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New Sufjan Album!

Only days after pulling off a great surprise in the form of his ‘All Delighted People EP’, Sufjan Stevens has announced that he will be releasing a full length, non-concept album, on October the 12th. It will be his first genuine record sine the 2005 masterpiece ‘Illinois’. The only disappointment is that the album will […]

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Pyramid Lineup

Here it is. I’m surprised after the disaster of last year that the festival is back at all, yet alone that it has a lineup this good. N*E*R*D The Temper Trap Chromeo Neon Indian Future Of The Left Born Ruffians Shout Out Louds Mystery Jets Xavier Rudd Arrested Development Basement Birds Lightspeed Champion Tinie Tempah […]

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Album Review: Sufjan Stevens ‘All Delighted People EP’

The reason I haven’t posted in the last few days is that I have been so busy listening to this EP. It is seriously incredible, and has to go down as the most wonderful music surprise of the year.

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Gig Review: Big Scary @ The Toff, 21st August

Last night, Melbourne’s own Big Scary played a deeply atmospheric and moving set at The Toff that fell well short of its potential but was nevertheless at times an enthralling experience.

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Gig Review: Hungry Kids Of Hungary @ The East Brunswick Club, 20th August

Last night Hungry Kids Of Hungary played a sold out show to an energetic crowd at the East Brunswick Club. The night ended with twenty people jumping up on stage to dance and sing along with the band’s last two songs, but there was a lot of fun beforehand as well.

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A New (Proper) Sufjan Stevens EP

Finally, Sufjan Stevens has released a new non-instrumental EP. Entitled ‘All Delighted People’, the digital EP (although it’s nearly an hour long) is available to download for $5 via Sufjan’s Bancamp page. I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but at the very least it means that Sufjan is still making music, […]

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