January 2012
9 posts
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Wet Stallions
Wet Stallions’ bio reads like a box of crayons, but what that really means is that their EP is a one-way ticket to jam central.
Watch the trailer
Download- II EP
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Jackie Onassis
Never heard the Anzac Bridge mentioned in a song before. Good one!
Listen- Said and Done
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The Maple Trail
Great news! The Maple Trail will have an album out in February.
In the meantime, new single The Dinosaur Hunters is a terrific, well-crafted piece of… americana? country western? was that a bugle?
Download- The Dinosaur Hunters
Video- Cable Mount Warning pt. 1
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Ozzy Wrong
Were I a professional surfer, I too would carry a ukulele and a kazoo.
Next on the list is living in Bali and being in Goons of Doom.
Download- Ozzy Wrongs Ukulele Songs (10 track album)
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The Hovering Spooks
This song reminds me a lot of The Go-Betweens- but lets just call it proof that jangly hooks, first-person storytelling and smart production never grow old.
A fine new release from the nation’s capital.
Download- Streets of the City
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AV Enthusiast Club
The AV Enthusiast Club meets once a semester and asks members to contribute a track composed with film or TV samples. Each meeting is themed: the latest, ‘family adventure.’
What a crazy bunch- think Lil’ Wayne meets Home Alone.
Download- EP002 Family Adventure (pay what you like)
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The Former Love
The Former Love are a band from Sutherland who are especially good at the banjo, the glockenspiel and having lots of members.
New single, Family Tree is one hell of a tearjerker and the press shots often feature a scarecrow. Bring on de ARIAS!
Listen- Family Tree
Buy- Ghost Town EP (iTunes)
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The Walking Who
Outstanding jam-rock from Northern Illawarra.
There’s gold in them hills, but get it while you can- it won’t be free for long.
Listen- Candy Flu, 10,15
Download- Candy Flu LP
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Freethebeats Vol. 6
If there were a musical Olympics for bass, grime and instrumental hip-hop, Australia would be all up in the medals and Freethebeats would be blitzing the relay.
As a show of support, we’d all download their mixtapes and finally reveal Sydney’s secret identity as a hotbed of great electronica.
Download- Freethebeats Vol. 6
December 2011
1 post
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Sui Zhen- Little Frog (Single)
Way back in 2008 (7? 9?), Sui Zhen put out a great little EP of catchy acoustic numbers. Fast forward to now (2012?) and suddenly there’s a whole album about to cut loose.
Not that loose is a very good choice of word though, if lead single Little Frog is anything to go by. Out for real in the next couple of days, the first single from the forthcoming LP Two Seas is bursting at the seams...