November 27, 2008
Little Vegas and The Fuzz Parade – ‘Only Say It Once’
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I guess it’s not inconceivable that some people might dismiss Brisbane’s Little Vegas and The Fuzz Parade as part of the cesspool of noughties retro rockers. Based on their name alone, I certainly used to.
Hokey name aside, their music [...]
October 23, 2008
The Woods Themselves – ‘Groove Wind’ (mp3)
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Sydney’s The Woods Themselves released their sophomore album, (C’Mon) Do The Beach Thing, earlier this year. Nestled toward the end of the tracklist is Groove Wind, a song that’s sparse in accompaniment but dense in atmosphere. It’s three minutes of dark pop bliss [...]
September 26, 2008
Little Scout – Dead Loss
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Brisbane is a small town and if I had a dollar for every time someone told me “oh, you should check out my brother’s/boyfriend’s/workmate’s/housemate’s/neighbour’s band”, I might be close to paying off my HECS debt. So when a friend told me to check out their friend’s [...]
September 15, 2008
The Hungry Kids of Hungary – ‘Set It Right’ (mp3)
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Little more than a year old, Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungary are winning hearts with their unique blend of soul, blues and sweet vocal harmony.
If The Shins had formed in London circa 1968, this is what they would have sounded [...]
September 12, 2008
The Maple Trail – ‘New York’
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I’m pretty excited to blog about The Maple Trail, the solo guise for Aidan Roberts, the Blue Mountains songsmith who’s more known for his work up the front of psych-indie troupe Belles Will Ring. Roberts has just released his debut record entitled Dirty Echo [...]
Hehe, quiet enough to not be noticed supporting Clare Bowditch on her recent tour?
Well having a member in both bands help doesn’t it?
This song is amazing. =] You’ve made my day.