Archive | March, 2011

30 Day Song Challenge #1: Your Favourite Song

March 21, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

This has been my favourite song since the moment I first heard it, back in 2007. Whilst there has been a lot of movement in my preference for musical styles and bands in that time, this song has been one of the few constants.

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Great Australian Music Blogs

March 19, 2011 by Lachy 4 Comments

You may or may not have noticed that I’ve been a bit slack with the updates lately. I’ve been doing through a gigdrought (which is thankfully about to end) and so haven’t had any reviews to write up, and with uni starting again I’m finding I just don’t have as much spare time as I’m used to having.

Whilst I certainly hope you stick with me despite only semi-regular posts for the next couple of weeks (things should calm down a bit soon), if you’re needing your regular fix of Australian music there are plenty of other great blogs where you can get it.

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New The National Track ‘Think You Can Wait’

March 16, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

The best band in the world, The National, have premiered a new song written for the upcoming film ‘Win Win’.

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It’s Summer Time Fun, Relax And Stay Young

March 12, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Grouplove put out one of the most instantly likable songs of 2010 with Colours, and now the Californian natives have done it again with Naked Kids.

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First We Live, And Then We Die

March 9, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Holly Throsby is a singer/songwriter from Sydney. She’s been around the Australian music scene for the better part of six years now, although somehow I’ve missed finding out about her until now.

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Album Review: DeVotchKa ‘100 Lovers’

March 6, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

DeVotchKa’s main claim to fame is twofold: Win Butler is a big fan of their music, and they did ‘that song from that ad’. During their career spanning six albums, a handful of EPs, and one movie soundtrack, DeVotchKa’s music has been described as everything from ‘gypsy punk’ to the bewildering ‘Muse meets Gogol Bordello’ (thanks, Triple J). As difficult as their music is to categorise, the one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that this Colorado band is something pretty special.

Their latest album, ‘100 Lovers’, only further asserts this fact, and is perhaps their most confident and cohesive outing since the critically acclaimed ‘How It Ends’ album of 2004.

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