Birds of Tokyo – ‘Broken Bones’
Although I haven’t really settled down and got cosy with Birds of Tokyo‘s new disc Universes just yet, my initial reaction to the album is that it’s a fairly hit-and-miss affair. Having said that, ‘Broken Bones’, which is essentially the opening track on the disc (there’s an ambient intro song), is a wicked tune, and the best track on Universes.
Ellen Kibble – ‘Bridge Song’
I was catching up with Sui Zhen who was in Melbourne for a few performances. She had Sunday afternoon slot at the Empress in Fitzroy and I arrived early enough to catch Ellen opening the proceedings. Her voice was just perfect for an easy afternoon day at the pub, so full of character and pleasing to the ears. She somewhat reminds me of Laura Marling. Talking to her after the show she told me that she hasn’t really been gigging for about 6 months and is only doing every now and then. I hope she picks it up a bit more because with the right songs she can really make some headway into this scene.
Gin Wigmore – ‘Stealing Happiness’
Couple weeks ago I saw Gin performed a very short media showcase, she was very down to earth and her stage demeanor was very far from the image that I had built based on her voice. Her manager said she’s steering away from the nu-soul angle which is a good move cos everyone will probably get tired of that soon. You can download this track for free from her website once you register your email. According to her site John Butler plays ukulele on one of her songs, and another whothehell.net favourite Pnau is planning on working with her as well, exciting!
Wowsers. The second video for this song, the first one came out about a year ago.
Brisbane’s pop pixie Kate Miller-Heidke has teamed up with Jefferton James, one of Sydney’s most favoured artists when it comes to indie acts, to create an animated video for her latest single – and highly likely, last from her album Little Eve – ‘Mama’. Expect some new KMH material by the year’s end.
Featuring not Ladyhawke but Holiday Carmen-Sparks of Bridezilla.
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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…