October 30, 2008
Adrian Whitehead -’ Caitlin’s 60s Pop Song’
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Melbourne’s Adrian Whitehead has a voice and song-writing ability reminiscent of Elliott Smith circa XO.
His debut album, One Small Stepping Man, shows off a pop sensibility that makes a vintage sunshine aesthetic sound fresh and exciting. Fittingly, the opening track is called ‘Caitlin’s [...]
September 29, 2008
Empire Of The Sun – ‘We are the people’
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A ‘teaser’ single released on iTunes recently ahead of the October 4th album release, just over a week away. I have high expectations from this album and I know a lot of people do. This song starts off slow but the [...]
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 [...]
August 28, 2008
Andy Bull – ‘Small Town Girl’
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I’m glad that Andy Bull have finally got a good single out on a label big enough to push his music out to the mainstream market. I first learnt about Andy through his manager the lovely Julia Kosky whom I met in an industry [...]
August 18, 2008
British India – ‘I Said I’m Sorry’
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I’ve never got British India. Are they a hard rock band, or an indie band? Their popularity seems to have exploded, despite the fact they’ve never released anything that’s actually worthy of such grand acclaim. I guess there’s something to say for a [...]
