I’ve been raving about the new album Pleasure from Pure X and here’s why… check the video for Easy with its hazy, slacker, psych garage pop vibe that drifts along on on a sea of soothing noise. Continue reading WATCH: Pure X | Easy
Mixed Feelings 10 :: Another Doubtful Sounds mixtape journey into our varied musical tastes. This instalment veers from surging Danish post punk to heart warming americana, digital r&b, Sydney garage rock and a slab of shoegaze… Continue reading DS MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 10
The War On Drugs (Adam Granduciel) released their brilliant debut Wagonwheel Blues back in 2008 and now they are about to release their sophomore album Slave Ambient on August 12th. On first listen it retains the same carefree, psychedelic rock n roll sound of their original with perhaps a little more clarity. Wagonwheel Blues introduced Kurt Vile to many people and though he soon departed to pursue … Continue reading LISTEN: The War On Drugs | Baby Missiles (from the new album Slave Ambient)
With Ty Segall’s new album Goodbye Bread about to hit the stores it sent me back to his 2008 self-titled record and this killer opening track Go Home (warning – volume is loud on this YouTube clip). Grab a copy of the new single You Make The Sun Fry below too… FREE DOWNLOAD: You Make The Sun Fry Segall is about to tour Australia… – … Continue reading NEWS: Ty Segall – Download new song, listen to old one…
Finally Sydney psych shoegazers The Laurels get round to releasing their debut EP after playing a ton of gigs over the last few years. Definitely one of the best live bands on the Sydney scene they deserve to get a lot more attention from the release of Mesozoic on July 8th. Continue reading LISTEN: The Laurels | Black Cathedral
written by Chris Familton Album number four finds Chad VanGaalen concocting his most complete full length set of songs and eschewing much of the willful disorientation and quirkiness that characterised some of his earlier releases. VanGaalen also moved into a professional studio to record these songs which has resulted in a lush aural embrace of sound to get lost in. Diaper Island still manages to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Chad VanGaalen | Diaper Island
written by Chris Familton Texans White Denim are onto their fifth album if you include the free LP they released last year and here they continue the endless cascading deluge of ideas, riffs and melodies that have become the hallmark of their eclectic sound. This album is significant in that it is their most cohesive album to date. Previously they would swing from dub to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: White Denim | D
written by Chris Familton If ever a band is going to successfully transition from playing clubs and theatres to the iconic surrounds of the Sydney Opera House, Spiritualized would be high on the list. The music of Jason Pierce (J. Spaceman) is perfectly suited for a a seated audience who can sit back and soak up the epic wash and dark psych bruises that populate … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Spiritualized @ Sydney Opera House (28/05/11)
Pure X hail from Austin, Texas check out the track Twisted Mirror from their debut album Pleasure due out July 5th on Acephale Records . Think slow, jammy, druggy, spaced out jams that meander and rattle. They kinda feel like Kurt Vile on downers but with some fantastic melodies sparkling beneath the foggy gauze of sound. Continue reading ds recommends… Pure X
Fine and Dandy | written by DJ3Chord It is just dandy when the day before you leap the ditch for a weekend in Melbourne you discover they are playing and yes, there are still a few tickets left! Even dandier when Tram 96 rattles up Bourke St and pulls up directly outside the door of the Palace Theatre. What a magnificent venue, three tiered, cavernous…packed to … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Dandy Warhols @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (27/05/11)
written by Josh Hetherington There are a couple of things you hope for at every gig. A good venue and great sound are always up at the top of the list – and for a band like Kyuss (or Kyuss Lives, as I gather they’re having to call themselves in the absence of Josh Homme on guitar), one’s hopes for a great venue and perfect … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Kyuss Lives! @ The Powerstation, Auckland (14/05/11)
Warpaint were one of the surprise acts at this year’s Laneway Festivals across Australia. They are heading back shortly to play Splendour in the Grass and last week played Later… with Jools Holland. Continue reading VIDEO: Warpaint | Live on Later… with Jools Holland
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