LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Dexys | Nowhere Is Home [New]
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]
ALBUM REVIEW: Dirty Three | Toward The Low Sun
written by Chris Familton Dirty Three are a band that sound like they are both falling apart and implicitly intertwined at the same time. Their music can reach peaks of ache and despair and create moments of such tenderness and emotional resonance that it is hard to think of any other group that possesses such abilities. They inhabit a netherworld between jazz, post rock, folk … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Dirty Three | Toward The Low Sun
ALBUM REVIEW: Peter Broderick | http://www.itstartshear.com
written by Chris Familton Merging the experimental and avant-garde with more traditional song form is a skill that few musicians manage to pull off successfully. Peter Broderick is one who has proven he can straddle the conceptual fence with his forays into classical composition, soundtracks, traditional folk and contemporary indie guitar-based music. Though he has released many recordings in the interim, the cumbersomely titled http://www.itstartshear.com … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Peter Broderick | http://www.itstartshear.com
DOWNLOAD: The new single Myth from Beach House
Great news this week that Beach House have a new album on the way and even better that they have decided to share the first single with everyone. Myth follows the blissed out, hazy dream pop template that the band has developed across three full length albums. The new album Bloom, will be available in Australia through Inertia on May 11 on CD, double-LP, and digital … Continue reading DOWNLOAD: The new single Myth from Beach House
NEWS: The Jezabels Win the 2012 Australian Music Prize
This year’s The AMP has had a whiff of controversy around it with the withdrawal of judge and Group Managing Editor of Street Press Australia Andrew Mast who said that he would not partake in the judging process this year as the shortlist did not reflect the breadth or quality of Australian music released in 2011. There was also plenty of online discussion and debate surrounding creative, bold and … Continue reading NEWS: The Jezabels Win the 2012 Australian Music Prize
PHOTOS: Deep Sea Arcade Album Release Party (Media) @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (07/03/12)
Deep Sea Arcade proudly launched their brand spanking new album Outlands this evening in Sydney to an invited assemblage of media people. The band played a brief set highlighting the magic combination of pop nous, melodic hooks and swaggering beat bravado that they’ve proven over recent years on stage and with the singles they’ve released. Continue reading PHOTOS: Deep Sea Arcade Album Release Party (Media) @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (07/03/12)
LIVE REVIEW: Mastodon, Gojira, Kvelertak @ The Hi-Fi, Sydney (01/02/12)
written by Chris Familton To get an idea of the current state of metal you’d be hard pressed to find a better club gig like this. Featuring three bands each representing a different strand of intelligent, hard and heavy guitar music the evening above all showed that there are many divergent threads to a genre that has without a doubt the most devotional of fans. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Mastodon, Gojira, Kvelertak @ The Hi-Fi, Sydney (01/02/12)
NEWS: New Zealand’s Taite Music Prize 2012 Finalists Announced…
The Taite Music Prize is the equivalent of the UK’s Mercury Prize or the Australian Music Prize and recognises outstanding creativity for an album release. The award is $10,000 in cash to be used however the artist wants. This year’s finalists are: Andrew Keoghan – Arctic Tales Divide (Brave Beluga Records) Beastwars – Beastwars (Destroy Records) David Dallas – The Rose Tint (Dirty Records) She’s … Continue reading NEWS: New Zealand’s Taite Music Prize 2012 Finalists Announced…
LIVE REVIEW: Youth Lagoon & Oliver Tank @ OAF, Sydney (16/02/12)
written by Chris Familton The ease with which anyone can attempt to record guitars, synths and drum machines and then send the results into the world via the internet has enabled bedroom geniuses to emerge and find niche markets that may or may not translate into wider success. Two such acts were on display at OAF. Oliver Tank had a huge 2011 with a trip … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Youth Lagoon & Oliver Tank @ OAF, Sydney (16/02/12)
WATCH: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders | Short Memory [Video]
Jack Ladder has just released a new clip for Short Memory, taken from last year’s excellent Hurtsville LP. Directed by Michael Spiccia Produced by Belinda Barrett Cinematography by Stefan Duscio Edited by Bernard Gary Continue reading WATCH: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders | Short Memory [Video]
LISTEN: to Hey Jane from Spiritualized [NEW]
J Spaceman drops the first track from the new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light that is due out on April 17th. Hey Jane is a sprawling, urgent dispatch of Velvet chug and mantra delivery complete with chaotic mid-song collapse and sunrise re-birth that sounds like prime Spiritualized but with a renewed sense of energy post Jason’s medical issues in recent years. And yep that is … Continue reading LISTEN: to Hey Jane from Spiritualized [NEW]
NEWS: Radiohead return to Australia & New Zealand in November…
Radiohead have today announced a series of Australian shows this November plus one show in Auckland in New Zealand. The band last played NZ in 1998 and Australia in 2004. TOUR DATES Tuesday 6 November – Vector Arena, Auckland Friday 9 November – Brisbane Entertainment Centre Monday 12 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Tuesday 13 November – Sydney Entertainment Centre Friday 16 November – Rod … Continue reading NEWS: Radiohead return to Australia & New Zealand in November…
Doubtful Sounds 