Tag: "pop music"

Lapalux and oOoOO Double Bill
0 Comments. 786 Views. Posted 29 Apr 2012 @ 4:41pm.
Alias of twenty-two year old Essex beats fiend Stuart Howard, Lapalux is a name to keep your eyes on. Responsible for some seriously stellar releases on Pictures and his new home, Flying Lotus-owned Brainfeeder alongside stellar reworks for Bonobo, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and Crystal Fighters, Howard's unique brand of twisted sampling skills and soulful, warm beats is proving... Read More
Miike Snow : The Wave
0 Comments. 650 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 7:13pm.
  Released off the back of last week’s Splendour lineup announcement, The Wave is a lovely cut from Happy To You, the second album by this idiosyncratic Swedish soul pop collective. A joyful, feather light blend of piano notes and skittering drums bubbling into vibrant electro pop, from a band that lifts the roof off a live set. Bring on July.   Read More
60 Seconds With… N’Fa Jones
0 Comments. 617 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 7:44am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? The Band name is my name.. N'fa Jones.. I'm the songwriter, and MC   What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Hopefully "good, heavvvy, doooope"..   What do you love about making music? The fact that its invisible, and doesn't exist in physical form.. you vibe, clap hands, sing, record an idea that you either... Read More
Ball Park Music
0 Comments. 1,110 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 1:43pm.
  Brisbane indie-pop troupe Ball Park Music are set to bring their reputable live show back to Melbourne. The 180° Tour, the band’s most ambitious yet, has frontman Sam Cromack in a spin. “The tour’s been a massive step up from where we were previously: bigger venues, more ticket sales and it’s just been quite surreal for us to watch it all unfold.”   The group’s growing popularity... Read More
François & The Atlas Mountains : City Kiss
0 Comments. 491 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2012 @ 3:05pm.
  Domino’s newish French pop signing delivers another dreamy mid-tempo indie pop number. Some swirling synth strings and a bit a French muttering provide what little there is to notice in this song. It’s all a bit gloopy and tedious.   Read More
60 Seconds With... The Bombastics
0 Comments. 667 Views. Posted 2 Apr 2012 @ 7:22am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? The Bombastics. We play Funk, Soul, Disco, Jazz, Latin, and Pop music. Essentially we play covers, but not the songs you’re used to hearing down at the local pub. Expect Flight Facilities, Daft Punk, Jamiroquai, Moloko, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, and Dusty Springfield. Unless of course you want to hear a bit of Daddy Cool, then we... Read More
Aleks And The Ramps
0 Comments. 692 Views. Posted 20 Mar 2012 @ 9:56am.
  When Simon Connolly, guitarist with idiosyncratic Melbourne indie pop band Aleks and the Ramps, rings mid-way through Tuesday night, there’s a cacaphony of noise as the answering machine cuts in earlier than I’d expected, drowning out both Simon’s opening greeting and my attempt at a reply. “Do you want me to call back later?” Connolly offers politely. Notwithstanding the unprofessional... Read More
Francolin
0 Comments. 1,334 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2012 @ 10:27am.
  “I’d like to say it was because I had a dream where I saw this bird, it was a Francolin, but that’s not true,” says Staffan Guinnane, singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for local indie pop band Francolin. Guinanne is explaining why the band took the name of a relatively unknown bird closely related to the pheasant. “Actually what happened was that I went to Wikipedia and got a... Read More
Last Dinosaurs : In A Million Years
0 Comments. 1,229 Views. Posted 16 Mar 2012 @ 9:04am.
  Releasing their debut full-length album is Brisbane four-piece and 'Unearthed' darlings, Last Dinosaurs. Titled In A Million Years, the pop quarter have created an album with a much more experienced sound. However, this is to their detriment, the effects of such a growth-spurt leaving the songs feeling a little uninspired.   Debut single Zoom opens the album; a catchy and... Read More
The Little Stevies
0 Comments. 693 Views. Posted 14 Mar 2012 @ 1:18pm.
  Ahead of their Brunswick Festival appearance, there's indications aplenty The Little Stevies are in for another big year. Of course, the release of their stunning sophomore album, Attention Shoppers, already ensured a gargantuan 2011 for the local heroes. “Canada was definitely a highlight. It was huge,” gushes Beth Stephen. “We spent two months over there... we basically drove from one... Read More
Chairlift : Something
0 Comments. 1,099 Views. Posted 13 Mar 2012 @ 1:46pm.
  From Colorado via Brooklyn, New York  is electronic pop duet Chairlift, and their newly released second album Something. Combining the sugar-sweetness of their debut album with some darker synthesised sounds, on initial listen Something can feel a little bland. However, on every multiple listen each song reveals a trait or quirk that makes it that bit more recognisable and attractive... Read More
The Belle And The Bone People : The Light
0 Comments. 817 Views. Posted 29 Feb 2012 @ 8:30am.
  Seems fledgling label The A&R Department like their music soft and intricately detailed, a kind of folk rock-infused needlepoint. I think their taste is a bit weird, to be honest. The Belle And The Bone People single, for example, is layered but almost offensively smooth, verging on adult contemporary. It is indie pop with a jazzy, theatrical edge, but the lyrics seem flamboyantly and... Read More
Battleships : In Retrospect
0 Comments. 1,000 Views. Posted 29 Feb 2012 @ 8:27am.
  Battleships are a new Sydney band, In Retrospect is their debut single. It’s a curious beast, straddling straight indie, dream pop and grander baroque rock noodling. The vocal sound is naïve and slightly nerdy, but the music has a trembling sort of ambition. Not a terrifically strong sound, but not bad for a first effort. Read More
60 Seconds With... Adam Eaton
0 Comments. 1,048 Views. Posted 28 Feb 2012 @ 12:09pm.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? As a solo project, Adam Eaton. But I am often joined by my Norwegian band mates.   What do you reckon people will say you sound like?People have said that the sound of the debut EP has a modern folk/alternative country feel to it.   What do you love about making music?I love a creative lifestyle. I guess there are... Read More
60 Seconds With... Young Maverick
0 Comments. 786 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2012 @ 9:14am.
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? The band is called Young Maverick, my name is Will, and I play Drums.   What do you think people will say you sound like? We get some Vampire Weekend references, but I don’t really see that too much. We’ve branded our style as ‘Holiday Pop’, so hopefully that catches on.   What is “Holiday Pop”? It’s pretty much exactly... Read More
Sam Sparro : Happiness
0 Comments. 1,411 Views. Posted 15 Feb 2012 @ 9:22am.
  The first cut from Sam’s second album is a high energy soul disco number that has an instant classic flavour. As ever, he errs heavily on the side of camp, but this joyful, hand slapping, gospel fuelled club track has an undeniably brilliant hook. Read More
Aleks And The Ramps : Facts
0 Comments. 1,417 Views. Posted 14 Feb 2012 @ 2:34pm.
  Amongst the critical philosophical ideas introduced in the Enlightenment was that of fact-based reasoning. Whereas previously the discourse of truth had been dominated by organised religion, thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Bentham championed the discourse of science, and its reliance on analysis of facts, and deductive reasoning.    Two hundred-odd years later, and... Read More
Angus Stone : Broken Brights
0 Comments. 1,525 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 9:40am.
  The first single from Angus Stone’s new solo album is yet another milky, seductive indie pop tune. Amidst a slow spatter of drums and rich strums of acoustic guitar, his voice creeps like honey, hypnotic and melancholy, like a latter day Elliot Smith.   Read More
Single Of The Week - Cage The Elephant : Aberdeen
0 Comments. 703 Views. Posted 1 Feb 2012 @ 7:45am.
  I like Cage The Elephant, they know how to write a song. Aberdeen has Pixies-like mountains against the whine-pitched pop punk landscape, especially around the chorus. The Frank Black-style vocal welts that Matt Shultz musters are a gentle kind of mind-bending. Makes me wish I saw them last week when I had the chance. Read More
Mistletone Fright Night, Friday January 13, The Corner
0 Comments. 1,423 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2012 @ 11:29am.
  For a dude that’s done nothing but incredibly cool shit over the past year, Sydney’s Jonti still possesses one hell of a dorky disposition. Performing from the Swan St side of the bandroom (what’s usually The Corner’s DJ booth was transformed into a full-on second stage for the evening), Jonti crafted a fine set of dance jams with his vintage synth-led setup. Signing off, he played the... Read More
The Shins : Simple Song
0 Comments. 728 Views. Posted 18 Jan 2012 @ 2:49pm.
The long-awaited follow up to Wincing The Night Away is due out in March, an album called Port Of Morrow. Simple Song is an electrifying preview, channeling '80s New Wave accents and the odd Beach Boys-flavoured melody into a fearless, day-glo pop tune that acts as a joyful battle cry from these sorely missed indie soldiers. Read More
Various Artists : Sound Of Melbourne Records Sampler 2011
0 Comments. 1,908 Views. Posted 18 Jan 2012 @ 8:42am.
  Innovative new indie label Sound of Melbourne Records, which was established by Liverpudlian Joe Grimes and is admirably dedicated to supporting and showcasing unsigned local artists, has positioned this interesting 15 track compilation as the first in a series of annual samplers. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Tash Parker, who has supported performers such as Clare Bowditch and Missy... Read More
Georgia Fair : All Through Winter
0 Comments. 1,116 Views. Posted 13 Jan 2012 @ 8:54am.
When I first saw Georgia Fair play it was in a support slot for Oh Mercy, and the Sydney duo of Jordan Wilson and Ben Riley performed a sublime rendition of Crosby Stills & Nash's Helplessly Hoping. A gutsy play no doubt, but they were able to pull it off - so much so that the pedant in me didn't even get riled up about the ignored third harmony part.   The wistful acoustic finger-... Read More
Girl Talk
0 Comments. 1,907 Views. Posted 11 Jan 2012 @ 4:21pm.
Change is in the air and Gregg Michael Gillis knows it. Better known as Girl Talk, he’ll eventually get to the paradigm shift in pop music. But at the beginning of our 25-minute conversation, Gillis is focused on a different kind of change: that of the approach of the new, shortened NBA season and players like LeBron James building “super teams” comprised of more all-stars than not. “People have... Read More
Ocean Party: Young Love
0 Comments. 914 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 10:19am.
  Local lads The Ocean Party have recorded an indie pop tune so laid back it’s almost lounge. Unfortunately, the instrumentation is a little plodding and the vocals – vaguely reminiscent of Ollie Brown and The Art Of Fighting – sound kind of dispirited. The could be quite atmospheric, played live, but the single is pale and flat. Chronic fatigue in song form. Read More
Nine Sons of Dan: She’s So Fine
2 Comments. 1,417 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 10:07am.
  A limp pop punk recording from Australian collective Nine Sons Of Dan that would love to be Short Stack, but isn’t. Maybe if they double the tempo, this would work, but She’s So Fine drags its feet while dwelling in some painfully emasculated lyrics about hugging your pillow while you think about your dream girl. Have some dignity, fellas. Read More
Simone's Top Ten International Singles of 2011
0 Comments. 2,078 Views. Posted 21 Dec 2011 @ 1:53pm.
1. YOUTH LAGOONCannonsA crunchy 808 beat and snowy synth notes; a high and distant lead vocal and overall sense of magic and sadness.  2. JEFF BRIDGESWhat A Little Bit Of Love Can DoI don’t why I like it so much, it’s just weirdly awesome. Makes me want to don cowboys boots have sex with an old man, and that is a rare condition.  3. FOSTER THE PEOPLEPumped Up KicksInner city violence... Read More
Twin Sister : In Heaven
0 Comments. 1,534 Views. Posted 21 Dec 2011 @ 9:14am.
In Heaven is the debut LP from Long Island's Twin Sister and it's quite a poppy affair. Following on from their 2010 Color Your Life EP - the album has a soft airiness to it which makes the songs seem to drift in and out of one another. There's a similar mood throughout the album, this congruency is effective in part, but the lack of diversity tends to bore me a little. The production is very... Read More
Metronomy : Corinne
0 Comments. 1,200 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 9:04am.
Corinne is one of the highlights on Metronomy's third album, The English Riviera. The synth rock answer to Popcorn, this cruising, bubbling, single is full of shiny electro notes and ticking bass notes; a multicoloured slow disco charmer. The hook is simple and super infectious. Read More
Jinja Safari : Locked By Land
0 Comments. 2,881 Views. Posted 13 Dec 2011 @ 2:51pm.
Sydney-based indie outfit Jinja Safari have been a favourite of Australian listeners since the release of their first self-titled EP in August of 2010. Named after the Ugandan town one half of the duo's (Marcus Azon) grandmother grew up in, their adventurous brand of dance-tinged indie rock is tinged by influences from the region, combining innovating rhythmic play with catchy melodies,... Read More
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