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GOLD FIELDS – Black Sun
I have noticed that a lot of cool bands are coming out of Ballarat. Why is that? Someday, I’ll ask a Ballarat band why. Is it something in the water? Today I bring you
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AINSLIE WILLS – You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine
Ainslie Wills’ debut album, You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine, transforms the gems scattered through her two earlier EPs into 12 tracks of solid original tunes. Her first self-titled EP, released back in
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RHYE – Woman
I could hear after just one listen that Woman had appeal beyond the sub-genres of sophisti-pop and Sade’s smooth soul RnB, but I couldn’t place my finger on it. So I listened to the
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SHLOHMO – Laid out EP
On the back of Bad Vibes, Los Angeles producer ‘Shlohmo’ (Henry Laufer) set out to explore dirty, psyched, mild hip hop beats across five tracks, in a collective he’s called Laid Out. A slow drumbeat
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YOUTH LAGOON – Wondrous Bughouse
I had pre-arranged six month prior that I would play Youth Lagoon’s ‘Montana‘ in the van upon driving into the Glacier National Park in Montana last year. It is a testament to remoteness and
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HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY – You’re A Shadow
I remember around three years ago, I fell in love with a song called ‘Scattered Diamonds’ by the band Hungry Kids of Hungary. 15-year-old naïve me decided it would be fun to send a message
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THIS MESS – Debut EP
Tace McNamara and Jim Wilson are the key ingredients to This Mess, an up-and-coming chill-wave / electronica ensemble from Wollongong. Since their inception in January 2012, This Mess have featured alongside a plethora of
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DOLDRUMS – Lesser Evil
As I meandered around at Melbourne’s inaugural White Night event at 5:00am, I had a melody looping in my brain that was both exhilarated from the night’s excitement and depleted from sleep deprivation. The melody
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Walrii – Weaver EP
Texture: The characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its parts. Also known as the most delicate and authenticate piece for any electronic
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ATOMS FOR PEACE – AMOK
Consisting of Thom Yorke (lead singer of Radiohead), Flea (bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers), Joey Waronker (drummer of Beck and R.E.M), Mauro Refosco and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, supergroup Atoms for Peace have
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BED WETTIN’ BAD BOYS – Ready For Boredom
In a musical culture that facilitates a democratic return to the “thrift-shop”, it is remarkable that an album like Ready for Boredom, the debut record from Sydney’s Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys exists. Maybe not
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FOALS – Holy Fire
With Foals’ live set still fresh in my mind from Big Day Out I keenly welcomed their much anticipated, third album, Holy Fire. It’s worth distinguishing the difference between Foals’ live set and their
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UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – II
They say the classics never go out of style, and someone must have told Ruban Nielson (no relation), the brains behind New Zealand-via-Portland trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The bouncy psych-pop of ‘Ffunny Ffrends’ first
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CIGGIE WITCH – Echidna Cottage
Ciggie Witch is my latest favourite band, and it’s kind of an obsession. I saw them last week, playing in the small, upstairs band room at the Gasometer, and there’s just something about them.
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ALL FIRES – Caves
In the dark mystery of a cave, we can figuratively find anything; unexpected treasure, an emotional escape or out of the ordinary beauty. I found all of the above in Hobart band All Fires
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CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN COLLECTIVE – Dandelion Flower
I really like Tasmania. I’d probably live there if it wasn’t so cold. It’s been a couple of years since I visited the apple isle but over the past few weeks I’ve discovered some
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GAZELLE TWIN – Mammal EP
Aunty Sonia has a treat for you in the form of something under-appreciated and exciting. Gazelle Twin‘s new EP Mammal, set for release on January 28th, is sonically reminiscent of The Knife and Imogen
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YETIS – Hear Me Now EP
We were in a car park just behind The Northcote Social Club. I was swaying a little and smiling more than a little. A few too many ciders were the cause of the swaying,
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SLEEP DECADE – Into Spinning Lights LP
The boys from Sleep Decade have (finally) released their debut LP – Into Spinning Lights. These ten tracks are – for lack of a better word – stunning. You just kind of fall into
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YETIS – Bright Red
Here are a few things I love: banjos, vocal harmonies, ‘whoa’s’ in song and surprises. When these simple delights are combined, I find it difficult to do anything other than smile. And maybe dance around
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