The debut solo album from prolific Sydney musician Nick Griffith is an endearingly strange trip. Exploring the most abject corners of post-punk and 80s-inspired pop, 7am recalls Tom Tom Club and Orange Juice both in its sound and in its earnest, beautifully romantic lyricism. Angular synths and speeding drum machines clash as Griffith waxes lyrical about life’s giddiest feelings. It’s a bold, warm-hearted debut. — SD

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