Try + Save Me

The Melbourne-native pop goddess has always shone with a head-tilting hodgepodge of manic electronica and downright chaotic vocal melodies, but on her (long-overdue) debut album, Bec Sandridge warps us to a whole new dimension of bright and brilliant eccentricity. Guitars are notably subdued here, but not to a fault: rather, Sandridge uses them as one cog in a much larger machine of instrumental intricacies – the mustard in this Sandridge sandwich, if you will. Twisting around a kaleidoscope of sonic and exploring lyrical themes of heartbreak, mental health and queer liberation, Try+SaveMe is a retro-tinged fever dream you won’t want to wake up from.