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The Temper Trap ‘Trembling Hands’

May 17, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Aussie expats The Temper Trap have released the second song from their upcoming self-titled album, which is out June 5th. The song is called ‘Trembling Hands’, and it’s a monster of a single, seemingly designed for the sole purpose of being played in huge stadiums which, if The Temper Trap’s current level of success is any indicator, it may well be eventually.

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Glen Hansard ‘Philander’

April 11, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Short of a new album from The Frames (which is looking increasingly unlikely to ever happen), a new Glen Hansard solo album is the best news I could have hoped for from the Irish singer/songwriter. The album is called ‘Rhyme And Response’, and it’s out June 19th. This is the first single from it, ’Philander’.

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Tom Rosenthal ‘Forgets Slowly’

April 10, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

There’s been a bit of a lack of new music that interests me over the last week, so in the interests of keeping the blog rolling here’s another track from Tom Rosenthal, who I posted about a little while ago and whose music I have fallen in love with. This time the song is called ’Forgets Slowly’.

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Lisa Mitchell ‘Spiritus’

March 27, 2012 by Lachy 1 Comment

After what seems like an eternity without giving us even a sniff of new studio material, Lisa Mitchell dropped a new single onto the Js this morning. And it’s absolutely fantastic.

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White Rabbits ‘Heavy Metal’ And ‘Temporary’

March 9, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

I have been waiting for new music from White Rabbits for years, but yet somehow missed it when it was released a couple of months ago. Perhaps you did too, because I honestly believe that this is a criminally under-rated band. They’re still one of the best live acts I have ever seen. And so, better late than never, here’s the first new material we have heard from the guys since the magnificent ‘It’s Frightening’, two tracks entitled ’Heavy Metal’ and ‘Temporary’.

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Ocean Versus Daughter ‘Appolina’

January 31, 2012 by Lachy 3 Comments

The story of how Ocean Versus Daughter began life as a band sounds as if it was plucked from the pages of fiction. Lead singer Flanna Sheridan moved to Prague in an effort to break free of a desk job, where she proceeded to meet the four other members of the band in increasingly unlikely scenarios, ranging from Matt Ford, a Brit who had been ‘holidaying’ in Prague for over two years, to Jarmila Junková, a Czech girl who had been studying music theory while traveling around Europe in a caravan.

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