Tank – ‘Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion’

‘Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion’ by Tank is an in exercise super sweet ambience, strung together with violin & heavy reverb (as well as a tasteful dash of autotune). Tank’s new to the scene but already producing reliably listenable music. Some of the best up-and-coming chillwave in Sydney.

He’s currently working on an EP, so keep an ear to the ground – or just the computer screen, if you want to keep your ears clean.

Tank on FB / Soundcloud

Layering lazily half yelled group vocals above rolling, satisfyingly punchy live drums and surrounding the lot with loose guitars and electronics, Tiger Choir’s Unicycles is another consistently solid step into dreamy, cotton wool pop.

Backing up last years’ debut EP, the Hobart trio’s first full length is a larger, fleshed out realisation of their summery (actually, more Autumn-y) carefree tunes.

Often spearing off on unhinged experimental electronic tangents, a quirky drumstick lead in the literally titled Wordless or unhinged watery guitars, giving the organised noise, well, a little bit of swagger.

More so, the warm tones and experimental tangents streaming out of the thick, healthy beats are varied enough to allow each track something fresh, yet remain consistent across each of the 10 tracks.

In other words the package on a whole feels like an album, not just a collection of varied indulgences.

They’re currently filling the national support slot for The Drums, touring now.

Check it here http://whothehell.net/sKVG

Canyons – ‘Big City Lights’

Our great southern land has become renowned in recent years for producing blogloads of world-class dance music, particularly that of the indie/electro crossover.  However, while our Cut, Copied, and Preset Juggernauts have all released stellar records and conquered the planet, our real strength down under lies in regurgitating trends from across the equator – with all dials set to “party” and a singalong hook slapped on top.  This has become Australia’s signature sound, (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but when it comes to true innovation, the cities where it all began are still the hotspots – namely the colder climes of New York, Berlin & Paris.

Occasionally though, a group like Canyons slides in under the radar – giving the proverbial finger to populist convention and renewing faith in the ability to create something truly new in a saturated market.  Canyons are a duo from Sydney (via Perth) and like fellow statesmen and new Modular darlings Tame Impala, their sound seems to have embarked on some far-out trip to drag itself across the Nullabor.  This is the new psych – it’s dubby, downtempo disco that owes equal amounts to Balearic and 70’s rock.  It’s that weird record playing in the smoky stoner parties of your mind.  It’s dirty, danceable, and most incredibly, sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before – yet with enough familiar references to make you swear you had.

Canyons have recently released a split 12″ with Tame Impala, and will be sharing the bill with them at Modular’s monster Nevereverland fest in December, plus hitting the cities for Laneway dates.  Could this double-pronged assault on the bastion of antipodean cool pave the way for a new movement in original Australian sounds?  Probably not, but make sure to get there early and sway along to them anyway.

www.myspace.com/thecanyonsinfo