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Scene ‘Hear No Lies’

May 23, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Scene are a brand new band from the UK, and they’ve just released their very first song online, Hear No Lies, which has been written, recorded, and produced totally independently. In other words, they’re exactly the type of band I envisioned promoting when I first started this blog. It also doesn’t hurt that the song is pretty fantastic: it has a real DIY vibe but also sounds quite polished, and feels very unique.

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Atlas Genius ‘Back Seat’

May 21, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Adelaide band Atlas Genius rightfully got a whole lot of attention for their Cosine-d single Trojans, and the guys have returned with a taste of their upcoming debut EP entitled ‘Through The Glass’. The song is called ’Back Seat’, and it’s another easy breezy song that floats by in a heartbeat, sounding effortless and chilled and fun all at the same time. Listen below.

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Foxes ‘Warrior’

May 21, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Everyone is digging Foxes at the moment, and it’s for a very good reason. She’s been putting out some fantastic tracks lately, exhibiting a real talent for straight-up catchy pop music and exhilarating, grandiose vocals à la Mariana And The Diamonds and Florence And The Machine. I guess she just needs a backing band so she can add an ‘And’ to her name. Anyway, Foxes is releasing a new EP imminently, ‘Warrior EP’ to be exact, and you can listen to the brilliant title track below.

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Listen To Five New The xx Songs

May 21, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

I do love me some The xx, even if their lack of capitalization drives me crazy whenever I post about them. Rumours have been circulating about a new album from the band for a while now, and these rumours were recently confirmed by the band on Facebook, who posted a photo of themselves recording new material. It looks like they’ve been trialing some of these songs live, and thanks to the website ‘MTHR FNKR’ you can now listen to not one but five new The xx songs played live.

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Shearwater ‘Animal Life’

May 21, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Shearwater’s new record ‘Animal Joy’ is fast becoming one of my favourite albums of 2012 so far. It’s a majestic and grand but yet at times quite introverted record that takes you on a journey, just like the band’s excellent 2010 album ‘The Golden Archipelago’. ‘Animal Joy’ is the most accessible Shearwater’s music has ever been, but I mean this as a compliment. Because, although the production is much slicker than we’ve heard with previous Shearwater albums, the adventurous nature of their music is still in tact, and their sound still feels like it must be coming from a different world entirely, especially Jonathan Meiburg’s operatic vocals.

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Release The Sunbird ‘Heart-Skinned, Down’

May 18, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Release The Sunbird is the solo project of Zach Rogue of the Californian band Rogue Wave. Which is a little strange, because you’d think that anyone who names their band after themselves can probably treat it as much like a solo gig as they want. Not that I’m complaining though, because although I’ve never really listened to Rogue Wave I’ve taken a real shine to Release The Sunbird lately, especially their recently released EP entitled ‘Imaginary Summer’. Check out my favourite song off the EP, ‘Heart-Skinned, Down’.

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