Walk The Moon ‘Anna Sun’

I discovered Walk The Moon last night by watching my favourite super-awkward late night host, Jimmy Fallon. I had never heard of them before, but the American band put in one hell of a performance on ‘Late Night’, and I was immediately hooked. Having since listened to some of their studio stuff I can safely say that it’s not quite as good as their live show, but it’s still well worth a listen. Here’s the track they performed on Fallon, ’Anna Sun’.

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Jonathan Boulet ‘This Song Is Called Ragged’

Jonathan Boulet released a new song today, the third taste of his upcoming sophomore album ‘We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart’. It’s much more in line with older Jonathan Boulet music than the other songs we’ve heard off the album, and I think it’s kind of fantastic. Listen and download it for free below.

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Splendour In The Grass 2012 Lineup

Splendour In The Grass is moving back to Byron Bay following a temporary stay at Woodfordia, and there can be no doubt that with the move to a smaller venue there has come a slightly ‘smaller’ lineup, meaning in this case a more pronounced focus on Australia acts and no mammoth names like Coldplay and Kanye (although personally I think the latter is a good thing). Thankfully however there is still a ton of quality to be found here, most notably in headline acts that don’t tour Australia every other year, as well as a pretty impeccable selection of the ‘it’ bands in Australia right now.

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Tin Sparrow ‘My Own’

Sydney band Tin Sparrow have been attracting a fair bit of hype lately, much of it focused on their breakthrough single ’For You’ and an upcoming support slot for a little band called Boy And Bear. It’s hard to believe that the band have only just released their debut EP, ‘Fair And Verdant Woods’. Check out the new single taken off said EP, ’My Own’.

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The Belligerents ‘Infatuation’

The Belligerents have definitely gone places lately, no doubt as a direct result of being featured on this site a year or so ago, supporting the likes of Metronomy and Neon Indian as they toured around Australia. Having just announced a tour with Van She, the Brisbane band have also dropped a new single, ‘Infatuation’. Check it out below.

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Sean Bones ‘Here Now’

Sam Champion guitarist Sean Sullivan’s first foray into solo music under the moniker ‘Sean Bones’ came in 2009 with his album ‘RINGS’, and now the Brooklyn-based musician is ready to release his second album under that name, ‘Buzzards Boy’. You can check out the newly released video to the album’s single ’Here Now’ below.

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