WATCH: The new video for Jamie Hutchings’ Gimme Failure
Gimme Failure comes from Hutchings’ recent album Avalon Cassettes and the video was made by brother Scott Hutchings. Continue reading WATCH: The new video for Jamie Hutchings’ Gimme Failure
Category: Folk
ALBUM REVIEW: Fink | Perfect Darkness
written by Chris Familton Fink inhabit a musical netherworld where straightforward categorisation of their sound is a hard thing to nail down. Fin Greenall draws equally on folk, blues, electronic and dub forms and can blend them into a singular sound seemingly effortlessly. Perfect Darkness digs a little deeper into Greenall’s repertoire but the recipe stays much the same as its predecessor Sort Of Revolution. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Fink | Perfect Darkness
VIDEO ALBUM REVIEW: Little Scream | The Golden Book
NEWS: Splendour Sideshows Announced…
Now that this year’s Splendour is all but sold out the promoters have given the go ahead for the release of the sideshow details so that those of us who can’t or choose not to attend the event can get along to their fave act’s own headline gigs – normally the best way to experience them if you are a real fan. Some of our … Continue reading NEWS: Splendour Sideshows Announced…
VIDEO + MP3: Thurston Moore | Benediction + Circulation
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has a new Beck produced album coming out on May 24th via Matador titled Demolished Thoughts. His last solo record Trees Outside the Academy was a brilliant collection of intimate and mainly acoustic songs and going on this first listen with its hushed mood and swooning strings he may have exceeded the high standard he set on that release… You can … Continue reading VIDEO + MP3: Thurston Moore | Benediction + Circulation
NEWS: Details of of Bon Iver’s new self-titled album…
For Emma, Forever Ago was a brilliant moment both musically and by the nature of its word of mouth evolution from a low key, introspective folk album to one that soundtracked bookstores and worldwide media acclaim. Justin Vernon followed it up with the Blood Bank EP featuring the mesmerising title track and some hints of where he might head with more contemporary sounds and a … Continue reading NEWS: Details of of Bon Iver’s new self-titled album…
ALBUM REVIEW: Low | C’mon
written by Chris Familton Low return with a new album recorded in a 110 year old former cathedral in Duluth, Minnesota. It almost seems like a contradiction that a band known as one of the progenitors of the slowcore genre would utilise such a vast and cavernous space to capture their music but in actual fact it serves to impressively enhance the trademark intimacy of … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Low | C’mon
LIVE REVIEW: Parades @ The Gaelic, Sydney (08/04/11)
written by Chris Familton There were some strong connections between the two bands gracing the stage at last week’s Last Night gig. Little Scout has been produced by Parades’ drummer (and solo artist in his own right) Jonathan Boulet, while Little Scout’s Kirsty Tickle has played with Parades in the past. There is doubtless a bunch of mutual respect is at work when the two … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Parades @ The Gaelic, Sydney (08/04/11)
ALBUM REVIEW: J Mascis | Several Shades Of Why
written by Chris Familton J Mascis solo versus J Mascis guitarist/singer of Dinosaur Jr isn’t the massive shift in rock that you would expect from someone who trades in extremes of texture, noise, sonics and melody with that band. He has dropped the drums, dialed back the bite and growl of his distortion pedals (for the most part) and brought his plaintive, aching voice to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: J Mascis | Several Shades Of Why
ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie Hutchings | Avalon Cassettes
written by Chris Familton Through consistency and a single-minded vision for his music Jamie Hutchings has slowly built an impressive body of solo work post Bluebottle Kiss. Avalon Cassettes is another stellar collection of pure and poetic Australiana songs that confirms Hutchings’ stature as a songwriter of the same quality and ilk as the likes of Dirty Three, Gareth Liddiard and Nick Cave. Over the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie Hutchings | Avalon Cassettes
VIDEO: Watch the latest film from PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake
PJ Harvey has been gradually releasing a separate video for each of the tracks from her recent and brilliant Let England Shake. The latest is The Colour Of The Earth featuring an a capella intro by the band. The videos have all been directed by Seamus Murphy. Head over to LetEnglandShake to see the rest of the films… Continue reading VIDEO: Watch the latest film from PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake
ds recommends… Tweak Bird
Want some crunchy metallic psych pop? Tweak Bird do it so well with their 60s vocals reminding me of Red Kross with a great heavy sludge of rock heaving away underneath. Caleb and Ashton Bird are the band (guitar/drums) and they released their 2nd and self-titled album in 2010 (their 1st was Reservations) on Volcom featuring the production work of Dale Crover (Melvins). Check … Continue reading ds recommends… Tweak Bird
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