The Weekly Review

Willem Dafoe travels to a mystical land in search of a mythical creature in this new Australian thriller.

It seems strange to describe an electro album as sounding organic. Yet, despite the hums and drones that form a persistent undercurrent, there’s little cold or industrial about the new record from German producer Sascha Ring.

Kidnapper, escort and incurable romantic Joyce McKinney (above) is the fascinating, slippery star of this compelling new doco.

To put it simply, Brit folkster Laura Marling makes music that sounds twice as old as she does. On her third LP and only pushing 21, Marling could be easily filed beside Nick Drake or Joni Mitchell without the most dedicated of pastoralists writing any protest songs.

The influence of Brian Wilson still lurks in the rattling surf rock of Honey Bunny, but this is a far more jolly evocation of adolescent alienation.