written by Chris Familton Every new release these days seems to get tagged with the ‘much anticipated’ curse yet thankfully there are still albums that rightfully deserve premature praise. In terms of local acts, Royal Headache are long overdue for a full length LP having played around Sydney’s garages, halls, pubs and clubs for the last few years. Anyone who has seen them live can … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Royal Headache | Royal Headache
Melodie Nelson has released a stunning video for her second single to be taken from the debut album Meditations on the Sun. Check our INTERVIEW with here and our ALBUM REVIEW of Meditations on the Sun. Continue reading WATCH: Melodie Nelson | Orpheus, She’s Gone
On the back of her video for the stunning Video Games Lana del Rey has now released this video for that single’s b-side Blue Jeans. It is more of her retro American pop culture drenched style this time with of an upbeat approach. DS Recommends! Continue reading WATCH: Lana del Rey | Blue Jeans
On the back of their brilliant Celebration, Florida album from earlier this year, The Felice Brothers are releasing a new EP called Poughkeepsie Princess. They are also kindly releasing it for free over five weeks – or at least the cost of your email address. Head over to their website HERE and grab the first three tracks and get the others as they are released… Continue reading NEWS: The Felice Brothers release new EP for free…
Ok so drop what you’re doing and listen to this. It’ll grab you by the arm and lead you down the hall. Lana Del Ray is on the verge of becoming everyone’s favourite girl. Listen and you will probably see why. Thanks to Roberto De Roque for the tip on this one. read a little info about Del Ray over HERE Continue reading LISTEN: Lana Del Rey | Video Games
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
written by Chris Familton Melodie Nelson is the pseudonym of Sydney’s Lia Tsamoglou and her latest project after spending time with Moonmilk and Rand and Holland. The name is presumably taken from the Serge Gainsbourg album History de Melody Nelson and the mood of Meditations on the Sun is definitely an album rooted in past styles. Tsamoglou has concocted a shimmering sway of a record … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Melodie Nelson | Meditations on the Sun
written by Chris Familton It wasn’t long after Jack Ladder began touring his last album Love Is Gone that he began a transition to the sound that pervades his latest full length Hurtsville. That sound is one that embraces big open spaces with soaring effects-laden guitars and a sparse and more textural rhythmic approach. Ladder (Tim Rogers) has shorn his music of the bluesy soul … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Jack Ladder | Hurtsville
written by Chris Familton With each new album Joan Wasser releases she seems to be loosening the reins and allowing more of herself to emerge in her music. Live she is clearly doing the same with this show on her The Deep Field Tour surpassing her last visit to Australia a few years ago. The promoters were clearly over-ambitious with the original venue – Enmore … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Joan as Police Woman @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (09/06/11)
THE TWILIGHT SINGERS – EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR 6/25/11 Pilton, UK – Glastonbury 6/26/11 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje 6/28/11 Utrecht, NL- Tivoli 6/29/11 Hamburg, DE – Knust 6/30/11 Gdynia, PL – Heineken Open’er Festival 7/02/11 Bonn, DE – Rheinkultur 7/03/11 Basel, CH – Sommercasino 7/05/11 Madrid, ES – Caracol 7/06/11 Oeiras, PT – Optimus Alive Festival 7/07/11 Bilbao, ES – BBK Live 7/09/11 Kinross, UK – … Continue reading NEWS: The Twilight Singers announce European summer dates…
written by Chris Familton Melbourne’s The Bamboos have been laying down the funk for a decade now and to celebrate they had a hometown birthday blow-out before bringing the party to Sydney. Bands don’t mark these milestones as often as they should so it was was great chance for newcomers to check out why The Bamboos are so highly rated and for the fans to … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Bamboos @ Manning Bar, Sydney (20/05/11)
written by Chris Familton This was an evening set to complete the circle of reinvention for Jack Ladder. With a new album Hurtsville just round the corner Ladder was here to show that the soul and blues of Love is Gone has indeed gone and in its place a starker and more beautifully brittle sound is soundtracking his songs. Melodie Nelson performed an engaging yet … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Jack Ladder &The Dreamlanders @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (13/05/11)
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