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Dan Romer And Benh Zeitlin ‘The Bathtub’

January 17, 2013 by Lachy 0 Comments

Part of the reason ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ is so fantastic is the music. Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, who are responsible for the score, have created a soundtrack that blends gypsy music with a more modern twist to spectacular effect.

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Cosmo Jarvis @ The Corner Hotel, 3rd Of January

January 6, 2013 by Lachy 0 Comments

Last Thursday night the one and only Cosmo Jarvis played a very entertaining set to an enthusiastic Corner Hotel crowd. It had been just a few months since the UK musician last toured Australia, only this time he brought a full band down with him, which added a lot of texture and power to his live show. This gig was a whole different beast to his earlier acoustic set at the comparatively tiny Pure Pop Records Courtyard, yet it was still full of the typical and exuberant Cosmo Jarvis flourishes and trademarks, and made for a night of fantastic music.

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The Top 20 Albums Of 2012

December 18, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

I haven’t listened to as many full albums as I usually do this year, especially when it comes to Australian music. So more than ever before this really is a list of my favourite albums of the year, rather than the best albums of the year. With that being said, all the end-of-year lists I’ve read so far have been very similar, so at least this one might be a little different.

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Burial ‘Truant’

December 16, 2012 by Lachy 2 Comments

First of all: Burial has released a new single. It’s called ‘Truant’ and it is of course excellent, throwing many preemptive end-of-year best of lists into disarray.

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Super Magic Hats ‘Wind’

December 8, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Melbourne-based producer Super Magic Hats has dropped a new single from an upcoming EP due out next year. The track in question is ‘Wind’, and it’s a shining example of what I guess you have to call ‘gentle dance’ music.

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Tom Rosenthal ‘Christmas Quiet’

December 4, 2012 by Lachy 1 Comment

Writing an indie Christmas song can come off as a bit cliche at times, as it seems like just about every independent musician in the world has tried it at some point or another. But when you’re as awesome as Tom Rosenthal is I’d say you can just about get away with it, and it doesn’t hurt when the song itself is absolutely beautiful.

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