Megastick Fanfare – ‘Brain Tooth’ (mp3)

The amazing Megastick Fanfare played our Blogger’s Delight party last Friday. And now they’ve given us their very (very!) new song Brain Tooth. Wow. These guys are a must see for the Animal Collective generation. They play live often, catch them at:

Oct 4 – Parklife, Sydney
Oct 22 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney w/ Aleks and the Ramps
Oct 31 – Halloween Monster Mash at Annandale Hotel, Sydney w/ Seekae, Richard In Your Mind + more

www.myspace.com/megastickfanfare

Single Twin – ‘My Silken Tooth’ (mp3)

I was only just turned on to Melbourne singer-songwriter Single Twin this week, so I’m not sure how long I should wait before declaring myself a fan. His debut album is reportedly finished and awaiting release, but in the mean time he’s offered a non-album track, ‘My Silken Tooth,’ for download. Apparently it was written and recorded in a single night last Tuesday, so the guitar work quite bare and the vocals aren’t doubletracked like other songs, which adds to the frailty of the piece. Check his MySpace for details regarding impending releases and other songs.

www.myspace.com/singletwin

teenagersintokyo – ‘Isabella’

Ex-pats teenagersintokyo have a new 7″ out October 5 and the above song will feature on it. I’ve not seen these guys for over a year (obviously) but they sound much tighter and promising on this track – and I quite liked them back then. Still, this song is dark and driving in a way that’s many try but few pull off. It doesn’t help that Samantha Lim sounds a bit like a reigned-in Bjork at times and that the band seem to have a great intuition about how much effects should applied to guitars and beats.

I hope these guys return for a string of shows soon.

www.myspace.com/teenagersintokyo

Parallel Lions – ‘Separated’ (Radio Edit)

It’s fair to say that Art Of Fighting aren’t entirely my cup of tea, but they sure have their fans and I can’t argue with the fact that the dude can sing. Apparently he (Ollie Brown) has got a new band and they seem to be a bit more ‘singer-songwriter’ meets downbeat electronica. Some texture is always a good way to spice up the ol’ acoustic guitar run-through, but the jazz drumming in this song is especially notable. Parallel Lions are a bit closer to being my thang, but it’s interesting enough to warrant coverage regardless. ‘Separated ‘should generate some buzz for them on the local scene/Triple J – AOF fans eat your heart out!

Apparently their debut, ‘Holding Patterns,’ is out Oct 23.

Dot.AY – ‘Default to Paranoia’

It took me a while to come around to chiptune music. While I appreciated the process and ingenuity behind it, it was hard voluntarily want to listen to music that sounding like my Nintendo was epileptic. But that was sooo twelve months ago. This stuff is everywhere – there’s even a full-length documentary floating around on the internet somewhere about the craze (can’t for the life of me remember it, but I’m sure Google can help you if you’re keen).

Anyway, one of Brisbane’s more prominent exponents of gameboy-tweaking muzak is Dot.AY aka Alex Yabsley, who finished his full-length a couple of months back. If you’re a fan of the above (and yes, I believe that’s a ‘Guitar Hero’ controller he’s wielding there), then head here to download it for free. He’s playing at both Valley Fiesta and 2High Festival for any Brisbanites keen on indulging in some of his stuff at free local festivals.

www.myspace.com/dotaymusic