into the crowd to sing an intimate ballad (yes, a whole ballad!) and crowd surfed, complaining afterwards “I’m too old for this shit”, as he tucked his shirt back in.”