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You Have To Hear: The Lucky Wonders

I’ve really been enjoying Byron Bay band The Lucky Wonders lately. They play a great combination of roots music and warm pop, and have really special and unique vocals. The band consists of singer/songwriters Jessie Vintila and Emma Royle as well as Brent Calcutt on bass and Anastassijah Scales on drums. They have recently released […]

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You Have To Hear: Jonathan Boulet Remixing The Holidays

I love Jonathan Boulet, and this is a very cool remix. I’m also seeing The Holidays Friday night supporting Bluejuice at the Prince Bandroom so look forward to hearing the song (Moonlight Hours) in its original form as well. Grab a free download of the song here.

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You Have To Hear: The Panda Band

A bit of a blast from the past here with a track from Perth outfit The Panda Band’s debut album ‘This Vital Chapter’, released in 2006. I was really into these guys a few years ago, but they have kind of fallen off the radar since their debut record- I believe they’ve only released one […]

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You Have To Hear: Tunng ‘Hustle’

Just a bit of a random shout-out to a band I’ve liked for ages now but are seriously under-rated, UK experimental folk outfit Tunng. They have recently released a new album ‘…And Then We Saw Land’ which I have really been enjoying lately and will write up a review of when I get the chance. […]

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You Have To Hear: The National ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’

There’s not much you need to know about this apart from the fact that one of my favourite bands in the world, The National, are due to release their new album ‘High Violet’ early May, and they have just released a song from it, ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’, for free download. Grab it here. Now. It is kind […]

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You Have To Hear: Jaguar Paw Remixing Yves Klein Blue

A very cool remix of my favourite Australian band at the moment, Yves Klein Blue, by Jaguar Paw. They chose to run with Make Up Your Mind, which actually works very well and sounds really cool, even if it can’t compare to the original (not much can). Check it out.

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