Album Covers, Indie Rock, New Release, News, Video

NEWS: Courtney Barnett announces debut LP releases new single/video

Courtney Barnett has had a crazy last couple of years since she first started building a fan-base on the back of the ‘History Eraser’ single. The 2 x EP The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas cemented her reputation as a quirky songwriter with the ability to pen deadpan lyrics laced with humour and wry observations on life and she backed up the groundswell of interest … Continue reading NEWS: Courtney Barnett announces debut LP releases new single/video

Doubtful SoundsJanuary 30, 2015January 30, 2015Leave a comment

Album Covers, Audio Stream, Guitar Rock, Metal/Hard Rock, New Release

NEW MUSIC: Torche – Minions

Torche return in 2015 with a new album Restarter and from the sound of this first taste ‘Minions’ they haven’t lost any of their unique blend of metal and melody with its grinding sludge that builds and holds tension for 3 minutes before opening up into a soaring psychedelic sprawl. Out February 24th on Relapse Records Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Torche – Minions

Doubtful SoundsDecember 11, 2014December 11, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Guitar Rock, Post-Punk

ALBUM REVIEW: Infinity Broke – River Mirrors

Over a couple of solo albums Jamie Hutchings has been ploughing fertile ground with more introspective and quieter material than that of Bluebottle Kiss, his band from 1993-2007. Now he’s convened a new band featuring ex-BBK drummer Jared Harrison and headed back into dense, noisy, exploratory and discordant rock music. River Mirrors takes many twists and turns such as the meditative Necks-ish mood on Termites (a … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Infinity Broke – River Mirrors

Doubtful SoundsDecember 4, 20141 Comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock / Instrumental

EP REVIEW: Hope Springs – Sooner Or Later

For a couple of years now there’s been talk of a 90s revival in music from the slacker tones of Yuck to the many vying for the title of the new Dinosaur Jr (J is still the king). Locally here in Australia there doesn’t seem to be quite the same desire to slavishly replicate the heroics of past compatriots from that era but those doing … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Hope Springs – Sooner Or Later

Doubtful SoundsNovember 27, 2014November 27, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Guitar Rock, New Release, Psych, Video

NEW MUSIC: Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists (video)

Mogwai are sneaking a new EP Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1. out before the end of the year with a trio of previously unreleased songs that came from the same sessions as their Rave Tapes LP plus remixes of three Rave Tapes tracks by Blanck Mass, Nils Frahm and Pye Corner Audio. ‘Teenage Exorcists’ is one of the straightest song based tracks they’ve recorded with … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists (video)

Doubtful SoundsNovember 26, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Indie Rock, Interviews, Pop, Psych, Video

INTERVIEW: Philip Selway

As Radiohead prepare to start work on their ninth studio album, Philip Selway is quietly enthusiastic as he talks to CHRIS FAMILTON about the writing and recording process of his second solo album, scoring for contemporary dance and pauses to reflect on nearly thirty years as a member of the Oxford quartet. Philip Selway first emerged from behind the Radiohead drum kit in 2010 with … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Philip Selway

Doubtful SoundsNovember 12, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Americana / Alt-Country, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, New Release, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Tweedy – Sukierae

It’s quite surprising that this is Jeff Tweedy’s first solo album given the extent of his career as frontman and principle songwriter with Wilco. Most would have expected him to develop a solo career on the side. He’s always shown an openness to collaborate (Loose Fur, Neil Finn) and he’s played plenty of solo shows yet this is his first foray under his own name … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Tweedy – Sukierae

Doubtful SoundsOctober 29, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Folk

ALBUM REVIEW: Jep and Dep – Word Got Out

Writing and recording widescreen and cinematic music, where mood and atmosphere is paramount, and conveying it with minimal instrumentation shows both great restraint and ambition. That is exactly the musical world that Jessica Cassar and Darren Cross (Gerling) have created on their debut album Word Got Out. The cover image of the pair stepping out of darkness and into an unknown light sums up the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Jep and Dep – Word Got Out

Doubtful SoundsOctober 28, 2014October 29, 20144 Comments

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Guitar Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: J Mascis – Tied To A Star

If you exclude his solo live album and those with The Fog it took until 2011 for Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis to release his debut solo album (Several Shades of Why) so it’s a pleasant surprise that the followup is already upon us. He follows a similar template with Tied to a Star, eschewing drums for the most part and using a more organic sonic … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: J Mascis – Tied To A Star

Doubtful SoundsOctober 20, 20142 Comments

Album Covers, Audio Stream, Experimental, New Release, Post-Rock / Instrumental

NEWS: Tindersticks release new museum soundtrack Ypres

In late 2011 tindersticks were commissioned by the In Flanders Fields World War One museum in Ypres, Belgium to provide the soundscape for the new permanent exhibition being planned to commemorate the centenary of the Great War and beyond. Ypres was the epicenter of the Western Front in The Great War and was virtually destroyed by the conflict. It has since been rebuilt to its … Continue reading NEWS: Tindersticks release new museum soundtrack Ypres

Doubtful SoundsOctober 17, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Metal/Hard Rock, New Release, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: The Datsuns – Deep Sleep

The Datsuns first hit the hard rock scene like like a lit firecracker back in 2002 and now on their sixth time around they’ve released one of their strongest albums. Deep Sleep takes in all the usual elements that make up the band’s DNA – glam, stoner and garage rock with some MC5 ramalama and an endless supply of riffs and yelps and big choruses … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: The Datsuns – Deep Sleep

Doubtful SoundsOctober 17, 2014October 17, 2014Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Electronica, Indie Rock, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Johnny Marr – Playland

Johnny Marr certainly hasn’t wasted time with his second solo album. When he toured Australia in January it was the end of touring for The Messenger (2013) and he was hoping to get back into the studio as quickly as possible. With Playland he’s made good on his word, continuing to mine big indie guitar sounds, anthemic vocals and now some electronic undercurrents, with mixed … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Johnny Marr – Playland

Doubtful SoundsOctober 16, 2014October 16, 2014Leave a comment