LIVE REVIEW: The Tall Grass, Adam Gibson & The Ark-Ark Birds, Christine Jane

The Tall Grass, Adam Gibson & The Ark-Ark Birds, Christine Jane Leadbelly, Newtown (May 6th, 2017) This was a double album launch for The Tall Grass and Adam Gibson and they chose well to celebrate their new albums together. The songs and music of both bands deal in rich poetics and tangled and exultant musicality. Mood and emotion are strong components of their respective works. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Tall Grass, Adam Gibson & The Ark-Ark Birds, Christine Jane

Doubtful SoundsMay 19, 2017May 25, 2017Leave a comment

MP3, New Music, Video

NEW MUSIC: Suzie Stapleton – You Were There

Suzie Stapleton has been based in London for the last two years, playing shows, recording and collaborating with like-minded artists. Now we get to hear the fruits of her labour with the exquisite new single ‘You Were There’, a slow, swaying, atmospheric wander of a song. There’s dark intent at play, a sense of past events just outside the perimeter of one’s memory. The rhythm section … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Suzie Stapleton – You Were There

Doubtful SoundsMay 17, 2017May 25, 2017Leave a comment

Folk, Interviews, New Music, New Release, Video

NEW MUSIC: Jep and Dep – Cruel Moon (video)

Jep and Dep are back with ‘Cruel Moon’, the first single from their forthcoming second LP, due out this August. Over the last couple of years they’ve developed a cohesive and atmospheric style, built on strong monochromatic imagery in their photos and videos – the perfect marriage to their sparse, sometimes lush, always compelling folk-noir sound. Jessica Cassar and Darren Cross take a strong conceptual approach to … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Jep and Dep – Cruel Moon (video)

Doubtful SoundsMay 12, 2017May 17, 2017Leave a comment

Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, New Release, Video

VIDEO: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sick Bug

Here’s another track off Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s consistently excellent French Press EP, out now on Sub Pop. Tumbling, jangly guitars and that incessant drum beat are the backdrop for young lust… “I want you, I want you, I want you, I want you, I wanna see you smiling on a blue afternoon dreaming of the ceiling and the smell of your room cuz I want … Continue reading VIDEO: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sick Bug

Doubtful SoundsApril 28, 2017May 17, 2017Leave a comment

Folk, Interviews, Pop, Soul

INTERVIEW: Rickie Lee Jones

RICKIE’S STILL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC Rickie Lee Jones, she of the long and diverse career that began back in the late 70s with that single Chuck E’s In Love, is still passionate about music and her achievements, as she explains to Chris Familton. Beginning at the start of her career in Hollywood, odd jobs, a chance encounter with Tom Waits and her demo tape … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Rickie Lee Jones

Doubtful SoundsApril 19, 2017April 19, 2017Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Post-Punk, Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Feedtime – Gas

It’s been two decades since their last album but time and musical trends seems inconsequential to Feedtime as they return to grind out another slab of primitive and unrelenting rock. They’ve still got that leaden lurch and queasy slide guitar that shifts and shudders like a displaced iceberg in a drunken sea. Perennial underdogs, they proved immensely influential on a raft of bands, from Jesus … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Feedtime – Gas

Doubtful SoundsApril 19, 2017April 19, 2017Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Electronica, Hip Hop, Post-Punk

ALBUM REVIEW: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas

The masters of minimal post-punk and street poetry return with their first album for Rough Trade, In the last four years the duo have gone from something of a curiosity to an established act with a cutting line in socio-political commentary and stark, primitive music. English Tapas continues the sound and content of its predecessors. On Divide & Exit (2014), Andrew Fearn concocted a sound … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas

Doubtful SoundsApril 5, 2017April 10, 2017Leave a comment

Album Covers, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, New Music, New Release, News, Post-Punk, Psych, Video

NEWS: Thurston Moore announces ‘Rock n Roll Consciousness’ LP

Thurston Moore has been teasing his new album in interviews over the last few months and today we get the official announcement of Rock n Roll Conciousness, due for release on April 28th via Caroline Australia. It’s a five track album (track listing below) which features Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine, Snowpony) bass, James Sedwards (Nøught, Chrome Hoof) guitar and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth, Crucifucks) drums and was produced by Paul Epworth (Adele, Paul McCartney, Glass Animals) … Continue reading NEWS: Thurston Moore announces ‘Rock n Roll Consciousness’ LP

Doubtful SoundsMarch 23, 2017April 5, 2017Leave a comment

Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Photos, Live Reviews, Post-Punk, Psych, Tour/Live

LIVE REVIEW: PIXIES @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 07.03.17

Returning for their fourth post-reunion Australian tour, Pixies have a new weapon in their arsenal in the form of last year’s album Head Carrier which saw a balanced return to their classic sound with fresh songwriting and a renewed edge. In support, The Murlocs fulfilled their obligations but a 40 minute opening slot of mid-paced bluesy garage-rock fell flat ahead of the headliners dynamic onslaught. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: PIXIES @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 07.03.17

Doubtful SoundsMarch 20, 2017April 5, 2017Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Electronica, Post-Punk, Psych, Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Moon Duo – Occult Architecture Vol. 1

Moon Duo return with the first of two albums they plan to release in 2017, with both volumes rooted in balanced and oppositional ideas and textures. The conceptual approach of the double album is, in their words “an intricately woven hymn to the invisible structures found in the cycle of seasons and the journey of day into night, dark into light.” That Yin Yang format … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Moon Duo – Occult Architecture Vol. 1

Doubtful SoundsMarch 20, 2017April 5, 2017Leave a comment

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Folk, Indie Pop, Pop, Stream

ALBUM REVIEW: Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now

Hot on the heels of her collaborative album with Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Jesca Hoop backs it up with a new solo album that dives deeper into her experimental songwriting, drawing on folk, indie and art pop. The songs here are minimal, skeletal even. Simple percussive elements, at one point just the keys of a typewriter, form the basis for hypnotic melodies and lyrical … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now

Doubtful SoundsMarch 20, 2017March 20, 2017Leave a comment

Folk, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Post-Punk

LIVE REVIEW: Margaret Glaspy

Margaret Glaspy + Slow Dancer @ Newtown Social Club, 6th March 2017 Slow Dancer had the task of warming the crowd and for the most part the Oh Mercy guitarist (Simon Okely) caught and maintained their attention with his brand of solo, soulful indie music. He has a fine line in emotive chords and a guitar sound like garage rock filtered through a slowed, stoned and hazy … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Margaret Glaspy

Doubtful SoundsMarch 13, 2017March 20, 2017Leave a comment