Tag Archives: 2012

Founds ‘Avalanches’

Brisbane band Founds have been a bit quiet since bursting onto the scene last year with their incredible single Holograms. This is set to change however with the band making the first single from their upcoming album available online. The song is called ’Avalanches’, and you can listen to it below.

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Metric ‘Youth Without Youth’

At long last there’s a new Metric song to wrap your head around, which is especially important to do given the band’s imminent visit to Australia for Splendour In The Grass and (hopefully) some sideshows. It’s been a long time coming, but ‘Youth Without Youth’, the first single from Metric’s upcoming album ‘Synthetica’, which drops on the 12th of June, was worth the wait. Check it out below.

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Sigur Rós ‘Varúð’

Just now the always incredible Sigur Rós premiered the second taste of their upcoming album ‘Valtari’ on BBC6 Radio, a track called ‘Varúð’. It’s fucking incredible. Listen below.

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Splendour Sideshows Guide

Back by popular demand, here’s my trademark easy-to-read guide to Splendour In The Grass sideshows (there are two lies in that sentence). If you’re sick of lists that are arranged alphabetically or that only include ‘official sideshows’, then this is for you: every sideshow announced so far arranged by date so that clashes are obvious and with ticket prices, venues, and support acts all listed.

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Cub Scouts Video And Tour

I posted about Brisbane band Cub Scouts’ latest single ‘Do You Hear’ a while ago, and even a few weeks later I can confirm that it is still on very high rotation indeed. It’s a delightful, catchy, and very slick track, and the band have just released a music video for it, which you can check out below along with the Soundcloud stream of the song.

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Gung Ho ‘Side By Side’

Queensland act Gung Ho have released a new single, the followup to their breakout track ’Twin Rays’. This time around it’s called ‘Side By Side’, and it’s another wonderfully cruisy track, albeit a little lighter on the whole beach vibe, that demonstrates perfectly why these guys are so hot right now.

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