Since I Left You: for one night only, the Avalanches perform their hit album in full
Delayed twice by the pandemic, the electronic group finally took to the stage with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for a 20-year anniversary show that was worth the wait
December 2020
The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You review – multilayered, blissed-out psychedelia
Teenage kicks
The Avalanches' teenage obsessions: 'I cried hearing Strawberry Fields Forever'
September 2020
With Attica and the Avalanches we ate, drank and tried to be merry partying for Melbourne
Spirits are low but this one-night-only virtual event reminded us of what’s waiting out there: fancy food, great music and dumb trends
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best albums of the 21st century
We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree
June 2017
Five of the best… new gigs
The 1975, Alt-J and Paramore: this week’s best UK rock and pop gigs
Matty Healy and co take their magnetic pop on tour, Leeds indie trio kickstart the O2’s 10th birthday party and the emo-turned-synth-pop outfit are back
May 2017
Vivid Sydney: the Avalanches' block party with DJ Shadow shuts down just as it's revving up
DJ Shadow: 'Music has never been worth less, and yet sampling has never been more risky'
April 2017
Coachella 2017: Friday acts the xx, Father John Misty and more reviewed
California’s annual music and arts festival kicked off its first weekend — and our writers found the sets that sweltered and soared in the desert heat
December 2016
2016 in review
From Hottest 100 to Dami Im: Australian music’s 10 biggest talking points of 2016
There was no shortage of controversy – be it over national identity or Eurovision – but there were also plenty of plaudits for performers new and old
August 2016
Cruel summer: where is this year’s Get Lucky?
’Tis the season for an all-conquering pop anthem, but 2016 has failed to produce a sunshine hit. Should we blame it on Brexit, or is it Drake’s fault?
July 2016
Splendour in the Grass review: a Cure for all that ails you and an Avalanche of good feelings
Splendour in the Grass festival 2016 – photo highlights
The G2 interview
‘We lost our minds’ – how the Avalanches spent the last 16 years
The Avalanches: Wildflower review – the feelgood album of the summer?
June 2016
Coming up: the gigs and albums not to miss this summer
The Observer’s pop critic picks the highlights of the next couple of months, including Beyoncé’s Formation tour
The Avalanches release first new song in 16 years and reveal album details
The Australian electronic act’s Wildflower will be released on 8 July, their first album since their groundbreaking debut in 2000. But will it be worth the wait?
The Avalanches release first new music in 16 years on Triple J – as it happened
Frankie Sinatra is the first track the Avalanches have released since their landmark debut, Since I Left You
April 2016
Avalanches confirm first live shows in 15 years as Splendour in the Grass announces lineup
The Avalanches update social media accounts, sparking album rumours
