Melbourne band Planet Love Sound have released a stunning new video for their single ’My Shadow’, filmed both in Melbourne and Berlin. Just like the song itself the video is a little disturbing and chilling, but also very beautiful, polished, and mesmerising. Check it out below, or, if using your eyes as well as your ears isn’t really your thing you can also stream and download it through the Soundcloud player.
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The Griswolds ‘Mississippi’
The reliably excellent Rare Finds have announced their first band of 2012, and it’s none other than Sydney’s The Griswolds. The band not may be from Brisbane like most of Rare Finds’ signings, but they play just as infectious pop music as the likes of YesYou and The Belligerents, which is a very very good thing. Check out their euphoric single ‘Mississippi’.
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Ben And The Sea ‘The Sailor’
Ben And The Sea began life two years ago when musician Ben Webb left his home of Port Stephens in New South Wales and embarked on a journey that would eventually take him to more than 15 countries over 12 months, playing shows as he went. Eventually he settled in Belgium, where he formed the ‘And The Sea’ part of his band name, collecting a bunch of passionate musicians from all around the world to help him record and play live. The EP ‘A Life Outside’ is a result of this.
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Umpire ‘Corner An Owl In An Alcove’
Based in Perth, Umpire have been around the music scene for the better part of five years now, but only released their debut album, ‘Now We’re Active’, last year. For those that have followed the band’s career from the beginning the wait must have been completely worth it however, because the album is fantastic, denying easy categorisation and instead drawing on countless different trends and elements to create an entirely unique sound. The wonderfully titled single ‘Corner An Owl In An Alcove’ is the perfect example of this.
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April 28, 2012 
