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Vivid LIVE 2012 Lineup Revealed
2 Comments. 2,450 Views. Posted 15 Mar 2012 @ 9:48am.
Consistently presenting one of the strongest festival lineups over the past few years, Vivid LIVE have probably pulled out their best yet for their 2012 instalment. Hitting the Sydney Opera House and surrounding venues will be Karen O In ‘Stop The Virgens’, Florence + The Machine, The Temper Trap, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, Janelle Monae & The Archandroid Orchestra, Amon... Read More
Patrick Watson : Into Giants
0 Comments. 736 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2012 @ 11:02am.
  Singing breezily high and close to the microphone, while strings pluck and a choir hums alongside him, Canadian Patrick White evokes Sufjan Stevens and the Polyphonic Spree. As it builds to a peak, the woodsy sway of Into Giants takes on hysterically joyous strains, framed by the sonorous and triumphant notes of a lone trumpet player. It’s pretty sweet.   Read More
Q&A: Officer Parrot
0 Comments. 813 Views. Posted 24 Feb 2012 @ 8:38am.
  Define your genre in five words or less: Folk/indie/roots/pop!   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? “I pretended I was part of the band and they poured me this for free!”   How long have you been gigging and writing? We’ve been gigging for a bit over two years, and have been lucky... Read More
St. Vincent
0 Comments. 1,460 Views. Posted 15 Feb 2012 @ 8:58am.
  Society is in dire need of artists who have something important to say. St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) is doing her part. Cruel – the second track on her most personal album to date, Strange Mercy – was one of the most significant songs of 2011. In addressing the objectification and dehumanisation of women via society-imposed standards, St. Vincent has evolved from being a shiny bead in a... Read More
St. Vincent Tour
1 Comments. 5,441 Views. Posted 15 Dec 2011 @ 8:45am.
Annie Clark, otherwise known as the amicable St. Vincent is returning to Australian shores next March. Following the release of her third studio album Strange Mercy (which just happened to take out both Album of the Week and Single of the Week), Clark has reinforced her dominance over the global indie scene. As both a former member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' backing band, fans... Read More
Liam Singer : The Brief Encounter
0 Comments. 1,405 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2011 @ 10:00am.
Brooklyn-ite 'chamber pop' artist Liam Singer has turned out another freakishly beautiful single - a lush, dreamy dance of violin and harpsichord. The classical influences and contemporary structure marry perfectly, creating a sound that is formal but warm, romantic but slightly abstract. Somewhere between Sufjan Stevens, The Magnetic Fields and The Brandenberg Orchestra. Read More
Iron and Wine : Kiss Each Other Clean
0 Comments. 1,440 Views. Posted 27 Jan 2011 @ 12:15pm.
Sam Beam’s earlier, mellower, lighter work, most notably in his album Our Endless Numbered Days sits somewhere between the finger and the fretboard, between the pluck of the string and the shiver of a note. It was delicate, pretty and soft – Kiss Each Other Clean, his latest record finds a 2011 Beam driven certainly by the same feelings but, like Tunng, he has levelled up in... Read More
Sufjan Stevens Melbourne 2011
3 Comments. 3,227 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
All delighted people raise your hands! Sufjan's coming back to Australia!   After making me cry multiple times after I saw him two nights in a row last time he came out to Australia, Sufjan has decided to come back and do some more birdwatching here in Oz.   He'll be bringing his incredible music and band to Melbourne. It was leaked that he was playing Adelaide, but luckily for us it... Read More
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