Tag: "Electric guitar"

La Sera : Sees The Light
0 Comments. 735 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:21am.
Break-up albums are a dime a dozen, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more lighthearted breakup album than La Sera’s Sees The Light. Opening song Love That’s Gone has all intentions of being an introverted, self-pitying song going by its title and musical style, but when Katy Goodman kicks things off with the lyric ‘I love my life without you’, it suggests something quite different. After this... Read More
Graham Coxon : Ooh, Yeh Yeh
0 Comments. 569 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 6:55pm.
  The second single from A+E has a churning Velvet Underground vibe, with Graham’s beloved guitar distortion married to a lazy but flowing vocal melody, a cruising sixties garage sound with a buried hook. Not mind-blowing, but quietly charming.     Read More
Ned Collette & Wirewalker : Il Futuro Fantastico
0 Comments. 591 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:47pm.
  A preview of the second album by Ned Collette & Wirewalker, called 2. The single is a heady mix of squirreling electric guitar played in an acoustic Spanish style, deadpan vocal delivery and muted drums; a collection of sounds all struggling mightily to seem blasé, the energy dampened by Ned’s now-customary hipster gothic style. I dunno. It’s incredibly interesting but also kind of... Read More
60 Seconds With... Jenny Biddle
0 Comments. 626 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 1:53pm.
  Define your genre in five words or less:  Missy Higgins meets The Waifs.   So, someone is walking past as you are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "Man, that chick can play the guitar!"   Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? My 2009 studio album called Chest Of Drawers, and my new... Read More
Sarah McLeod
0 Comments. 1,072 Views. Posted 9 Mar 2012 @ 9:36am.
  It's hard to believe, but Aussie rock act The Superjesus parted ways almost ten years ago. The various members have scattered to the four winds, and gone on to many different projects. Some high profile, some not so much. Lead singer Sarah McLeod has been exceptionally busy in the intervening time, as she explained to us recently from a rehearsal studio in Sydney. “I did one solo album... Read More
Thunder Road - The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen
0 Comments. 842 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2012 @ 9:00am.
  It's a funny thing, the tribute band scene. Do you all dress up as the act and put on your most convincing vocal imitation? Do you just get up there and play the songs in your own style? Or do you take it in an entirely different direction, like Hayseed Dixie's bluegrass AC/DC covers? Thunder Road seem to have it sorted: in Thunder Road presents The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen, they play... Read More
Scott Kelly & John Baizley
0 Comments. 1,354 Views. Posted 3 Feb 2012 @ 7:09am.
The impending arrival of Scott Kelly and John Baizley, two titans of underground heavy music, will have many metal heads, punkers, stoners and proggers salivating. However, given the nature of their solo work, those with an ear for plaintive, introspective, personal songs played deftly and simply on an acoustic guitar would be wise to get themselves a ticket too. Neurosis’ Scott Kelly is all too... Read More
60 Seconds With... Indigo And The Bear
0 Comments. 1,441 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2012 @ 9:50pm.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We are Indigo And The Bear. Between the four of us, we play bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keys, vocals and violin. We're answering these questions in a stunning display of collaborative penmanship.     Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? And a... Read More
The Maple Trail: The Dinosaur Hunters
0 Comments. 776 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 10:16am.
  The Maple Trail is the solo project of Sydney’s Aidan Roberts, whose lilting voice and sunny folk sounds play like a modern reworking of Cat Stevens or Simon and Garfunkel. With Beirut-style brass inflections, subtle interplay of acoustic guitars and clear, memorable images, The Dinosaur Hunters is the work of a very mature talent. The Maple Trail’s third album, Cable Mountain Warning,... Read More
Jack On Fire, Friday December 2 - Phoenix Public House
0 Comments. 1,758 Views. Posted 6 Dec 2011 @ 12:31pm.
On paper this bill had real promise, and I do so love when promises are kept. I came for a night of boisterous balladry, twang and talent, and was not disappointed, receiving all that and more in big fat spades. Despite an ultimately numerous, vocal and active crowd, I don't expect to be able to move around so freely at a Jack On Fire show in the future. This is good news. Opening three-piece... Read More
The Demon Parade : All The Cool Kids
0 Comments. 1,382 Views. Posted 23 Nov 2011 @ 10:38am.
All The Cool Kids has a simple but hugely effective hook. Local psych rockers The Demon Parade have hit the perfect storm of swirling guitar distortion and laconic disaffection here, and tied it all together with one of those inexplicably awesome lines that is totally inane but/and so is the pure distilled essence of rock and roll: “All the cool kids will be at the show.” Single launch is at the... Read More
Real Estate : Days
0 Comments. 1,656 Views. Posted 15 Nov 2011 @ 12:05pm.
Days is the second album release for New Jersey trio Real Estate. Full of dreamy pop songs and simple light-hearted stories, Days, though beige in moments, is a comforting and unchallenging listen. Compared to guitarist Matthew Mondanile’s other project Ducktails, and bassist Alex Bleeker’s Freaks, Real Estate is far more polished, with a display of the three musicians’ ability to create simple... Read More
The Stillsons - Thursday October 13, The Northcote Social Club
0 Comments. 1,322 Views. Posted 8 Nov 2011 @ 11:19am.
Having just returned from a tour up the east coast, The Stillsons praised how good it was to be playing in-front of their home-town crowd. The Northcote Social Club was buzzing, regardless of the average weather or the fact it was a school night, as the colourful three-piece emerged to a warm reception. As the launch for their new album Earnest, it was no surprise that they would start with the... Read More
Vintage Trouble Swing To Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,347 Views. Posted 4 Nov 2011 @ 12:07pm.
Californian soul rock band Vintage Trouble will be treating Australian audiences to their exciting sound when they visit the east coast this summer. Vintage Troubleonly formed in 2010 but have already built a strong reputation following their performance on Later...With Jools Holland where they became the #6 most trending topic on Twitter that day.   The band used a three day recording... Read More
Laura Jean
0 Comments. 1,165 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 7:56am.
Make no mistake about it, Laura Jean is a proud Australian. But she understands that as great as her country may be, it's not without faults. Her opinion is no more evident than on Australia , one of the more poignant tracks from her latest full-length, A Fool Who'll . It's a defiant track for the normally reserved folk chanteuse, but Jean insists it was necessary for her to speak her mind. "I... Read More
Grouplove : Never Trust A Happy Song
0 Comments. 1,547 Views. Posted 20 Oct 2011 @ 9:29am.
September saw the release of Los Angeles quintet Grouplove's debut album Never Trust A Happy Song. With odd up's of cringe-worthy lyrics and cute summer melodies, to the heart-wrenching and despairing downs, Grouplove's debut is not a great piece of work, but an endearing and engaging listen that captures your imagination. Beginning with one of those aforementioned downs is Itchin' On A... Read More
Dylan Hammond
0 Comments. 1,110 Views. Posted 14 Oct 2011 @ 8:58am.
Dylan Hammond is a young singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who has drawn inspiration from a heavy metal loving background and channelled it into a pretty unique, acoustic based musical presentation. He is the modern day wandering minstrel, traversing the country and beyond and making his living as pretty much a one man band, utilizing modern day music technology to create a full band... Read More
Single Of The Week [No.1] - Texture Like Sun : Bottle
0 Comments. 2,251 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 2:04pm.
A brooding, snapping roots rock tune from local singer-songwriter Texture Like Sun (real name Mark Pearl). The track features a silky male vocal melody and superb production by Countbounce of TZU, with clever layers of acoustic guitar and banjo, whistling and a punchy rhythm section. Surprisingly good. There's a slick video that goes with this track and Pearl is a total crumpet, in case that's... Read More
Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains : Piscine
0 Comments. 1,145 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 1:42pm.
These subtle French popsters blend metronomic synth piano notes with a singsong lead vocal and oh so quiet handclaps for an almost lounge music effect. Then, maybe halfway through the track, things get very bass heavy all of sudden, transforming their cute little indie track into a Eurotrashy deep house tune. Mostly just weird. Read More
The Trews, Saturday September 24, Cherry Bar
0 Comments. 1,097 Views. Posted 27 Sep 2011 @ 1:25pm.
Some might accuse The Trews of not bringing their “A” game on Saturday night, but those people would be missing the point entirely. The Trews, a Canadian four piece, have opened for the likes of The Rolling Stones and Robert Plant. It’s not as if they haven’t had a chance to learn from the greats. But what the band doesn’t have is an elevated sense for theatrics; their brand of rock is a bare... Read More
60 Seconds With... Language of The Birds
0 Comments. 1,308 Views. Posted 27 Sep 2011 @ 12:50pm.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?  Language Of The Birds. Rhi [vox and acoustic guitar]  James [vox acoustic guitar, electric guitar], Jim [drums], Cal [bass/double bass]. We're a folk rock band.   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Rhi: Midlake, Middle East, Swell Season. A... Read More
Gospel Dance: Gospel Dance
0 Comments. 2,063 Views. Posted 14 Sep 2011 @ 11:19am.
Gospel Dance is the new lateral venture into musical bricolage for Melbourne’s E-wah Lady. Whether she’s contributing to local label Peak Plasma Concentration Records, performing solo, being accompanied by The Open Road, blogging about all things anthropological or expressing herself through illustration; E-wah Lady will create something attention-grabbing, honest and unique. Gospel Dance is no... Read More
Heaven The Axe
0 Comments. 3,067 Views. Posted 14 Sep 2011 @ 11:03am.
Heaven the Axe could certainly be the next band to break out of the sluggish Australian heavy rock and metal scene and really make a name for themselves not only on the national, but global scene. Featuring some of the absolute cream of the Aussie heavy music scene, such as former members of Damaged, Manticore, The Berzerker, The Amenta and many more, the band is also fronted by the very... Read More
Ed Kuepper & Mark Dawson - Friday September 9, Northcote Social Club
0 Comments. 1,935 Views. Posted 13 Sep 2011 @ 3:05pm.
Ed Kuepper rejoined by his old drumming buddy for an evening of hits and memories was a proposition too good to miss. Large chunks of "Today Wonder" and a healthy selection of his back catalogue to satiate even the hungriest Kuepper fan. This feast was in no part due to the fact that the Kuepper duo played two sets. No support just wall to wall plundering of the repertoire that the punters all... Read More
Pete Murray
0 Comments. 2,468 Views. Posted 6 Sep 2011 @ 11:38am.
Pete Murray likes to tell about how he started playing guitar. When his flatmate came into his room one day and said he was going to take guitar lessons, the 22-year-old Murray thought it was a pretty good idea too. "I'd never really thought about playing at all until he said that," he says. Two lessons later, he decided his tardy teacher was ripping him off. So, he kept the teacher's book and... Read More
Grand Atlantic : Fresh Ideas in Home Security
0 Comments. 1,505 Views. Posted 7 Sep 2011 @ 4:44am.
Would-be Brit rockers Grand Atlantic have just released their third album, which includes this Jet-meets-Oasis collision of twanging lead and fuzzed out rhythm guitar. Singer Phil Usher snarls and squeals in a suitable rock god fashion, sounding both disaffected and disdainful as his voice rolls of the high notes. Familiar but incredibly satisfying. Read More
The Kills : Baby Says
0 Comments. 2,042 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2011 @ 11:12am.
Freshly departed from our shores, The Kills left behind a new single from Blood Pressures. A resonant bass guitar, distorted with reverb, gives the song its character, otherwise it's just another marching beat dressed with Alison's sultry snarls and Jamie's steady undertone. Very much over The Kills. Read More
Hunting Foxes : Dance Again, Baby
0 Comments. 1,766 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2011 @ 10:58am.
On their debut single, Melbourne's Hunting Foxes sound like a funked-up Wham, which isn't at all bad. The slapping disco riff, sparkling rhythm guitar and squelching bass beats tick along at a cracking pace, while lead singer Ben Shields gives it all a little sultry twink flavour. Nice crooning falsetto on that kid. Read More
La Bastard
0 Comments. 2,259 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2011 @ 8:26am.
Hi. What's happening. My name is Anna and my band La Bastard has a run of shows through August in Melbourne in the lead up to our first release later this year!   And what do you do?   I sing a little, dance a little, and make people hold my mic when I break a microphone stand.   When did you start doing that?   Ben [guitarist] and I were jamming last year before hooking... Read More
Felix Reibl
0 Comments. 2,704 Views. Posted 5 Aug 2011 @ 9:26am.
When Felix Reibl found himself alone in New York after a devastating break-up, the best therapy turned out to be songwriting.  "I honestly didn't plan for this album - it found me. It tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Felix, go and write instead of chain smoking and not eating.' I got a plane back to Australia, finished the songs, and within ten days we were in the studio." For anyone... Read More
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