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Reviews: The Walkmen, Beach House, Exitmusic, Edward Sharpe

June 3, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

In which I briefly summarise four albums I’ve been meaning to review for a while: The Walkmen ‘Heaven’, Beach House ‘Bloom’, Exitmusic ‘Passage’, and Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros ‘Here’.

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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros ‘That’s What’s Up’

April 3, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Last week Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros gave us the first taste of their upcoming album ‘Here’, the single ‘Man On Fire’. Wasting no time, the band have released the second song from the album, ‘That’s What’s Up’. It’s a bit more of a jam than ‘Man On Fire’, and really brings back good memories of seeing the band play live, where it seemed like they were all just improvising everything they played and having a great time. There’s a definite sense of creative freedom here. Have a listen.

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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros ‘Man On Fire’

March 27, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros have premiered the studio version of their new single, ‘Man On Fire’, which they first played live at SXSW. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming second studio album, the unoriginally-titled and horribly-front-covered ‘Here’. All that really matters is the tuneski though, so check it out.

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Second Sydney Big Day Out Review

January 30, 2011 by Lachy 3 Comments

“It almost feels like home.”

I wasn’t planning on going to the Big Day Out this year when I first saw the lineup. And I certainly could have never predicted that I would end up going to the Big Day Out in Sydney. However the stars aligned and the circumstances arose where I simply had to.

And I had a great time. In fact, I had a much better time than I was expecting. A sweltering day caused a lot of discomfort, and I maintain that the lineup was far from great, but ultimately all that matters is that it was a whole lot of fun.

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