It’s hard to believe that E^ST – real name Melisa Bester – is only on her debut album. Australia has known her since 2015, and she’s consistently released EP after EP in the years that followed. Her music grew from brooding and muted to bright and blossoming, cloaked in layers of sunlight. With tracks like ‘Life Goes On’, ‘I Don’t Lack Imagination’ and ‘Blowjob’, E^ST…
The festival landscape has undergone major upheaval in the last three years, and Covid’s long-term impact on the music industry…
