Givers Do Daytrotter

Givers, who have just been announced as a part of the Laneway lineup, recently recorded a Daytrotter session. Although they didn’t play their biggest songs, their upbeat and energetic sound still transferred really well to the Daytrotter studio.

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Sufjan Stevens And Raymond Raposa ‘Beyond This Place’

Any chance to hear Sufjan Stevens sing a new song is to be cherished. Especially when that song features a banjo.

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Grouplove Returns

Despite gracing our shores only a few months ago, Grouplove have announced that they will be touring Australia over the new year, playing at the Falls Festival and a string of headline dates. I caught both a headline show and their set at Splendour In The Grass when they were last here, and not only are the a fantastic live band but they’re also the nicest people you could hope to meet. I cannot recommend strongly enough that you get along to one of these dates if you haven’t seen them live already.

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Los Campesinos! ‘Hello Sadness’

We’ve received another taste of the upcoming album ‘Hello Sadness’ from Los Campesinos!, this time in the form of the title track and first proper single ‘Hello Sadness’. It’s a Los Campesinos! song, so it is brilliant, frantic, and inspired.

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Guineafowl ‘The Lie Is’

Sydney act Guineafowl recently jetted off to the United States for a series of shows there, following the launch of their debut EP ‘Hello Anxiety’. After this they are returning to Australia for a tour dubbed ‘The Lie Is’, and now we can finally have a listen to the track that gives the tour its name.

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Laneway 2012 Lineup

This morning the Laneway lineup for next year was announced, and it’s the perfect antidote for the mediocre and risk-adverse Big Day Out lineup. Check it.

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