Many treated the first Grinderman LP as a dalliance, a middle-aged testosterone-fuelled anomaly that Nick Cave and cohorts had to get out of their system between Bad Seeds albums. In the intervening years both Cave and Warren Ellis have continued to strenuously assert that it is an ongoing project that runs parallel to their day job rather than being treated as a lesser child. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Grinderman – Grinderman 2
written by Chris Familton Peabody hit album number four in fine health with no sign of slowing down or easing off on their highly strung indie rock. Perpetually underrated they’ve never really attained ‘band of the moment’ status or taken that step up to national success. They definitely have the songs here to do that, now they just need the attention. Loose Manifesto kicks off … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Peabody | Loose Manifesto
In our books Laneway is always the most interesting and anticipated Austalia/New Zealand festival of the year and 2011 looks as great as ever with today’s announcement… Deerhunter Yeasayer Les Savy Fav Beach House Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Blonde Redhead Holy Fuck !! (Chk Chk Chk) The Antlers Bear In Heaven Cloud Control Cut Copy Violent Soho Foals Gotye The Holidays Jenny & Johnny Warpaint … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway Festival 2011 line-up revealed…
French trio Prismo Perfect sound decidedly un-French with their noisy pop sound that threatens to at first be yet another electronic bore before the guitars crash in all shoegazey under the shouty, exuberant indie vocals. You can download their EP Out of Nowhere for free below while watching the cuddly video for Wired Feelings. FREE EP DOWNLOAD Continue reading DS recommends: Prismo Perfect
White Denim have been hard at work on their third record which they expect to finish later this month and – with a surplus of songs – have decided to give a bunch of them away as a free album – last day of summer. DOWNLOAD ALBUM Continue reading NEWS: White Denim give away free album…
Another band adding to the current surge in popularity of pop-flaovoured garage rock is Texas’ Young Girls. Clean and simple Strokes meets Black Lips riffs, pop melodies with a tinge of 80s UK alt-pop. Nice stuff… MP3: Young Girls | Six Pack Back Stab Continue reading DS recommends… Young Girls
written by Chris Familton The cyclical nature of guitar music is such that the recycling of genres is happening at a quicker pace with every turn. As soon as you read that grunge is back there is another garage rock explosion on the horizon or prog rock is the flavour of the month. Thankfully the bands that rise above the hype are the ones that … Continue reading REVIEW: The Soft Pack | The Soft Pack
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