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REVIEW: Drive-By Truckers | The Big To-Do

1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for FasterLouder Drive-By Truckers return with their tenth album, a landmark in any band’s history, proving that they are still remarkably consistent with their quality control and ability to create musical stories that captivate and enthrall the listener. This time round The Big To-Do loosely deals with crime and (self)-punishment but these heavy subjects don’t necessarily translate into a … Continue reading REVIEW: Drive-By Truckers | The Big To-Do

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REVIEW: LIARS – Sisterworld

1 2 3 4 5 Written by Chris Familton, reviewed for FasterLouder Over their five albums Liars seem to firmly believe in Neil Young’s famous quote about mainstream success, “Traveling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch.” Their debut firmly placed them in the post punk recycling camp of scratchy funk and dance punk stylings. Their desire to create something more … Continue reading REVIEW: LIARS – Sisterworld

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REVIEW: THE UNTHANKS – Here’s The Tender Coming

1 2 3 4 5 Folk music often gets written off as being uncool or irrelevant, such is the media frenzy to discover new bands and new genres. The truth of the matter is that without folk and all of its historical touchstones many of today’s musicians wouldn’t exist or at least would be playing a very different tune. Sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank are … Continue reading REVIEW: THE UNTHANKS – Here’s The Tender Coming

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REVIEW: XIU XIU – Dear God, I Hate Myself

1 2 3 4 5 written by Chris Familton Jamie Stewart has been rolling with the Xiu Xiu moniker and variations of it for a decade now and the complex fusing of disparate sounds and styles has become his trademark. Dear God, I Hate Myself is one of his more accessible albums, probably closest in spirit to 2004’s Fabulous Muscles. It swings masochistically between indie … Continue reading REVIEW: XIU XIU – Dear God, I Hate Myself

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REVIEW: THE BLACK SEEDS @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 19/03/10

New Zealand dub and reggae has experienced an explosion of activity over the last decade with acts like Fat Freddy’s Drop, Salmonella Dub, Pitch Black and Kora all contributing their own angle to it’s rhythms and rhymes. The Black Seeds are the most accessible of the bunch and with four albums (and a remix album) under their belt they have also shown longevity and proficiency. … Continue reading REVIEW: THE BLACK SEEDS @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 19/03/10

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REVIEW: THE DEAD WEATHER @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 26/03/10

written by Razza G. I’m not sure what ‘dead weather’ is, but if it’s humid and airless then the weather is perfect for this gig at the Enmore. The carpet has never felt stickier, the beer has never been warmer or less refreshing, the crowd never sweatier, the air never swampier. The staging sets the mood, with deep blue lights and a prog/goth backdrop (brain … Continue reading REVIEW: THE DEAD WEATHER @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 26/03/10

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REVIEW: GORILLAZ – Plastic Beach

1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for The Dwarf Messrs. Albarn and Hewlett have returned to add another layer of detail to the ever expanding world of Gorillaz. With a template firmly established with their prior albums Demon Days and Gorillaz, Albarn has called on another all-star lineup to add colour, grit and personality to what shapes up as his most animated attempt at a … Continue reading REVIEW: GORILLAZ – Plastic Beach

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REVIEW: DIRTY PROJECTORS @ Metro, Sydney 10/03/10

Sounding like Manhattan Transfer on an African safari with Talking Heads… Three months into 2010 and we’ve been graced by the presence of two of the more interesting and creatively adventurous indie bands of recent years. Grizzly Bear entranced many at their Sydney Festival shows and though a little lower on the radar, Dirty Projectors showed at the Metro what a truly unique and rewarding … Continue reading REVIEW: DIRTY PROJECTORS @ Metro, Sydney 10/03/10

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REVIEW: PAVEMENT | Quarantine The Past…

1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for FasterLouder American guitar music in the 1990s was a split personality that represented the two sides of an American youth that wanted out from the mass commercialization of MTV and Top 40 radio. On one hand the rise of grunge and nu-metal provided a testosterone outlet for anger and pent up frustration and that suited many perfectly. For … Continue reading REVIEW: PAVEMENT | Quarantine The Past…

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REVIEW: THE DRONES @ The Annandale, Sydney 04/03/10

The Drones are apparently about to knuckle down and bury themselves in the recording of a new record so this mini tour of Melbourne and Sydney was a great chance to see them before their set list changes and a new raft of epic tales and guitar maelstrom is added to their songbook. The Annandale has always been a great place to experience The Drones … Continue reading REVIEW: THE DRONES @ The Annandale, Sydney 04/03/10

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REVIEW: THE RUBY SUNS – Fight Softly

1 2 3 4 5 reviewed for FasterLouder The Ruby Suns return with their third album Fight Softly and the overriding sense you get from the record is that main man Ryan McPhun is a restless soul when it comes to concocting his magical sounding music. 2008’s Sea Lion was full of tribal chants, indie folk percussion and electronic details that finely balanced the organic … Continue reading REVIEW: THE RUBY SUNS – Fight Softly

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REVIEW: CALEXICO @ Metro, Sydney 03/03/10

reviewed for FasterLouder Roots music was the flavour of the night at the Metro with 3 quite different variations on that fairly all encompassing genre. It has become a term that describes anything associated with blues, folk, reggae and country and with The Fumes, Wagons and headliners Calexico we were entertained with the full spectrum. The Fumes had been conjuring up some heavy blues rock … Continue reading REVIEW: CALEXICO @ Metro, Sydney 03/03/10

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