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Kins Say Bye For Now

July 8, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Melbourne’s Kins have announced that they will be relocating to the UK, however they’re bidding farewell to Australia with one final show at the Order Of Melbourne.

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Mumford And Sons are one of those bands that love to trial new material on the road before taking it to the studio, and they’ve been doing just that recently with a new song which has been dubbed ‘Home’ by fans. They’ve also played it for Colorado radio station KBCO, which is what gives us this high quality recording.

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The Tallest Man On Earth Australian Tour

July 6, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

FINALLY. Sweden’s The Tallest Man On Earth has announced that he will be touring Australia in October of this year, for only the second time in his career.

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Gotye (Feat. Kimbra) ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

July 5, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Here’s the new track from Gotye, featuring none other than the always excellent Kimbra.

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In Short: Abbe May ‘Design Desire’

July 5, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

The cover of Perth-based singer/songwriter Abbe May’s third album ‘Design Desire’ is a fitting representation of her music, which is something of a convergence between raw sexuality and a dark, brooding atmosphere. She’s certainly not the first person to attempt this deliberately provocative style, but in the album’s finer moments she pulls it off pretty well.

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Album Review: Beirut ‘The Rip Tide’

July 4, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

So I’m just going to say it: this is Beirut’s best album. From start to finish, ‘The Rip Tide’ is a sublime listening experience. At only just over half an hour long you may think that this record might feel lacking in substance, but quite the opposite is true: there is just so much packed into these 33 minutes. There is not a single second wasted, and instead of a lack of substance we have an abundance of fantastic tracks, any one of which could easily be a single. This is beautiful music, and more importantly it has Zach Condon’s personal watermark all over it. This album could come from no-one else.

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