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Album Review: Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell’s new album ‘Burn’ is an enthralling cinematic vision that mesmerises
Australian duo Dead Can Dance (consisting of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry) were an extraordinarily innovative band signed to the legendary 4AD label (becoming their highest selling artists), fusing medieval music with gothic undertones and ambient textures. The band has disbanded and reformed over the years since it began in 1981 – the most recent being the release of the album …
Track: Hayley Mary releases the slow burning ballad ‘Young And Stupid’ and announces news of EP ‘The Drip’ and tour
Chanteuse from the acclaimed The Jezabels, Hayley Mary, has just announced her sophomore EP ‘The Drip’ for release on 18 June 2021 and added some icing to the cake with the release of a new track off the EP, ‘Young And Stupid’. As with many releases this year, the haunting presence of COVID continues to …
Track: Tyne-James Organ continues to shine with the shimmering, poignant new single ‘London Calling’, and announces tour dates
Tyne-James Organ’s previous single this year, the delightful ‘Sunday Suite’, was a perfect fit – filled with sunshine and melody highlighting Organ’s sparkling vocals (read our review here). The follow up to this is just as terrific. ‘London Calling’ dons a parachute to slow down the descent but nonetheless is an epic delight: a reflective …
Meet: We chat with the legendary Ed Kuepper (The Saints, Laughing Clowns, The Aints) about his long and distinguished career, setting parameters as an artist and continually learning.
To celebrate a stunning 45 years in the industry, the legendary songwriter and guitarist Ed Kuepper has announced the release of three LPs that celebrate his post The Saints years as a solo artist and with the Laughing Clowns and The Aints, as well as news of an Australia wide tour in June and July. …
See: Tyne-James Organ shares an effervescent video for the glorious single ‘Sunday Suit’
I loved Tyne-James Organ‘s single ‘Sunday Suit’ – finding it to have a frenetic racing pace that is energising and buoyant. Organ’s mellifluous tones somehow combine a silk softness with after effects of gargling whiskey and pebbles. It is classic indie pop at its best, and has been further augmented by a brilliant video. Organ throws …
News: Indie royalty Ed Kuepper (Saints, Laughing Clowns) and Jim White (Dirty Three and Xylouris White) announce live shows together
Coinciding with the release by the legendary Ed Kuepper of his forty year career highlights on vinyl (see more here), Kueper has just announced a series of Australia-wide gigs with the equally legendary Jim White, whose drumming in trio Dirty Three is an entire orchestra in itself (see my review of their live performance at …
Album Review: The Paper Kites’ ‘Roses’, featuring stunning collaborations with global female guest singers, is a delicate and beautiful album
The Australian folk/indie pop band The Paper Kites are musical icons and in ‘Roses’, their fifth album, they have crafted a breathtakingly beautiful album that has an indelible sheen and stature. This is a band that is simply getting better every release, and in this release the boundaries have been further extended by a coterie …
Track: Bob Evans’s new single ‘Concrete Heart’ is a charming, jangling and melodic riposte to the unkind
Bob Evans is the nom de plume of Kevin Mitchell, front man for the Australian indie legends Jebediah who has gone solo for a number of years now. His new single ‘Concrete Heart’ is a warm and embracing track from his upcoming album Tomorrowland which is set for release on 16 April 2021. Of the …
EP: Barley Passable’s new EP ‘Hindsight’ is a collection of auditory delights wrapped in gorgeous melodies
Australian duo Barley Passable‘s new EP ‘Hindsight’ is a crystal clear bubbling stream – cool electronic riffs gurgle and flow with surprising twists and turns with vocal melodies skimming across the surface weightlessly. And importantly, it is an intelligent and diverse album that is filled with a sense of disembodiment and melancholy. Of the EP’s …
Premiere: Dumb Whales unleash effervescent new single Pollen
The Dumb Whales‘ proficiency in producing epic melodic indie standards continues unabated with their new track ‘Pollen’, which we are very pleased to premiere today in advance of its release on Thursday. With instantly memorable sky-high choruses, this is a bouncy, effervescent tune that is filled with antipodean sunshine and optimism and a tongue firmly …