Tag: St Vincent

Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop

LIVE REVIEW: David Byrne & St. Vincent @ State Theatre, Sydney (18/01/13)

by Chris Familton Take a musical icon who has made a career out of balancing art and popular music, combine him with a quirky indie songstress and you have a fascinating meeting of age, gender and artistic creativity. David Byrne & St Vincent released their album Love This Giant last year and received much praise for their translation of the songs from record to stage, … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: David Byrne & St. Vincent @ State Theatre, Sydney (18/01/13)

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Album Reviews, Audio Stream, Indie Rock, Pop

ALBUM REVIEW: David Byrne & St. Vincent | Love This Giant

by Chris Familton Musical pairings are a common event for individual songs but two artists collaborating to produce an album’s worth of music doesn’t happen as often as one would expect. David Byrne has always been a songwriter with a strong sense of curiosity and communality, whether it be the polymorphic approach to his work in Talking Heads and their melding of funk, pop, soul … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: David Byrne & St. Vincent | Love This Giant

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VIDEO: BECK’S Record Club | Guns In The Sky (INXS)

Beck has convened the 4th session in his Record Club that features a revolving line-up of guest musicians. This one features Liars, Annie Clark and Daniel Hart from St. Vincent, Sergio Dias from the legendary Brazilian band Os Mutantes, as well as RC veteran Brian Lebarton, just back from the Charlotte Gainsbourg tour. The record covered this time was 1987 blockbuster ‘Kick’ by INXS. The … Continue reading VIDEO: BECK’S Record Club | Guns In The Sky (INXS)

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