Gig Review: Georgia Fair @ The Toff, 13th July

July 14, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

Last night Georgia Fair played yet another pretty much faultless set in Melbourne, this time at a slightly larger venue, The Toff. It was indicative of the quality of their music that the venue was sold out, and with their debut full-length album on the way, this is a band that looks set to make it really really big. And if this show was any indication, they deserve to.

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Okkervil River Are Coming To Melbourne

July 13, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Last night the Melbourne Festival unveiled its music lineup, and it has to be said that it’s quite impressive, featuring the likes of MONO, Aesop Rock, Black Dice, and Rat Vs Possum. By far of greatest interest however is that the lineup also includes none other than Okkervil River, one of my favourite bands.

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Atlas Genius ‘Trojans’

July 12, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

I kind of enjoy getting sent international press releases about Australian artists. I admit I had never heard of Adelaide-based fourpiece Atlas Genius before this track dropped into my inbox, but boy am I glad that it did. This is purely infectious music, and while drawing comparisons to Phoenix in a writeup might be pushing it a bit for another artist, Atlas Genius can just about pull it off.

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We Were Promised Jetpacks ‘Act On Impulse’

July 12, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

We Were Promised Jetpacks have the best name in rock n’ roll, and also write some pretty cool songs. They have recently announced that their second album, ‘In The Pit Of The Stomach’, will be released on October 3rd, and have also made the album’s lead single, Act On Impulse, available for free download from their website.

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The Tallest Man On Earth ‘Weather Of The Killing Kind’

July 11, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Adult Swim’s Singles Program has given us a new song from Sweden’s The Tallest Man On Earth, just in time for the release of tickets for his upcoming Australian tour.

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Dads ‘Life, Oh Life’

July 10, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Dads is the solo project of Tom Iansek, one half of Melbourne duo Big Scary. He recently released his debut album, ‘Man Of Leisure’, and its first single, ‘Life, Oh Life’ is a pretty damn gorgeous pop tune.

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