This was either my fifth or sixth time seeing Cloud Control live, I’m starting to lose track. However it was the first following the release of their debut album ‘Bliss Release’, and it seems to me like the band develop a more and more professional live show each time I see them. Sure enough, this […]
Continue readingAlbum Review: Cloud Control ‘Bliss Release’
Cloud Contol have taken their time with this debut album. I remember seeing them supporting Josh Pyke early last year, by which point they already had an EP, a hit single (Buffalo Country), and a series of acclaimed live sets under their belt. Although I definitely enjoyed their support act set, I never would have […]
Continue readingGig Review: Yves Klein Blue @ Corner Hotel, 19th March
“You guys are fucking amazing” – Michael Tomlinson Last night Yves Klein Blue played a flawless set to a sold out crowd at one of my favourite venues in Melbourne, The Corner Hotel. It was my sixth time seeing the boys live, making them my most seen live act, and it was also easily the […]
Continue readingGig Review: Buffalo Country @ Corner Hotel, 26th February
Photo unashamedly stolen from the band’s Myspace. This review is going to be short and sweet, because it was a bit of a different gig for me.
Continue readingGig Review: Cloud Control And Leader Cheetah, East Brunswick Club, 27th November
Last Friday I was lucky enough to see two of my favourite up and coming Aussie bands at the one show, as Cloud Control and Leader Cheetah undertook their double-headline ‘East Coast Smackdown Tour’. Cloud Control were showcasing songs from their upcoming debut album, due early 2010 (writeup here), including newest single Gold Canary, while […]
Continue readingYou Have To Hear: Cloud Control
Cloud Control are a lovely little indie pop (a term which I have never fully understood) band hailing from Sydney, Australia. They have been creating a bit of a buzz in Australian indie circles for a few years now, although they have achieved this through a mixture of radio-friendly singles and short and sharp EPs […]
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