DZ Deathrays definitely played my fav set by an Oz band at Melbourne’s Laneway Fest on the weekend. This is the first single from their soon to be released debut LP out on I Oh You. Kinda reminds me of the Beastie Boys ‘No sleep to Brooklyn’ but less punk and more guitar licks. Catch these guys at the final Laneway shows this weekend.
Pick up the single from the itunes link on their site here.
DZ Deathrays – ‘No Sleep’
Rodeoclash is (one dude? band? soloproject?) out of Melbourne. Not sure. Obscurity seems to be the thing these days, and no search engine is helping my plight. In this case, it’s gonna be the ghost of David McComb dragging ET’s corpse across the Nullabor. Highly unlikely what the track is about, but you get the picture.
Cat Cat – ‘Keys And Locks Don’t Work’
Like the regional NSW town it’s named after, this release isn’t overambitious. However, it does manage to capture a nice expanse of sound without trying to sound like a Steve Kilby tribute. All this shoegazey/pop stuff can wind up like a stale story, but luckily Cat Cat have thrown in enough tweaks and variations here to keep your interest. Those variations are probably sandwiching more sluggish tracks (‘Hate Me, ‘Romance’) between the goods, but there are enough great tracks to make this memorable anyway. ‘Keys and Locks Won’t Work’ is one of the few songs to get away with using the word ‘phantasmagoric’ in it’s opening line without sounding like a soggy Art Vs Science lyric. ‘Ourselves’ surely nods in the way of Panel of Judges’ back catalogue, while those bright, climbing treble guitars which wind their way around tracks like ‘Water Goes’ and ‘Pavement’ are perfect examples of what these guys do best. Mechanical drum lines and droney chord lines become predictable sedatives for closing songs, but closing track Uralba takes me to a good place. That place is somewhere between putting on a late night driving record and being hypnotised asleep at the wheel, but definitely in best interests of course.
Cat Cat play Grumpy’s Green in Fitzroy on Feb 19th.
Uralba is out through Dream Damage.
This video starts out like some friends having a dinner party in the park – all very pretty. Then features the lovely voice of Kristina Miltiadou doing a version of her track ‘Carousel’.
All shot and edited well but the location sound by Ed Denton is really good. I like seeing videos like this – nothing too serious but very well recorded. ‘Who By Fire’ have this style down and have been releasing a bunch of stuff over summer. I posted Lester The Fierce a little while back. Their team of writer/director Alexander Watkins, producer Sian Darling and cinematographer Ben Helweg are doing a pretty fine job. Check them out here – http://whobyfire.com.au/
The Ruminaters – ‘Deadstuff’
Since everyone overseas is frothing at the mouth over every slacker jam that comes out of this country right now, this should be a welcome addition. ‘Deadstuff’ doesn’t stray too far from the formula. Braindead poetry, general precociousness and a few recycled Babyshambles riffs probably won’t change your life, but those lead vocals are surely a good thing. Also note, awesome outro. The guys even have their old folks running around in their vid below. What a loveable bunch.
Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs have asked us to reveal the tracklisting+ album artwork for their debut In Million Years. The album was recorded at BJB before being sent to the UK to be mixed by Eliot James (Two Door Cinema Club, Kaiser Chiefs). Being continuously flanked on JJJ has obviously helped along the way, but I’ve been a fan of these guys since their first EP, so looking forward to hearing this.
In A Million Years is out on March 2nd through Dew Process.
Tracklisting:
New video from ‘The Panics’ featuring footage from Indonesia, probably shot on a 5DII and very well edited. Catchy tune with some twisted foreign scenes of gambling and cock fights. Warning – indie guy Jae Laffer smoking too many cigarettes.
Check out The Panics at the Laneway Festival and here – http://thepanics.com.au/
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Still trying to purchase!!!ANTHONY J LANGFORD
Cool track. Congrats Joshua. Hope the release is a success.Tristan
Man I love these guys. I can't believe they are not releasing any new music. I've been to so many…sophie
^^ I love Grimes! Banoffee is one of my new favorite music artists! :) I love With Her, Reign Down,…Ace
Read your review then listened to the EP. Fantastic ! Different to most hardcore punk I listen to. Somewhat more…