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CABLE TIES – ” Say What You Mean / Same For Me “

Posted: January 4, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Cable Ties’ Jenny McKechnie has something to say and you’d better listen. Her powerful voice brings a Bratmobile meets Wire vibe to their sound.

The debut LP from this Australian trio was full of piss and vinegar. The songs were based on great grooves the reminded me of Eddy Current Suppression Ring and the angst-ridden vocals of Jenny McKechnie flashed with hints of Sleater Kinney. A band to be reckoned with try to catch them live soon !.

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Cable Ties are frenetic lead lines tethered to a hypnotic rhythm section. They take the 3 minute punk burner and stretch it past breaking point. Suddenly the garage rock gives way as primitive boogie, kraut and post-punk take things way out to the horizon.  Our record heads out into the world on its own today. It’s now yours to do with as you will. It’s a product of one years’ writing, recording and mixing and 2 years of mastering, artwork, design, gigging and so much support from so many wonderful people. We are so thankful for all the people who have left their stamp on our music and our lives. Without them we – and this physical artifact – would never have been possible. It takes a community to make a record.

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KING GIZZARD and the LIZARD WIZARD – ” Gumboot Soup “

Posted: January 2, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Fifth album of 2017 and it’s still this amazing. These songs were too good for the albums they were supposed to be on so instead we get a singles collection.

To many it may seem like an impossible task, but for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the notion of releasing five albums in a year is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact, while some were doubting the band’s plan would come to fruition, the group left it until the last day of the year to prove the doubters wrong, releasing Gumboot Soup overnight.

Following the four albums released this year, including Microtonal Banana, Murder Of The Universe, Sketches Of Brunswick East, and Polygondwanaland, the band had already released a major stack of music,

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT – ” Rockstar City “

Posted: December 30, 2017 in MUSIC
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New track Rockstar City taken from the EP ‘To Whom It May Concern’ ‘Rockstar City’ is a postcard home to my Mum about my first gig in New York City. I signed up for a 15 minute slot to play at the famous Bitter End, where all the folk stars started out in the 1960s. Bob Dylan had been a regular there, Billy Joel had played ‘Piano Man’ there two weeks before I performed, and Etta James, Joni Mitchell and plenty other rockstars had sung there too. The names could be read off from the list of past performers on the wall behind the bar and I was really nervous. I powered through and even though I was a bit shaken and awkward I made it out okay. This song’s about taking everything in and celebrating the little wins you get sometimes and sharing them with the people you love.

WINSTON SURFSHIRT – ” Be About You “

Posted: December 30, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Unknown at the start of this year, Winston Surfshirt have built themselves an indie-electronic empire in 2017, capturing Australia’s attention with their long-winded yet fantastic debut album Sponge Cake. Their surfy, laid-back vibes have soundtracked much of our year (and will no doubt continue across the summer), with stand-out singles including Be About You and Ali D marking themselves as year highlights and Hottest 100 favourites. Their slick sound also caught the attention of names including Elton John and Beats 1 taste-maker Zane Lowe, who can potentially push the New South Wales ensemble into the international waters come 2018.

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT – ” Not Worth Hiding “

Posted: December 30, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Over the past twelve months, Sydney’s Alex The Astronaut has gone from a small, local New South Wales name to one of the most important songwriters in Australia, with her two EPs for 2017  “To Whom It May Concern” and more recently, “See You Soon”  both making their mark in Australia’s indie-pop world. More than just great music, the latter EP’s leading single Not Worth Hiding is also one of the most empowering of the year, with the critical message of self-acceptance dedicated to “16-year-old Alex and for anyone who’s struggling to let you know that you’re absolutely perfect just the way you are.” In a year full of challenges, Alex The Astronaut has helped so many Australians feel comfort in their true selves, something we are incredibly grateful for on behalf of those who have struggled in 2017.

GOLD CLASS – ” Drum “

Posted: December 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Drum is the bold second album from Gold Class. Recorded at Melbourne’s Head Gap studios / Tropical Fuck Storm Studios and co-produced by Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, “Drum” sees Gold Class explore new territory in both songwriting and sonics.

On Gold Class’ second LP, Adam Curley is punchy, the music percussive. “We were beaten, but I still feel a thump,” he hollers, amidst Evan Purdey’s knotty guitar scrawl on the relentless “We Were Never Too Much”. And Drum duly delivers a thump, producer Gareth Liddiard’s stripped-down setting letting the propulsive rhythm section push towards the foreground. There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but the quartet boast heart and wit, sounding committed to their cause. “Weave the blows/Like a boxer on tiptoe,” Curley bellows in “Thinking of Strangers”, recalling Morrissey’s lyrical pugilists as the song drags Smithsy jangle into a dark alley.

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THIGH MASTER – ” BBC bw Park Road Clinical “

Posted: December 29, 2017 in MUSIC
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Hailing from Brisbane and featuring jangly guitars and pithy lyrics is Thigh Master. The a-side is a corker, while the b-side is a little more plodding but is maybe more intriguing for it. Thigh Master has been high on my list of Aussie imports to check out this year, and they just announced a forthcoming split single with Dag (another of my favorites) for December. Those familiar with any of the previously managed bands will surely enjoy this track, as it walks that line between angular guitar and haphazard melody. To me, the band just embrace their own musical inclinations, even with slight tonal imperfections; this is what Pavement would have sounded like had they just gone out to have a grand old time. This split 7″ will drop on Bruit Direct Disques come the end of December.

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SLUM SOCIABLE – ” Don’t Come Back “

Posted: December 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Melbourne’s Slum Sociable are Edward Quinn (production, guitars, keys) and Miller Upchurch (vocals, percussion). The duo, currently touring their debut EP TQ nationally, are joined live by drummer Ryan Beasley and bassist Dylan Savage.

Edward Quinn and Miller are old friends, but started working together as Slum Sociable,  A long time ago we were introduced by an old drummer in our band,  I thought he [Miller] was the best singer I knew so I got him on those tracks.

It was never going to be released but we had someone pass away and we thought we’d honour his memory — he was the first person to hear these tracks, he was the first person we felt comfortable enough sending them to — we thought we’d release this body of work in his honour.

The name It’s a line from the Scorsese movie Gangs of New York, at that time I was obsessed with Daniel Day Lewis  still am, I guess — he was going to the butcher at some stage and it’s kind of like an alliteration but it’s not really…it kind of sounded sticky. I just like those two words together, hopefully it doesn’t come back to bite us with “slum” being in it.

ZEFERELI – ” All Players Play Well “

Posted: December 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Zefereli (aka Alistar Richardson) is a DIY kind of guy. For the better part of four years, he has built his own recording studio just an hour from Brisbane where he has recorded, produced and mixed his own debut album entitled ‘All Players Played Well’, which was released last month.

Today, he premieres the video for newest single ‘We’re Going To Get There Someday’, which was shot completely on a Super 8 camera and features a number of cute dogs.

“We were walking past the op shops near where we live and found an old Super 8 camera,” Alistar says.

“It seemed to work! So we learned all about Super 8, experimented, searched the world for film, lost valuable footage due to our clumsiness and eventually put something together heartwarming and true to us. “We hope you love it. We filmed it all around Brisbane with friends and while on tour. The Super 8 became a little extension of ourselves.”

After separating from his former band and record label, Alistar became briefly disillusioned with music. His musical rebirth began partly due to his creative pairing with fellow musician, Clea who now often collaborates with Zefereli. “I met Clea and lightning struck. I heard her lyrics and her voice and I saw her unburdened by expectation and expressing herself in such a unique way… we have been inseparable ever since.”

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RVG ‘S – ” A Quality of Mercy “

Posted: December 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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“Tight, incisive, post-punk/retro-pop infused with a liberal dose of downcast catharsis, confessional lyrics and down-right infectious hooks.”

The first single from RVG’s debut album ‘A Quality Of Mercy’ released in October 2017 via Our Golden Friend / Island Records. The Melbourne-based band RVG’s latest single is a broadside at the people who leave ignorant and disrespectful comments under online news stories. You already know the type. The ones that leave you despairing for humanity and wondering who hurt them. On “A Quality Of Mercy,” vocalist Romy Vager (the band’s initials stand for Romy Vager Group), puts it simply: “Staring at the ceiling, feeling numb. Thinking of the readers of the Herald Sun.”

Her literate and witty lyrics, teamed with earworm melodies, call to mind both The Fall and Courtney Barnett. Together with her band mates, seen playing to an empty ballroom in the video premiering above, RVG creates a similarly idiosyncratic and knotty mix of hook-filled indie rock.

Vager explained that the song was prompted by a major news story in her home country.

“It was loosely inspired by the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in 2015 and how angry I was that a lot of middle class Australians thought that the death penalty for drug charges was a fair punishment. A lot of people were writing things like ‘Well if you do the time, you do the crime’ in the comments section of news articles. I wanted to challenge those dangerous right wing idioms and stress the need for perspective and empathy in what is very quickly becoming a much meaner world.”

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