Amy Shark, courtesy. Sundays became about separating herself from sadness for Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. As she worked on her latest record, Sunday Sadness, that final day of the weekend was one for reflection and writing. Sunday Sadness Amy Shark RCA, Aug. 16 Get the album on Amazon Music.…

Amy Shark, “Sunday Sadness.” Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark built her musical foundation on hyper-personal songs, traversing her own internal monologue and tendency to overthink. Those deepest, most intimate lyrical moments brought a universal relatability of shared experiences, anxieties and desires. On her third album, Sunday Sadness, she dives back…

Maty Noyes, courtesy. Lush psychedelic pop by Dayaway, nostalgic folk by Ilsey, passionate rock by Hannah Wicklund, expansive electronic dance music by Surf Mesa, a splash of turbo pop from Amy Shark and an upbeat Latin-pop tinged production by Maty Noyes. Find yourself some shade beneath a palm tree…

Amy Shark, courtesy Michelle Grace Hunder. Amy Shark was all set to tour outside of Australia for the first time since before the pandemic began, but those plans were scrapped—not because of travel restrictions or a positive COVID-19 test, but for something much more fun: A judge’s chair on…

The best albums of 2021 include Bleachers, My Morning Jacket, Ryley Walker, ZHU, Diana Ross, Made Kuti and Femi Kuti, Allison Russell, Chris Pierce, Hand Habits, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney, Weezer, Amy Shark and Heartless Bastards. Welcome back to RIFF’s year-end album roundup! If you’re joining us…

Amy Shark, “Cry Forever.” Few can capture the emotional nuance of loneliness in song quite like Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. The singer succeeded through her honest and hyper-aware lyrics along with her relatable world view on life, love and the rise and fall of relationships. Shark’s full-length debut, Love…

Like all art, music leaves a cultural imprint representing the events, feelings, successes and failures of the time that birthed it. While various styles of music capture the experience of the groups that listen to it, Top 40 pop speaks for the masses. With 2020 around the corner, let’s…

Messing around with COIN at BottleRock Napa Valley on May 25, 2018. Photo: Roman Gokhman. I think this column is morphing into more of a “my favorite Roman stories” list, but what still holds true is that memorable interviews still lead better stories. I tell the RIFF staff, which…

Mike Shinoda, “Post-Traumatic.” This year was one of transition and experimentation for artists, and I’ve used fairly simple criteria to narrow down my top 10 albums. These are the ones I found myself loading up on my Spotify playlist—or, amazingly, even grabbing the CD. In addition to original songwriting…

SAN FRANCISCO — “I just want to be able to play here forever,” mused Amy Shark, sitting backstage a level below the dance floor at the Great American Music Hall. The Australian singer-songwriter is riding high following the recent release of her debut LP, Love Monster, an album that has…