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Written by: Alexander Crowden
Frighteners are a five piece hailing from Western Australia, who play a spooky brand of alternative rock. They have just released their de... [more]
Written by: Luke Carlino
Quality or quantity? That is the question. If the answer is quantity, then BritishMC
Wiley has it covered, with ‘Evolve Or Be Extinct’ bei... [more]
Written by: Michelle Cook
Born Jake Zilic Jnr, and raised in the outskirts of NSW suburb of Liverpool, a town of socioeconomic ratio of lower to middle class mix. The ar... [more]
Written by: Seb Alvarez
Childish Gambino returns with his 4th album release “Camp”, and forget everything that the man behind the moniker has accomplished; this a... [more]
Written by: Seb Alvarez
The first debut album of
Francois and the Atlas Mountains on the Domino label “E Volo Love” is a casual summer fling that’ll definitely sw... [more]
Written by: Seb Alvarez
The London four piece
Trailer Trash Tracys return with their full-length debut album titled “Ester”, a melodic entanglement of lo-fidelity... [more]
Written by: Tom O'Donovan
Driving skin work and spoken word kicks off math rockers
The Mark of Cain's
'Barkhammer'. An iconic South Aussie act,... [more]
Written by: Tom O'Donovan
Chris Cornell needs no introduction. But, for the uninitiated, I'll introduce him anyway. An integral part of the 90's Seattle g... [more]
Written by: Stu Warren
Ben Kweller is back with his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Go Fly A Kite’ and for fans of the Texan singer-songwriter there’s plenty he... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Brooklyn five piece outfit
My Best Fiend don’t really fit into any particular genre. They play what I can best describe as soft indie musi... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
No matter how much you pay attention to the music scene in Melbourne, there always seem to be new bands popping up you haven’t heard of. There... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Have you ever heard something for the first time and its sheer beauty just blew you away? Well Brisbane four piece
Holland and their EP ‘N... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
The Red Paintings hail from Geelong, yet they certainly don’t sound anything like any current Australian bands. They are more or less an o... [more]
Written by: Shannon Crane
From the first listen of the opening instrumental track,
The Sunshine Brothers’ new album slows your world down.
With a trumpet setting... [more]
Written by: Shannon Crane
The second record from Swedish duo
First Aid Kit is almost impossible to hate.
Jam packed with the sugar-coated lyrics and folky sounds... [more]
Written by: Christine Ai
It’s time to break out your glitter satchels and feathered capuchon’s for the geniuses
Of Montreal have returned with a glistening new alb... [more]
Written by: Natalie Salvo
In spring 1967 Brian Wilson had very little to smile about. The record his band,
The Beach Boys had been working on was shelved for many r... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Melbourne indie outfit
The Atlantic Fall, having only formed in 2010, have already released their debut album. The self titled affair from... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
The Hello Morning are a Melbourne band that describe themselves as country inspired rock’n’roll. Don’t get too put off by the mention of c... [more]
Written by: Daniel Townsend
Danny George Wilson’s ninth record is almost unbearable.
Lyrically, this is Cliche City. The album opens with people “talking in the str... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Californian experimental indie rock outfit
Deerhoof have just released studio album number ten, ‘Deerhoof vs. Evil’. Ten albums since 1997... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Fountains of Wayne released their fifth album ‘Sky Full of Holes’ late last year, as the follow up to 2007’s ‘Traffic and Weather’. For a... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Melbourne garage pop rockers
The Bowers return with album number two, ‘Odds or Evens’ in tow. Formerly known as The Bowerbirds, the four-p... [more]
Written by: Kathryn Mahina
Who releases a fully recognised EP in conjunction with the fourth single from their latest record?
Patrick Wolf does of course.
Bruma... [more]
Written by: Tom O'Donovan
Invoking nostalgia for this reviewer of seminal Aussie acts like Screamfeeder, Header and Ammonia, Victoria’s
Joe Ransom brings to recolle... [more]
Written by: Kathryn Mahina
Voltaire Twins are one of the many over hyped Triple J Unearthed bands who had an exciting 2011 playing at CMJ Music Marathon and supporti... [more]
Written by: Colin Varney
Ever been to a bad barbeque full of old blokes clutching VBs, dousing snags in tommy sauce and howling loudly to
Chisel, The Oils and Dadd... [more]
Written by: Michael Clohesy
LA four-piece
Vintage Trouble, comprised of Ty Taylor (Vocals) Nalle Colt (Guitars, Backing Vocals) Rick Barrio Dill (Bass Guitar, Backing... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
For album number seven,
The Black Keys once again opted for super producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) to not only produce, but also to he... [more]
Written by: Natalie Salvo
The
Blink 182 reunion will have some people wondering why it took so long while others have moved on/don’t care and only have “Dammit” lef... [more]
Written by: Lyn Geisel
We Will All Die At The Hands of CGI by
The Bon Scotts is a most unusual title for a CD, but their first album
Oddernity wasn’t e... [more]
Written by: Natalie Salvo
Eight years, four lads, three studio albums, dozens of seven-inch singles and a partridge in a pear tree. Melbourne’s
Eddy Current Suppres... [more]
Written by: Lyn Geisel
With lashings of soft folk rock, indie sound, guitar and crisp vocals,
Errol J M & The Trade Secrets is a sound reminiscent of the ban... [more]
Written by: Kathryn Mahina
There are many approaches one can take when attempting to digest the fifth studio release from Brooklyn duo
Prince Rama. You could lament... [more]
Written by: Christine Ai
Danny Widdicombe is a strong soul that has been through thick and thin over recent years battling the threat of cancer and the deteriorati... [more]
Written by: Lyn Geisel
If this wasn’t Chris Lilley I certainly wouldn’t be interested, but there is something about his charismatic eyes, his way of pleasing many gen... [more]
Written by: Bess Paterson
Five years ago I was embarrassed to admit to my penchant for a little bit of country music every now and then. The term ‘country’ evoked images... [more]
Written by: Colin Varney
If you only buy one teutonic evangelical prohibitionist banjo-pluckin’ skewed gospel album this year, make it this one.
The Dad Horse Ex... [more]
Written by: Christine Ai
With a band name that sounds more capricious than most, it seems like this young fiery five-piece is back to wow the shoes off our feet again.... [more]
Written by: Sose Fuamoli
“Build a Fire” is the first single to be released by trip-hop/electro duo,
Lamb off their fifth studio record,
'5'. Along w... [more]
Written by: Natalie Salvo
Woe & Flutter, a gang of four from the Gold Coast. They make melodic sounds that fit not one genre but at alternate moments can be roc... [more]
Written by: Bess Paterson
I’m sad to admit that I’m very late to the party when it comes to
The Fauves, but have enjoyed discovering this band. The Melbourne indie-... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Nantes have been getting a fair amount of airtime on Triple J in the last half of 2011. Their song ‘Fly’ got people all abuzz and understa... [more]
Written by: Alexander Crowden
Sydney five-piece
Chicks Who Love Guns have just released their second Extended Play, ‘Stutter’, the follow up to last year’s ‘Vomit on th... [more]
Written by: Josh
Sydney based electronic duo
Canyons have primarily been known as one of the cities best local DJ collective, until they decided spinning t... [more]
Written by: Sose Fuamoli
The latest EP from
The Battery Kids is a first for the band in many ways. Not only does it mark the first release since the former Adelaid... [more]
Written by: Sose Fuamoli
When I was sent out the latest record to feature eclectic (to say the least) songstress
Björk, I knew I’d have to open my mind and let mys... [more]
Written by: Sose Fuamoli
It’s been ages since I’ve heard a gutsy funk-laden record from a local artist, much less one from my own town. Adelaide five-piece
The Lev... [more]
Written by: Eva Rinaldi
The Dø is a French/Finnish indie pop band rooted in Paris in 2005. The band is Olivia Merilahti (singer and musician) and Dan Levy (multi-... [more]
Written by: Eva Rinaldi
Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 tr... [more]
