Brisbane’s Dune Rats make the frustrations of living in a city that has no beach, not only relatable, but a little more bearable. Built on a foundation of sound moulded by both international and local alt-rock constituents, Dune Rats’ bare similarities to the likes of Best Coast and Gold Coast’s Bleeding Knees Club but with […]
Philadelphia electro-indie-pop group Vacationer are exactly as advertised: their new album, Relief , is a 41-minute vacation. Relief is the soundtrack to your dream island escape: soft white sand, towering palm trees, deep blue skies and sleeping in white, luxuriously oversized beds. There’s an interesting variety of sounds and styles used throughout the album. Golden […]
The Antlers will always be a relatively successful and highly acclaimed “indie rock” band at a base level. However, unlike their contemporaries – bands like The National (I suppose) – The Antlers won’t be getting very much Triple J play at all. This would regularly come down to their sound being “too sad”. But Familiars isn’t sad; […]
I may as well say it right up here: I adore jack White. Solo, White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather, you name it. Since his 2012 solo debut Blunderbuss, I’ve been waiting with little patience for the release of Lazaretto. The thing you gotta remember, is that Jack White is Jack White. Lazaretto isn’t breaking into any […]
Words by Roger Ma It’s been a long time coming for Sydney electronic act Fishing to finally release a full length album. The duo consisting of beat makers Russell Fitzgibbon and Doug Wright have been around the local live music scene for quite a few years, and their ecstatic live shows have given them a […]
Crooning into the microphone in a shimmering peacock shirt, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley enraptured the people of Australian just a few months ago. That first taste of ZABA was intense. Its psychedelic waves flowed through my dreams and lingered at the back of my mind. Last week I was lucky enough to gain access to ZABA which will be released this […]
Words by Sam Weston “They don’t make that kind of music anymore” is the sort of clichéd criticism dads sometimes make, despite my best efforts to convince mine otherwise. I’ve bought him loads of albums. He listens to them and nods his head. He says he likes them, but then puts them in his CD […]
Words by Cameron Nicholls In a flurry of pink hair and piercings, Inner-West group Bonney Read have exploded from Sydney’s live music scene with new EP Live to Tell. Led by Jess Cooper’s raw vocals, the nearly all-girl band from the Inner West slash their way through five powerhouse tunes. They seriously know how to […]
Words by Cameron Nicholls Lily Allen is back. The queen of provocative has returned with Sheezus, her third offering. Five long years have passed since It’s Not Me, It’s You, during which Allen paused her musical career to get married and raise two children. While Sheezus shows that Allen hasn’t lost her sardonic wit nor […]
After patiently waiting for five years, Blue Mountains boys Thundamentals are back with their already wildly successful third offering, So We Can Remember. Made up of the trio of DJ Morgs, MC Jeswon and MC Tuka, this infectious yet thought-provoking record is one of the best Australian hip-hop records we’ve heard. It’s a significant shift […]