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Old Time Machine ‘Tearing Me Down’

June 20, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Old Time Machine is the name given to the collaboration between Canadian musicians Ryan McNally and Kyle Cashen, both of whom play enough instruments to comfortably record solo albums. However it’s when they’re playing together that they really shine, bouncing ideas and vocals off each other and combining pure folk instrumentation with unconventional elements such as electric drum machines. The result is some really special music.

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The Royal Concept ‘Gimme Twice’

June 20, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Swedish outfit The Royal Concept have just released their self-titled EP, featuring a blistering five tracks of upbeat sunny indie pop that sound an awful lot like Phoenix. Sure there are a lot of bands out there doing similar things, but The Royal Concept do it with such ease and skill that it’s hard not to fall for the hooks.

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Tiger Waves ‘Weekends’

June 14, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

I discovered Tiger Waves recently through the always excellent IGIF, who described their single ’Weekends’ as ‘your new favourite song’. And they’re pretty spot on. It’s a really great, unpretentious, easy going indie rock track that presses all the right buttons and doesn’t do a whole lot wrong.

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The Griswolds ‘Heart Of A Lion’

June 13, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Sydney indie pop five-piece The Griswolds exploded onto the music scene with their insanely catchy debut single ‘Mississippi’, and today the guys dropped their second single, ‘Heart Of A Lion’. The song is just as catchy and just as fun as their debut, and what’s more you can download it for free via Bandcamp, as well as streaming it below.

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Passion Pit ‘I’ll Be Alright’

June 12, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

A second song from Passion Pit’s upcoming album ‘Gossamer’ has landed online, this time in the form of ’I’ll Be Alright’, another bombastic and synth-heavy track that would have been right at home on ‘Manners’. Listen below.

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Tan Sister Radio ‘Flashing Vents’

June 11, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Tan Sister Radio is a band featuring three twenty year olds from California, including Max Greenhalgh of And Pluck Your Strings favourites Inspired And The Sleep. They’ve just released a new single entitled ’Flashing Vents’, and to put it simply I really like it. It’s a great summery jam with a steadily growing rhythm and an irresistible hook.

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