Category: Indie Rock

Audio Stream, Electronica, Indie Rock, Pop

FIRST LISTEN: Hear the new song from Wild Beasts…

Albatross, the first track from the forthcoming Wild Beasts album Smother has surfaced and you can hear it below. Sounding a little underwhelming on the first few listens, there are some nice soft melodies that eventually emerge amid the twinkling electronics. The album is released on Domino on 9th May 2011 on CD, 12″ vinyl, and digital download. Smother was recorded in late 2010 in a remote part … Continue reading FIRST LISTEN: Hear the new song from Wild Beasts…

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Garage Rock, Indie Rock, News, Post-Punk, Tour/Live

The Imminent Arrival of The Clean…

In honour of The Clean’s first Australian tour in 20 years, here is an interview I did with David Kilgour last year plus a review of their last album Mister Pop. The good news is that currently the band are also in the studio recording some stuff for a probable EP release before they head back to their respective parts of the world. DAVID KILGOUR … Continue reading The Imminent Arrival of The Clean…

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Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Folk, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Pop

ALBUM REVIEW: The Veils | Troubles Of The Brain EP

written by Chris Familton Finn Andrews has been toiling away under the moniker of The Veils since they released their debut The Runaway Found back in 2004. They followed it up with the fantastic and underrated Nux Vomica which seemed to attract critical acclaim but no groundswell of wider popularity. Their last release Sun Kings had moments of greatness but seemed to stray a little … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: The Veils | Troubles Of The Brain EP

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Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Garage Rock, Indie Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings

written by Chris Familton Oh the pressure of being touted as the next best thing and one of the great hopes of 2011. Time will tell if Cloud Nothings (Dylan Baldi) will become as popular as many say he should be but in terms of the ‘is he any good?’ question the answer is yeah, the 19 year old kid from Cleveland who draws from … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Cloud Nothings | Cloud Nothings

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Electronica, Indie Rock, Interviews, Pop

INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Eagle & The Worm

Melbourne’s Eagle And The Worm are playing this Friday’s Before Last Night thang with Sydney’s We Say Bamboulee and Brisbane’s Ball Park Music. It promises to be a tri-state indie pop love-fest so get on your boat shoes and slide on down to The Gaelic. Before you do that check out the chat we had with Eagle And The Worm’s Jarrad Brown – a man … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Before Last Night | Eagle & The Worm

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Americana / Alt-Country, Electronica, Funk, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Mixtape, MP3, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Reggae / Dub

MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 07

DOWNLOAD Here it is, the long overdue volume 7 in the Mixed Feelings mixtape series. This one swings from the dirty garage rock of Two Tears to a dub excursion by Prince Jammy, over to a recent soundtrack piece by The The and the latest single from The Strokes. Plenty more in between so check it out… Continue reading MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 07

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Indie Rock, MP3

MP3: TV On The Radio | Will Do – new song!

TV On The Radio have released the first track Will Do into the digital atmosphere. The song comes from their forthcoming album Nine Types Of Light which is coming out April 12th via Interscope. Sounding more straightforward without much of the surface noise and percussive urgency that permeated much of Dear, Science it will be interesting to see if this is representative of the new … Continue reading MP3: TV On The Radio | Will Do – new song!

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Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/02/11

written by Chris Familton There was a fair amount of anticipation about the return of Swervedriver to these shores – in terms of whether they would live up to the expectation of those who revered the albums but had never seen them live, mixed with a small dose of skepticism about reforming bands trading on past glories. Albums like Raise and Mezcal Head are held … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/02/11

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Indie Rock

NEWS: Mick Harvey to release new album…

Guitarist, drummer, songwriter, ex-Bad Seed Mick Harvey is releasing a new solo album Sketches From The Book Of The Dead on April 29 via Mute/EMI. Harvey recently posted about the new album and his work on PJ Harvey’s latest Let England Shake… Having dragged myself away from the North Illawarra beaches and the Melbourne summer, I am in the Europe once more to begin presenting the show … Continue reading NEWS: Mick Harvey to release new album…

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