Tag: 2014

Americana / Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Tour/Live

LIVE REVIEW: Johnny Marr, Jep & Dep @ OAF, Sydney (07/01/14)

Jep & Dep were a curious choice as opening act, their alt-country/folk sound quite different to that of the headliner but it worked extremely well. Dep (Darren Cross, ex-Gerling) and Jep (Jessica Cassar) displayed wonderfully balanced vocal harmonies with Cross’ moodier, outlaw country delivery complementing Cassar’s folkier, more ethereal voice. They played their Cave/Kylie take on the latter’s Confide In Me and their originals showed … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Johnny Marr, Jep & Dep @ OAF, Sydney (07/01/14)

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Audio Stream, Guitar Rock, News, Post-Punk, Tour/Live, Video

INFINITY BROKE | New video + new single

Jamie Hutchings’ new band Infinity Broke is something of a return to the noisier exploratory guitar rock that he mastered so well with Bluebottle Kiss. As well as featuring Scott Hutchings and Rueben Wills the quartet also includes Jared Harrison (Bluebottle Kiss) on drums and as they enter the final stages of pressing up vinyl copies of their debut LP they’ve just released a clip for … Continue reading INFINITY BROKE | New video + new single

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Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: The War On Drugs @ OAF, Sydney (06/01/14)

With friend and musical co-conspirator Kurt Vile in town shortly and getting more attention one might expect Adam Granduciel and his band The War on Drugs to fly under the radar yet they went close to selling out the Oxford Art Factory and played a show that was hypnotic and faultless. Locals Day Ravies opened the evening with a set that was tentative and underwhelming … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The War On Drugs @ OAF, Sydney (06/01/14)

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Electronica, New Release, Post-Punk, Video

WATCH: EMA | Satellites (2014)

EMA (Erika M. Anderson) has a new album The Future’s Void coming out in Australia on April 4th (7th USA) and if this first single is anything to go by she’s headed in much more of an electronic direction. Satellites is full of bursts of static, distorted synths and vocal hooks that could easily pass as something from the visceral end of a Depeche Mode’s … Continue reading WATCH: EMA | Satellites (2014)

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News, The Song of the Week

TRACK OF THE WEEK: The City Lights | (She’s Got) My Name and My Number

The City Lights have followed up their excellent 2012 LP I Just Got To Believe with a brand new single, a AA side 7″ in fact. They’ve hooked up with The Exile Co. to release the 300 copy pressing which includes The City Lights’ (She’s Got) My Name and My Number and The Exile Co.’s Fay Ray. (She’s Got) My Name and My Number is … Continue reading TRACK OF THE WEEK: The City Lights | (She’s Got) My Name and My Number

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Electronica, New Release, News, Video

WATCH: Damon Albarn | Everyday Robots

Damon Albarn only just announced the details of his first solo record a few date ago and now he’s ushered the video for the title track out into the virtual world. Everyday Robots is a synthetic, melancholic track with shades of trip hop that sounds utterly Albarn, the logical combination of his work in Blur and numerous other musical projects. Everyday Robots is out on … Continue reading WATCH: Damon Albarn | Everyday Robots

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Guitar Rock, Live Photos, Live Reviews, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Earthless, The Shrine, Elysium Eternal @ The Hi-Fi, Sydney (04/01/14)

Japanese trio Elysium Eternal played to a sparsely populated Hi-Fi but they didn’t let that deter them from pulling out their raw and organic psych rock sound and stage moves. Now into their third decade their music hasn’t evolved greatly since the early 90s. Still essentially classic rock with stoner and doom elements thrown into the mix. They allowed dynamics to shape the songs rather … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Earthless, The Shrine, Elysium Eternal @ The Hi-Fi, Sydney (04/01/14)

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New Release, Video

WATCH: Damien Jurado | Silver Timothy (NEW)

Damien Jurado has been on a mighty fine roll with his last few albums and particularly now that he has hooked up with Richard Swift as collaborator and producer. That relationship continues on his 12th album Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son which is due out January 20th via Secretly Canadian. Here’s the first single, Silver Timothy.   Continue reading WATCH: Damien Jurado | Silver Timothy (NEW)

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Album Covers, Audio Stream, Electronica, Indie Rock, New Release, Post-Rock / Instrumental

NEW MUSIC: The Notwist announce new album

The Notwist (Germany) released one of 2002’s best albums in Neon Golden and now they’ve announced their new LP Close To The Glass will be released on February 21st, 2014. Word is the album finds the band working and writing as a cohesive unit rather than just a co-write by Markus and Micha Acher and Martin Gretschmann and it again features their seamless melding of traditional instrumentation with … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Notwist announce new album

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