Posts By David Payne

LISTEN: Blackmilk – ‘The Prospector’

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I’d been pluggin Blackmilk in the lead up to the release of their record In Lak’ech and I’m happy to say it’s out and sounds very good. ‘The Prospector’ is their new single and it’s a complete departure to what we have heard earlier. This one is a stripped-back tune with all focus on the vocal and stark narrative accompanied by backing harmony and select violin builds for extra drama. A good range from a very accomplished record by the Perth yocals. In Lak’ech is a deep rocking record with an amazing period sound that combines the best of Australian country story-telling with psychedelia and Tumbleweed like, stoner guitar drifts. Def worth hearing.

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Blackmilk – ‘The Prospector’

 

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LISTEN: Fuyuko’s Fables – ‘Slappy and Graham’

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These guys were in Melbourne recently and I feel bad for not letting y’all know but y’know – we were having major surgery on the site so things slipped through the cracks. The good news is Fuyuko’s Fables is just a boat trip away in the kingdom of New Zealand and hopefully we’ll see them back real soon. ‘Slappy and Graham’ is taken from the EP Everybody is Weird available on their bandcamp. It’s a captivating listen. Good snare brushes and guitar picking with that New Zealand twang in the vocals creating an at times melancholic story telling but the harmony is quite gorgeous and not unlike The Shins.

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Fuyuko’s Fables – ‘Slappy and Graham‘

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LISTEN: Pencil – ‘Departure’

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Pencil are Melbourne friends Ashley and Zahra from Zone Out, Liam and Jordan from Ocean Party and Andrè who plays in Hot Palms with the Zone out peeps. What a community. This is their new EP; recorded last week. It follows up their first cut released earlier this year which sounded more stripped back and guitar driven. The vocals were sweet and followed one catchy melody after the next. There is a danger of becoming immune to the charm of – dare I say it – ‘jangly pop’. But it’s not gonna happen on this new EP Sydney Weekend. This has more atmosphere and features Ashley’s vocal range to take the sound to a surfier, washed out place. Wes Anderson could shoot a film around this sound. It’s a more confident recording and gets closer to what The Twerps pull off by sounding like they invented the sound. Check the bandcamp for both EP’s.

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Pencil – ‘Departure‘

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WATCH: Tame Impala – ‘Studio Sessions’

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Filmed in the band’s hometown of Perth, Western Australia. The performance was captured at Tame Impala’s home-away-from-home, the Norfolk Hotel basement. Performing tracks from new record Lonerism, – ‘Elephant’, ‘Apocalypse Dreams’, and ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’.

Lonerism Australian Tour 2012:

Wed 5th Dec, The Forum, Melbourne. (All ages, with guardian)

Thu 6th Dec, The Forum, Melbourne. (SOLD OUT)

Tue 11th Dec, HQ, Adelaide.

Wed 12th Dec, The Tivoli, Brisbane.

Thu 13th Dec, Enmore Theatre, Sydney. (All ages)

Fri 14th Dec, Enmore Theatre, Sydney. (SOLD OUT)

Sat 15th Dec, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth.

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PREMIERE: Jonny Telafone – ‘Spirit Man’

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We posted some pics of Jonny Telafone supporting The Twerps recently and now we have a delicious release from Chapter Music that covers a bunch of stuff he released over the last 5 years in various formats. It’s a good-weird package that includes a vinyl single with a bonus 20-track CD. That’s right kids – 20 tracks of Telafone love! The vinyl has two brand new songs on the A-side: ‘Spirit Man’ and ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ and ‘Doomed in Love’ + a naughty favourite on the B-side: ‘Make Your Pussy Cum’. Yeah that is what it is actually called. Haha, good luck getting that played on JJJ. The CD includes those tracks and 16 more from his back catalogue. Pop value.

Jonny is playing at both Melbourne and Sydney Chapter’s 20 BIG ONE shows so get on down. The who the hell team will be at the Melbourne one so come say hi.

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