“Stella Donnelly pulls no punches on her superb debut LP”
“In 2017 Stella Donnelly released the explosive ‘Boys Will Be Boys’, a powerful attack on victim blaming. Over trilling, stripped-back acoustics, Donnelly’s outstanding lyrics pointedly take down rape apology: “They said, ‘Boys will be boys’ / Deaf to the word, ‘No’.” The rest of the Australian singer-songwriter’s debut EP ‘Thrush Metal’ followed suit: gleaming indie-pop songs that boast immensely”
“The Australian singer-songwriter takes on toxic masculinity, bad jobs and other modern perils on her excellent debut”
“The image of Stella Donnelly, noodles hanging out of her mouth, that adorned the cover of her 2017 debut EP, ‘Thrush Metal’, was the first hint of her forthright outlook that’s become so ingratiating. It was an unbothered look that communicated ‘zero fucks given’. By that point, in her mid-twenties, the Fremantle, Australia, songwriter had seen enough to develop her own ammunition. Her learning ha”
“The Australian singer-songwriter’s debut album brings her captivating voice and keen eye to songs that demolish expectations. Fierce, funny, and unsettling, her music is empathetic to the core.”
“Stella Donnelly references the ’90s one minute and ten seconds into her debut album, Beware of the Dogs. It’s not what you think. She does not quote a Pavement lyric or drop a gnarly riff from a Hole song. Donnelly, who is in her mid-20s and from Perth, Australia, is the rare indie-rocker who alludes to the ’90s without a hint of nostalgia. “This is not ’93 / You lost your spot on the team,” she s”
