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Gig Review: Phoenix @ Festival Hall, 5th March

March 6, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

“Wow, you know all the words. It’s like being back in Paris” – Thomas Mars I went to Festival Hall last night expecting a suave and sophisticated show from the French pop maestros (a belief which was only solidified when the guitarist appeared on stage wearing a neck scarf). What I got was an energetic, […]

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Gig Review: Franz Ferdinand @ The Forum, 3rd March

March 4, 2010 by Lachy 3 Comments

“You know it’s going to be a good night when you see the entire room rocking” – Alex Kapranos Short version: Fuuuuck. Long version:

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Album Review: Beach House ‘Teen Dream’

February 16, 2010 by Lachy 1 Comment

It took me a while to prepare for writing this review. For one thing, Beach House’s ‘Teen Dream’, the American duo’s third album, is one that not only demands, but requires, several listens in order to fully grasp. It is also the hyped hipster album of the moment, so I wanted to do it justice […]

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Album Review: Lightspeed Champion, ‘Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You’

February 9, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Dev Hynes, recording under his pseudonym Lightspeed Champion, produced one of 2008’s most memorable debuts in ‘Falling Off The Lavender Bridge’, and his sophomore album ‘Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You’, due out February 16th via Domino was one of my most anticipated albums of 2010. Hynes has always been a law unto himself. […]

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Album Review: JJ ‘Nº3’

February 8, 2010 by Lachy 1 Comment

When JJ’s second album (no prizes for guessing the name) found its way onto the internet, very little was known about the band apart from the fact that they were associated with label Sincerely Yours, which of course was formed by The Tough Alliance. It was met with a resounding response from bloggers and music […]

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Gig Review: The XX @ Polyester Records, 4th February

February 7, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Guest Writer: Denham Last Thursday evening, no more than 50 people gathered in Polyester Records on Flinders Lane for an intimate and, as bassist Oliver Sim described it, “very cosy” performance from The XX, who could probably fill virtually any venue in Australia they wished to.

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