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The OUTDOOR TYPE – ” The Outdoor Type ” EP

Posted: March 17, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Melbourne’s Zack Buchanan – singer, guitarist and songwriter – was questioning his musical path when he stumbled on a fresh direction. That led to a buzz new indie-rock project, The Outdoor Type – and now an international record deal.
In 2014 Zack serendipitously clicked on a blog about cult ’90s Australian bands – and had a flash of inspiration. “One of the artists was this Sydney band from the ’90s called Smudge – and the song that they had on that was The Outdoor Type,” he recalls. “That was the first time I heard that song. So I listened to that and I thought, this is so good – it’s exactly what I wanna sound like!”Zack felt disillusioned with the music he’d been cutting – “it was getting a bit weird and electronic”. But, on rediscovering classic Australian acts – Paul Kelly, The Go-Betweens, The Church  he began writing anew.

Finally I started to make the music that I actually enjoyed, as opposed to music that I thought would maybe get on the radio or something ridiculous like that,” Zack quips .Zack composed 2015’s eponymous The Outdoor Type EP in a backyard studio, laying down almost all the parts himself. It spawned the popular singles When The Sun Goes Down and Are You Happy. Both attracted Triple J airplay

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Yet it was the follow-up single, On My Mind, stomping urban folk, which went viral – eventually exceeding 100, 000 Spotify plays. Ever modest, Zack was surprised to receive a message through his personal Facebook from an enthusiastic A&R for North America’s independent powerhouse Nettwerk Records. “The song got added to a few blogs in the States and they happened to just find it somehow. The head of the label flew over to Australia and I had a meeting with him and then got signed – it was really weird… It kinda came out of the blue.” The Outdoor Type joins the Nettwerk roster alongside other Australian names such as Boy & Bear and Hermitude.

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The Outdoor Type is returning with a new single Rumination. Assisted by producer John Castle (Cub Sport, Vance Joy, Dustin Tebutt) and mixed by Steven Schram (San Cisco, Tigertown, Tiny Little Houses), Zack was determined to record live with his band, limiting any “studio trickery”. “I’ve been playing with a live band for a while now and I decided to get them all in – ’cause it’s just a much fuller sound when you’ve got a whole live band playing at the same time.” The lyrics of the new single Rumination suggest self-doubt, but its music is euphorically escapist. “Rumination was written in a period where I was beginning to become fed up with music – or, to be more specific, fed up with working in a call centre and being broke,” Zack says. “The song is about the nature of the modern, routine-driven, fast-paced, nine-to-five, mortgage ’til you die time that we live in. It’s a rejection of that – and, at the same time, a want to prove to yourself, or to others, that you are capable of all those things.” In the meantime, Zack has honed The Outdoor Type’s live show on the local circuit.

COURTNEY BARNETT – ” Need a Little Time “

Posted: March 15, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Courtney Barnett has shared brand new song ‘Need a Little Time’.

The latest track, taken from her new album Tell Me How You Really Feel, was directed by Danny Cohen and follows Barnett floating through space. The new album will be released on May 18th via Mom + Pop Records, Marathon Artists, and Milk! Records. This new song follows the album’s first single ‘Nameless, Faceless’ .

On top of the latest news, Courtney Barnett has revealed that she will be taking new material on the road. The tour, which includes several UK shows in May, will be in Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol and London:

Courtney Barnett 2018 UK tour dates:
Tue 29 May – O2 Academy, Leeds
Sat 2 Jun – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
Mon 4 Jun – Manchester Academy
Tue 5 Jun – O2 Academy, Bristol
Wed 6 Jun – Roundhouse, London

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ELIOTT – ” Over & Over “

Posted: March 12, 2018 in MUSIC
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Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Charlotte Gemmill, who releases music under the moniker Eliott, dropped her second single this week. As in, second song ever. It’s kind of unfair how some people are just really good from the get-go, Eliott’s debut EP is released April 20th.

The singer has already received praise from Clash Music and MTV, as well as being featured on Apple Music’s New Artist of the Week. Her single release comes alongside news of a debut EP, .

On the new track, Eliott says, “It’s a love song. Not necessarily a romantic love, but a relationship between two people that no matter how much time they spend apart, days, months, years, they’ve always got your back – a kind of love you very rarely find.”

The video was directed by Maddy King, shot in NSW’s Blue Mountains.

ELIOTT – ” Figure It Out “

Posted: March 12, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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This 21-year-old young woman from country Victoria is leaving everyone stunned by her raw lyrics and haunting melody. Jack Grace is producing her, adding the electronic elements driving the beats and sonics. This one is going to be a special one!” .The Australian talent wrote ‘Figure It Out’ recently, with production coming from fellow rising artist Jack Grace.

A simple piano and vocal combination, it’s remarkably effective, with the songwriter dreaming of a return to her youth. Yearning for a simpler time, this theme turns the video into something extraordinarily effective.

Shot in Eliott’s home town and even features some of her family and friends.

“I think it was so important to go back to my hometown for this video,” she says, “It was such a special few days filming, because I got to do it with all of my best mates – there was no acting, it was honest and real. Figure it out is about leaving the comforts of home and doing something purely for yourself.”

Following the release of her acclaimed debut single ‘Figure it Out’ rising newcomer Eliott, has just revealed a video for her next single release ‘Over & Over’ which is released on the 2nd  March 2018 and has been produced by rising fellow Aussie artist Jack Grace.

CAMP COPE – ” Lost: Season One “

Posted: March 6, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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It’s a sad fact that whenever anyone goes to a gig, they run a very real risk of being assaulted, attacked, or harmed in some way. While it’s not a new trend, the modern age we live in allows for these heinous acts to receive greater attention, and thankfully allows for those responsible to be called out and brought to justice.

As we reported earlier this year, numerous artists, such as Melbourne’s Camp Cope, have joined the #ItTakesOne campaign, intended to make everyone more safe at gigs. Camp Cope’s end goal is obviously to see this behaviour stamped out completely, but the #ItTakesOne campaign’s first step is to ensure that environments exist in which this behaviour is not tolerated at all. With the rising popularity of the campaign, we’re becoming ever-closer to a point in which we will hopefully never have to hear about people being assaulted at gigs.

CABLE TIES – ” Tell Them Where To Go “

Posted: February 22, 2018 in MUSIC
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Last year we heard from Melbourne punks Cable Ties l and thier track the feisty ‘Say What You Want’.

The three are equally on fire with latest single ‘Tell Them Where To Go’, digitally released via Poison City Records on February 2nd (with a limited edition two-song 7” ).
The four minutes of rock ‘n’ roll swagger with a punk sneer and typical Cable Ties toughness was inspired by spending time volunteering and playing at Girls Rock! camps in Melbourne and Canberra – a week long camp dedicated to helping young women, trans and non binary folk play music, form bands and build confidence.

Lead singer Jenny McKechnie says of the track: “It’s about ignoring everyone who tells you that you can’t play music because you don’t fit Western society’s expectations of who can be a ‘rockstar’ – an attractive white, straight, cisgendered man. It’s about finding new heroes who reflect your life experiences and learning how to tell your own story through rock!”

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Cable Ties last released their self-titled debut album in May 2017 via Poison City Records. Poison City is an independent record label, distributor and skateboard/ music store based in Melbourne, Australia.

The VACANT SMILES – ” Stones “

Posted: February 20, 2018 in MUSIC
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The Vacant Smiles is a band from Melbourne (Australia), The group became known to us in 2013 with a first album, Stupid Music, whose name already said all the good that we should think of them. The band have since released their new single, “Stones”. The Vacant Smiles, are a pop garage band that, inspired by the psychic scene, could be attached to the sixties. Their thing is the slacker pop that, without overplaying the genre, tells us that the cool was never on the cold side. Link to all slacker group articles Obviously, there is surfing in this Australian pop. Without evidence, there is also pop jangle, to believe that the Vacant Smiles have also listened to the Replacements, check out their bandcamp page for more goodies .

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Band Members
James Lynch
Seamus Whelan
Francis Tait
Aaron Pinto

 

SLOWLY SLOWLY – ” Aliens “

Posted: February 9, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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When they’re not foraging for salty tears in the Forest of Emo, Melbourne four-piece Slowly Slowly are deftly positioning themselves to be one of 2018’s biggest breakout bands. Songwriter Ben Stewart floats in a slipstream of never-ending lyrics that balance hyperrealism with a clever stream-of-consciousness, convention-be-damned. 2017’s ‘Aliens’ is the first offering from a new album due out this year, and while there are hooks aplenty, there’s not really a chorus to speak of; and it’s that willingness to break the rules of songwriting that makes Slowly Slowly such an interesting band. They won the Beyond The Valley competition in December, and we’re excited to watch them pump out Unconventional Anthems at every turn as 2018 unfolds.

 

ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – ” Mainland “

Posted: January 26, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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In early 2016, the release of Talk Tight put Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever on the map with glowing reviews from SPIN, Stereogum, and Pitchfork, praising them as stand-outs even among the fertile landscape of Melbourne music. Chock full of snappy riffs, spritely drumming and quick-witted wordplay, Talk Tight was praised “for the precision of their melodies, the streamlined sophistication of their arrangements, and the undercurrent of melancholy that motivates every note.”

Born from late night jam sessions in singer/guitarist Fran Keaney’s bedroom and honed in the thrumming confines of Melbourne’s live music venues, the band began to take shape as audiences got moving. Sharing tastes and songwriting duties, cousins Joe White and Fran Keaney, brothers Tom and Joe Russo, and drummer Marcel Tussie started out with softer, melody-focused songs. The more shows they played, the more those driving rhythms that now trademark their songs emerged. Since then, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever rode that wave from strength to strength.

Since the band’s inception, Rolling Blackouts C.F. have carved out a unique place in the local musical landscape with their penchant for hooky guitars and undeniable melodies, married to lyrics that are intelligent and wide-eyed, with an unmistakably-Australian dry wit.

‘The French Press’ EP landed on many ‘Best Of 2017’ lists, including The Guardian/The Observer ‘Hidden Gems’. Meanwhile, lead single ‘French Press‘ made countless end of year lists

CAMP COPE – ” Footscray Station “

Posted: January 19, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Let’s not pretend there is a more socially impactful band in Australia right now than Camp Cope are knocking down the interior walls of the Australian music industry and renovating it with sledgehammers, Australia’s most melodic bass player, and a brand-new blueprint. This is a band that refuses to settle for anything less than revolution, and you’re going to hear about it on their second album. Expect broadened subject matter – devastatingly smart songs about friendship and about coping with loss, in addition to a entire fistful of middle fingers raised at all those who stand against. Camp Cope

Camp Cope / Cayetana Split Single release

Alongside two sold-out performances as part of Vivid LIVE last year, Camp Cope filmed their new single ‘The Opener’ live in the stunning Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House. The Melbourne punk trio are no strangers to confronting contemporary issues head on, and their latest single does just that. The alt-rockers are now preparing for a March tour in support of their forthcoming sophomore album, How To Socialise & Make Friends. The video shows Camp Cope playing against views of Sydney Harbour and the Royal Botanic Garden, the vibrant tapestry of Utzon’s own design which adorns the western wall, and the dramatic concrete beams of the sails across the ceiling.

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