NEW MUSIC: Hear the first track off the new Spoon album
Spoon are back with a brand new album called They Want My Soul. The Dave Fridmann produced record is out in Australia via Spunk on August 1st in a variety of formats including a limited vinyl version. Here’s the opening track ‘Rent I Pay’. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Hear the first track off the new Spoon album
VIDEO: Beastwars | Riverman
The demonically great stoner/sludge metal band Beastwars (NZ) have released an excellent new black & white clip for the track ‘Riverman’. Taken from last year’s Blood Becomes Fire they are giving away that and their debut album for free this week to celebrate the vinyl release of both records. Continue reading VIDEO: Beastwars | Riverman
LIVE REVIEW: R.I.P Society 5th Birthday @ Sydney Opera House (24/05/14)
Vivid Live deserves a pat on the back for inviting Nic Warnock’s R.I.P Society label to celebrate their 5th birthday with a stylistically varied lineup of a dozen acts that have been released on the label or share its open-minded and independent approach to music. Things started off skronky and dissonant with Ghastly Spats before frontman Lincoln Brown ditched his guitar, picked up a new … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: R.I.P Society 5th Birthday @ Sydney Opera House (24/05/14)
LIVE REVIEW: Bad//Dreems @ Black Wire Records, Sydney (23/05/14)
Jimmy Junk Heart made the trip up from Melbourne and they were tasked with loosening up the atmosphere of the slowly filling record shop that would be full to capacity within the hour. They played an admirable set and there was potential behind their tentative performance. From ‘fresh outta the practice room’ garage rock to a strong Tame Impala influence they still seem to be … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Bad//Dreems @ Black Wire Records, Sydney (23/05/14)
NEWS: Interpol announce new album
Interpol have released details of their new album titled El Pintor which will be out on September 8th via Matador. Below is a trailer video on the making of the album, their fifth and first in four years. El Pintor: 01 All the Rage Back Home 02 My Desire 03 Anywhere 04 Same Town, New Story 05 My Blue Supreme 06 Everything Is Wrong 07 … Continue reading NEWS: Interpol announce new album
NEW MUSIC: Dark Fair | Poison
Melbourne duo Dark Fair (guitarist Ramona Moore + drummer Ellie Dunn) have been getting better and better with each new song we hear and ‘Poison’ is their best to date. It’s a slow building slice of shadowy pop music that relies on guitar, drums and a great vocal melody and delivery. Adalita (Magic Dirt) also makes an appearance on bass guitar. ‘Poison’ comes from their … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Dark Fair | Poison
NEW MUSIC: Geoffrey O’Connor | Her Name On Every Tongue
Geoffrey O’Connor has a new single out via Chapter Music and continues his immersion into 80s dream pop stylings reminiscent of Chris Rea, and the more synth leaning Double. ‘Her Name On Every Tongue’ is the first taste of O’Connor’s new album Fan Fiction which will be out on August 8th. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Geoffrey O’Connor | Her Name On Every Tongue
ALBUM REVIEW: Trans Am | Volume X
As the title suggests, this is album number ten for the Maryland trio and as far as marking that milestone the record is something of a summation of their musical magpie tendencies. Across eleven tracks Trans Am swing from metallic post-rock to tranced-out kosmiche and krautrock grooves, some wispy folk and strange robotic 80s post punk diversions. Most bands tend to blur and blend their … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Trans Am | Volume X
NEW MUSIC: Anna Calvi & David Byrne | Strange Weather
Anna Calvi and David Byrne get all mysterious and moody in this new duet covering Keren Ann’s song ‘Strange Weather’. The song appears on Calvi’s new cover EP of the the same name due out on Domino 14.07.14. David Byrne said the following on working with Anna: ‘I’m a big fan of Anna’s two records… and I caught her tour after her first record at Bowery Ballroom … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Anna Calvi & David Byrne | Strange Weather
SONG OF THE WEEK: Protomartyr | Maidenhead
Protomartyr delivered one of my favourite guitar-based records of last year in the dark, post-punk rock of No Passion All Technique so I was pretty excited to see they already have a follow-up recorded and just released. Under Color of Official Right takes the key elements of the last album and improves on them exponentially. The vocals are less barked and approach melodic singing in … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: Protomartyr | Maidenhead
NEW MUSIC: Boris | Vanilla (video)
Boris, those dark overlords of Japanese psych, metal, drone and sometimes pop music have a new album out mid June called Noise (via Sargent House). It’s their 19th studio album and from the sound of the first two tastes of the record it will indeed live up to its title. Here’s the video for the track ‘Vanilla’. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Boris | Vanilla (video)
Dr. John, Aaron Neville @ State Theatre, Sydney (24/04/14)
They are both heavyweights of soul, jazz, funk and blues-rooted American music but it was still a surprise to see Dr. John open a show on which he was billed the headliner. He kicked things off with one of his signature songs in Iko Iko, a New Orleans classic, before giving the audience a trip through his back catalogue. Looking somewhat more frail than the … Continue reading Dr. John, Aaron Neville @ State Theatre, Sydney (24/04/14)
Doubtful Sounds 