Tag: "Pony Face"

Pony Face : Hypnotised
0 Comments. 1,091 Views. Posted 14 Sep 2012 @ 7:34am.
Pony Face’s second album, masterfully produced by Casey Rice, starts with more than a whiff of Dinosaur Jnr. But then weird bursts of Yamaha break up the ‘90s alt-rock sound and everything goes a little off-kilter, triggering memories of the band’s debut, Stars Are Bright, but twisting it into something weirder and wilder.   The first half of the album is killer, but it’s hard to go past... Read More
Pony Face @ Northcote Social Club
0 Comments. 1,055 Views. Posted 11 Sep 2012 @ 11:44am.
You get the feeling that when Simon Bailey, Kris Emond and Anth Dymke come together to write music, minutes would quickly turn into hours that would soon turn into days and possibly weeks. Within their rich tapestry of sounds, there’s a permeation of ideas that slowly unravel to release an energy which helps develop an overwhelming contortion of the senses.   Tonight’s launch of Hypnotised... Read More
Pony Face
0 Comments. 950 Views. Posted 4 Sep 2012 @ 11:55am.
It’s 4pm on Saturday afternoon, and the sun is shining brightly for what seems like the first time in an eternity. Driven stir crazy by the recent bout of wet weather, we’ve headed to a local park to take advantage of the beautiful weather. While my son completes lap after lap of the spacious public park on his bike, I discuss with Pony Face’s vocalist and guitarist Simon Bailey the sense of... Read More
Pony Face : Silver Tongues
0 Comments. 671 Views. Posted 8 Aug 2012 @ 11:56am.
Melbourne’s Pony Face evoke Dinosaur Jnr with their guitar fuzz and low, cruising vocals. There are shades of The National in the opening verses but when the chorus opens out it is pure '90s noise pop, perfectly etched, maybe a little rounder at the edges. The rolling electro sample lifts the tune out of pure nostalgia and makes it new. Really interesting. Read More
Pony Face Announce Second Album and Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 859 Views. Posted 3 Aug 2012 @ 3:04pm.
Melbourne trio Pony Face are finally announcing the release of their second album Hypnotised. Described as “a sonic kaleidoscope encompassing sweeping guitars, deep roomy drums, bass lines moulded from rock bottom and textural layers,” Hypnotised was produced by Casey Rice, who has worked with such acts as The Dirty Three, Tortoise and Liz Phair. Read More
Winter Ball First Lineup Announced
0 Comments. 1,260 Views. Posted 25 May 2012 @ 7:52am.
The exceedingly popular Winter Ball, hosted by Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos, had locked in its 2012 date at The Corner. Now we can wrap our eyes around the very tasty first lineup announcement. The first round of artists includes Melbourne soul queen Suzannah Espie, rock n' roller Joel Silbersher, the fabulously dreamy Orbweavers, new kid Alex Lashlie, surf western genius... Read More
Q&A: Howl At The Moon
0 Comments. 911 Views. Posted 20 Mar 2012 @ 10:28am.
What’s your name then? Oh. And the name of your band… Katie. Howl at the Moon.   And what do you do? Play guitar, sing, write songs   When did you start doing that? I started writing songs and playing guitar when I was pretty young still. Singing I’ve done since before I could walk. The band has been together for about five years.   Why did you start doing that? Somewhat out of... Read More
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