Tag: "album"

The Used : Vulnerable
0 Comments. 34 Views. Posted 18 May 2012 @ 2:13pm.
A cruel critic/fan might say that The Used and My Chemical Romance are almost interchangeable. There are certainly strong similarities in sound and style between the two bands. Bert McCracken and Gerard Way employ very similar, higher-end vocal stylings. Both bands play that very theatrical, alternative pop/punky style of rock. Both appeal to a very similar fanbase. Check out Moving Out for... Read More
Lower Dens : Nootropics
0 Comments. 84 Views. Posted 17 May 2012 @ 3:19pm.
The krautrock-loving Nootropics ushers in a clear change in sound for Baltimore art-rock quartet Lower Dens, though it has much in common with their debut album, Twin Hand Movement. Both conjure up a dark, stark mood that goes a long way in making up for their inconsistencies.   There are some undeniably captivating moments on Nootropics that immediately catch your attention and make this a... Read More
Max Crumbs : Maidenhair
0 Comments. 112 Views. Posted 15 May 2012 @ 2:45pm.
Maidenhair is a party album of sorts, hitting an appealing middle ground somewhere between civilized dinner party and 3am PARTY. Bedroom electronica can be obscure to the point of only turning up in a select few other bedrooms, but the latest sample-swamped collection of collages from Max Crumbs (aka sometime hardcore drummer Max Kohane) is destined to be enjoyed by a wider audience.  ... Read More
Neil Young & Crazy Horse : Oh Susannah
0 Comments. 161 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 2:24pm.
  Young’s first album in nine years is a collection of folk rock tunes – traditional songs reworked in a Yard Birds fashion, judging by the single. In this bizarre version of Oh Suzanna, you can just make out the line, "I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee," but it bears no resemblance to the twanging hillbilly bluegrass of the original. I’m not sure it’s improved, neither. There’s a... Read More
Wilding : I’ll Love You Until Monday Morning
0 Comments. 124 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 11:25am.
Melbourne artist Justin Wilding Stokes has a debut album, Bird’s Bread, due out this week. The lead single has a breezy and a bouncing oom-pah beat, an homage to Sgt Pepper that wafts into a clattering reverie echoing A Day In The Life and half a dozen early songs by Blur. I’ll Love You.. is lively and pretty but not striking – the melody plods in a fairly predictably way. If anything here is... Read More
Mount Kimbie
0 Comments. 246 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 10:29am.
  There is beauty in the banal; magic in the mundane. No-one knows this better than Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, better known to the world as Mount Kimbie. Crafting evocative, hypnotic beat-tapestries of everyday clicks, clacks and ambient textures, the London duo remind us of the hidden richness of our day-to-day lives. Despite their grounding in the quotienne, there's something slightly... Read More
Lana Del Rey Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 890 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 8:18am.
After a controversial false start earlier in the year, Melbourne audiences will finally witness the divisive sensation that is Lana Del Rey in the live setting. Announced on this year's stunning Splendour In The Grass lineup, Lana's Australian debut comes after a whirlwind of intense media attention - resulting in debut album Born To Die becoming a runaway success.   After a shaky live... Read More
The Darkness
0 Comments. 570 Views. Posted 1 May 2012 @ 10:58am.
  Anyone who had the first edition of SingStar will be familiar with the hit song I Believe In A Thing Called Love performed by British glam rock band, The Darkness. Any bona fide fans of The Darkness will also know that they have been off the map for damn near six years now. Throw in some rock star drama including drug addictions, band break ups and rehab; it is clear to see the hiatus was... Read More
Muscles Announces Tour and Album
0 Comments. 217 Views. Posted 27 Apr 2012 @ 12:32pm.
To celebrate the release of Manhood, Muscles will be taking himself off around the country to give everyone a taste of what he's got. Manhood, due out on June 15 though Modular, is Muscles' log awaited second album. With its release he is promising to create an even bigger spectacular including outrageous props and an elaborate light show to depict all of Muscles' multiple personalities.  ... Read More
Dappled Cities
0 Comments. 219 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:43am.
  At five o’clock on a Friday afternoon, Tim Derricourt steps out of work and jumps into the beginning of a relaxing weekend, though not before a near-miss with an Audi and fielding a few obligatory questions about his band’s whereabouts. The relaxed and charming co-front man for Sydney quintet Dappled Cities expands on the excitement of releasing a new single, the slow coming-together of... Read More
Crunch! - April 18, 2012
0 Comments. 467 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 6:38pm.
  The Feckers Cover Maiden The Feckers have recorded an acoustic version of the Iron Maiden classic Wasted Years, featuring Irene Slade on lead vocals, Mathew Szkup on guitars, Chris Szkup on guitar and bass, and Dennis Leeflang on drums and mix. The track was mastered by Maor Applebaum and the artwork is by Dan Verkys. This is the second in the run of online singles that will be coming out... Read More
Single Of The Week: Dirty Projectors : Gun Has No Trigger
0 Comments. 94 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 2:00pm.
  Taken from their forthcoming sophomore album, Gun Has No Trigger sees the Dirty Projectors folding an crooning soul rock melody – something Simply Red might have toyed with, back in the day – into an increasingly strident harmony by the band’s idiosyncratic female vocalists. Such a strange brew I had to hear it a few times before I realised it was genius.     Read More
Daniel Merriweather To Perform Intimate Show
0 Comments. 294 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 12:25pm.
One of our fair country's most dynamic talents has announced a swift return to Melbourne, this time performing in a very intimate surrounding.   Currently based in New York, Daniel took the world by storm with the release of his Mark Ronson-produced debut album, Love & War, in 2009. The album went Platinum in the UK and earned him an ARIA Award, as well as a reputation as one of the... Read More
Pez
0 Comments. 313 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 11:47am.
  Pez is ready to tackle round two of his career as the poster child for Aussie hip hop. He’s done the hard yards, done the shows and done the touring. He has also released an album and is working on another – no mean feat. None of this is an easy slog for a rapper Down Under, but he has done it with poise, hard work, determination and a love of the scene and the music. A couple of hurdles... Read More
Core - April 11, 2012
0 Comments. 425 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 11:25am.
I went away this Easter with a bunch of friends and proceeded to consume my bodyweight in rum and chocolate. As per our usual tradition we took it in turns to choose albums to submit one another to. This is usually tear-free considering we all share spectacular taste in music, but the fun and games came to a dramatic halt when one participant declared they had no preference in music… ever… in... Read More
Single Of The Week: Father John Misty : Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
1 Comments. 257 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2012 @ 3:11pm.
  Ex-Fleet Foxes drummer J Tillman has emerged from the chrysalis all hot and snarky and hypnotic, kicking off his retooled solo career under the moniker Father John Misty. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings is the second single released from his forthcoming album Fear Fun (out April 27) and it has been on super high rotation on all my iDevices since I saw him play some very odd but oddly... Read More
Georgia Fields
0 Comments. 245 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2012 @ 10:02am.
  Playing one final show before she disappears into hibernation to work on her highly-anticipated second album, Georgia Fields will be visiting The Famous Spiegeltent, along with her band and string quartet, to present the lush string arrangements of her first record, along with a preview of what can be expected from her completely new artistic incarnation.   It has been a busy couple... Read More
Class Actress : Bienvenue
0 Comments. 124 Views. Posted 4 Apr 2012 @ 11:36am.
  Lifted from Class Actress’ debut album Rapprocher, Bienvenue is racing burst of synth pop, lightly balanced between sultriness and giddy glitch rainbows. Elizabeth Harper’s voice is a wisp of a thing, airy and forgettable. Read More
Hunx : Hairdresser Blues
0 Comments. 402 Views. Posted 3 Apr 2012 @ 11:46am.
  In the press release for Hairdresser Blues, Seth Bogart (who plays under the Hunx pseudonym) states that on his first solo release, he wasn’t so concerned with entertaining people. Which is frightening, for two reasons.   First, considering Bogart’s onstage demeanour, it’s almost impossible that he can’t entertain. He treats the stage as his personal playground, beguiling the crowd... Read More
Oscar Mulero
0 Comments. 425 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2012 @ 3:27pm.
  Spanish DJ and producer Oscar Mulero is on his way to Australia this month for the first time this year. He was born in Madrid and started DJing all the way back in 1988. After establishing The Omen Club in Madrid in the early ‘90s – which went on to achieve legendary status – he has had appearances all over the world. Mulero came to producing fairly late and released his debut album,... Read More
Husky Announce 2nd Show
0 Comments. 526 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2012 @ 10:34am.
Missed out on getting your paws on Husky tickets for their upcoming Melbourne show?  Well fear not earthlings because the good folks are backing it up with a second performance. The local lads have been causing quite a stir on the international scene, becoming the first Aussie band to sign to legendary Seattle label Sub Pop. Following from their upcoming Australian tour, Husky will head... Read More
Crunch! - March 28, 2012
0 Comments. 378 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2012 @ 5:52am.
  Vote For Aimee Francis In ISC People's Voice Category Melbourne singer/songwriter/rock chick Aimee Francis might live in Sydney now (after some time in LA where she even supported the mighty Steel Panther at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard – sweet gig!), but she still makes it back home for shows now and then. Aimee is one of the finalists in the 2011 International Songwriting... Read More
Crunch! - March 28, 2012
0 Comments. 426 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2012 @ 5:52am.
  Vote For Aimee Francis In ISC People's Voice Category Melbourne singer/songwriter/rock chick Aimee Francis might live in Sydney now (after some time in LA where she even supported the mighty Steel Panther at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard – sweet gig!), but she still makes it back home for shows now and then. Aimee is one of the finalists in the 2011 International Songwriting... Read More
Saltar Hype's Fifth Anniversary @ The Hi-Fi
0 Comments. 186 Views. Posted 27 Mar 2012 @ 11:39am.
  With Rock The Bay the week before, and its organiser Saltar Hype's fifth birthday celebrations in this particular week, the last two weekends of February were a veritable feast for fans of the bountiful Australian alternative rock scene.   Black and White are an enigmatic mob. All the music is written and recorded by a bloke who doesn't play live with the band. They play a highly... Read More
Clark Announces Club Tour
0 Comments. 266 Views. Posted 23 Mar 2012 @ 2:53pm.
Chris Clark (frequently reduced to Clark) is a enigmatic figure in the landscape of electronic music.  Having been around since 2001 with the release of debut album Clarence Park, the Warp Records figure is a thoroughly distinctive pioneer in IDM, with a meticulous approach to production seeing him create magic out of heavily manipulated live drum samples, wintry synth sounds and glitchy... Read More
Perfume Genius : Put Your Back N 2 It
0 Comments. 513 Views. Posted 22 Mar 2012 @ 6:04am.
  The album artwork for Perfume Genius’ debut album Learning was a self-portrait with the face blotted out. The cover shot for new album Put Your Back N 2 It has a similar masking effect, an act that both highlights and censors, but it’s a group portrait and the smear is a shared one. It retains the alienation and uneasiness, but the paint covering two male faces suggests a connection,... Read More
Zulu Winter Postpone Tour, Confirm Splendour Appearance
0 Comments. 1,252 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 12:42pm.
  The first act for this year's Splendour has been locked in, with Zulu Winter postponing their Australian debut to coincide with the festival this July. Due to touch down in Australia this April, the band have been forced to hold back until July after making more than a few waves at SXSW on the weekend.   The band will make the most of their newfound free time next month, with the... Read More
Q&A: Vitruvian Man
0 Comments. 320 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 5:58am.
  Define your genre in five words or less: Progressive hard rock.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "Besides being ludicrously handsome, these guys really go for it live! I think I just shit my pants, and I like it!”.   How long have you been gigging and writing? Gigging for three... Read More
James Zabiela Tour
0 Comments. 323 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2012 @ 1:43pm.
James Zabiela's last sighting in Melbourne wasn't too long ago - and let me tell you, it was one fierce gig.  \Packing out Brown Alley wall-to-wall, his signature mashup of everything from breakbeats, house, drum and bass, techno, and everything in between. The key to Zabiela's appeal is in his eclectic, anything-goes take on both DJing and production - taking tracks and layering and... Read More
Vida Sunshyne
0 Comments. 175 Views. Posted 15 Mar 2012 @ 1:10pm.
Wobble parties have a justifiably awesome reputation. They represent the real deal when it comes to flowing music and great times. They are about a no-nonsense attitude with proper sound systems that perfectly encapsulate the bass-heavy dub genre the way it should be. And Vida Sunshyne is right now one of its finest local exponents. Blazing the trail of more and more commercial success, 2012 is... Read More
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