‘Home-town boys made good’ is one damn accurate cliché if you’re in Boy & Bear. Supported by Emma Louise, a Queensland export with infinite potential ( and almost as infinite charm ) and Jinja Safari, Boy & Bear played The Metro last Thursday, sold to capacity. Their tour’s over for now, so here’s some photos to keep you folk-pop’d up until next time.
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Elizabeth Rose – ‘Throw me to the Stars’ (mp3)
Something really fresh here. Elizabeth Rose is a one lady show hailing from Sydney town. More balls than a sports store & charming to boot – coupled with the irresistable jazz charms of ‘Throw me to the Stars’ and you have one damn fine new artist.
I dig the vibe of this track – it feels innocent and raw, but with production belying Elizabeth Rose’s youth. It’s dark and rough but still bright and ridiculously listenable (unlike this).
She’s headlining a show at The Gaelic in Sydney on the 25th of May (that’s next week) so make your way on down.
Photo: Yvette Worboys
You love food fights, right? And you love your Grandparents too, yeah? Well, if you dig food and oldies, you’ll dig this video clip from piano-crooner-fantasm Brendan Maclean. You’ll probably like it for reasons other than the clip, too – Cold and Happy is driving & addictive, pulling off something rarely seen in Australian music. Love your piano pop, lest it abandon you.
Brendan is playing June 7 at The Basement. Tickets for The Basement Presents: Brendan Maclean are available here.
Video after the break
YesYou – ‘Half of It’ (mp3)
Anthemic synth stylings hailing from Brisbane. Featuring James O’Brien from The Boat People, Half of It is warm and fuzzy, ready to roll up in your bits like a freight train of summer goodness. Think MGMT versus Passion Pit, but a tad more sun-touched and addictive. Simple, chilled, fantastic.
Sometimes, you really regret having commitments outside of music. Tonight was one of those nights, where life meant missing out on two fantastic electronic acts, Kilter and Galapagoose at Eastern Aquarium’s Night of Fun. Still, the cosmic gods did allow for me to see Fishing, Albatross and Elizabeth Rose, three fantastic electronica acts.
Post Paint – ‘Cultural Capital’ (mp3)
Baked in summer and fresh out of the oven, Post Paint are sweet indie-pop darlings ready to explode into your hearts and minds. Cultural Capital is a charming track, sweeping us all into winter with a dash of sunshine mixed amongst jumping guitars and rolling drums. Can’t wait to hear more from these guys.
Last Thursday, No Dice Paradise debuted at the Oxford Art Factory, bringing with it fantastic independent rock and electronica. Featuring Post Paint, Boats of Berlin, Pear Shape and Guerre, it was one of the best mixed-genre night’s I’ve caught in a while.
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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…