Suzie Stapleton has been based in London for the last two years, playing shows, recording and collaborating with like-minded artists. Now we get to hear the fruits of her labour with the exquisite new single ‘You Were There’, a slow, swaying, atmospheric wander of a song. There’s dark intent at play, a sense of past events just outside the perimeter of one’s memory. The rhythm section … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Suzie Stapleton – You Were There
News of a new Mogwai album is always reason to celebrate around these parts and so we were stoked to awake to read that their new LP Rave Tapes is set for release on 20 January 2014 via Spunk Records (Australia and New Zealand), Rock Action (UK and Europe) and Sub Pop (North America). The other good news is that producer Paul Savage (Mogwai Young Team … Continue reading NEWS: Mogwai announce new LP Rave Tapes and release first track
Straight Arrows‘ debut LP was well received across the country and internationally so it’s great to see the follow up is due for release in March next year via Rice is Nice in AU and Agitated in the UK/EU. Until then we’ve got a brand new single Make Up Your Mind to keep us happy (stream/download below) plus a run of live dates where no … Continue reading NEWS: Straight Arrows release new single and tour dates
Sydney’s Kirin J Callinan has announced that his solo LP Embracism will be released on June 28th via Siberia Records / Terrible Records in partnership with XL Recordings. The album was produced by Kim Moyes of The Presets and mixed in the home studio of Christ Taylor (CANT, Grizzly Bear) who runs the Terrible Records label. It also features a rhythm section of Jack Ladder and … Continue reading NEWS: Kirin J Callinan announces solo LP
Sydney independent label Popfrenzy have announced a trifecta of exciting releases in the last week. Songs have a video for their new song Alone When I’m With You from the forthcoming (early 2013) album Malabar. The song can be purchased HERE for a measly 99c. Next up is the first single on the label from Sydney band Day Ravies. Double Act follows up … Continue reading NEWS: New musical delights from the Popfrenzy label
I’ve dug everything I’ve heard from Bad//Dreems (SA) so far, especially the brilliant Chills and now they’ve released a new track, Tomorrow Mountain as a stream and/or ‘name your price’ (including free) download on their Bandcamp page. It sees them heading into a darker, atmospheric place that feels more spacious but at the same time the lyrics and cavernous, slashing guitar sound conjures up feelings of dread and … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Bad//Dreems release new song Tomorrow Mountain
by Chris Familton Dissonance and controlled aggression have always been hallmarks of rock n roll, it is just the context that has changed as the pop culture landscape has evolved. Over time the emergence of sub genres and sub sub genres has been an important factor in the continued relevance and progression of rock music. Post rock, noise rock, math rock, post punk – call … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Sweater | Sweater
Sad news today about the passing of art critic Robert Hughes who had written countless critiques for Time over the last thirty years as well as penning important works on Australian history and his great love of fishing. The Australian born writer was part of the Push, the group of Sydney academic rebels of the 1950 and 60s that also included Germaine Greer, Clive … Continue reading LISTEN: The Pet Rocks pay tribute to Robert Hughes
I caught Regular John at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel recently and they were damn impressive. It was the first time I’d seen them with their new guitarist Miles Devine and a much more pronounced role for Ryan Adamson who sings and plays guitar and synths and they definitely kicked up one hell of an epic psych rock noise. They have a new album Strange Flowers coming … Continue reading LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Regular John’s new single ‘Slume’
Street Chant toured the hell out of their debut LP Means, in NZ, Australia and the USA and after spending the better part of the last year writing and recording its follow-up they have today released a double A-side single featuring the songs Frail Girls and Salad Daze. Both will feature on the new forthcoming LP which is due for release via Arch Hill Recordings … Continue reading NEWS: Street Chant return with two new singles
We’ve been hanging for this one for a while now but finally Sydney’s The Laurels have announced their album will be released via Rice Is Nice Records in the second half of 2012. Featuring Luke O’Farrell (vocals/guitar/loop sampler), Piers Cornelius (vocals/guitar), Conor Hannan (bass) and Kate Wilson (drums) they released to much acclaim the Wandering Star 7″ (2009) and the Mesozoic EP (2011) to much acclaim as well … Continue reading NEWS: New label, album and single for The Laurels
Dexys (without the Midnight Runners part of the name) are back with a new record called One Day I’m Going To Soar that will be out April 6th. Check out the first single Nowhere Is Home below, download it and revel in the madcap singing and lyrics of Mr Kevin Rowland. The song is pitched somewhere between Curtis Mayfield and Tindersticks at an 80s soul … Continue reading LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Dexys | Nowhere Is Home [New]
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