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Los Campesinos! ‘Hello Sadness’

October 12, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

We’ve received another taste of the upcoming album ‘Hello Sadness’ from Los Campesinos!, this time in the form of the title track and first proper single ‘Hello Sadness’. It’s a Los Campesinos! song, so it is brilliant, frantic, and inspired.

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I’lls’ ‘Take Higher Ground’

July 24, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

You’ve probably already been introduced to Melbourne band I’lls’, if not by this blog then by bigger players Who The Bloody Hell Are They, or Earmilk, or indeed the Parklife lineup this year, which featured some band called Ill’s before a suitable correction. The point is that they’re kind of big at the moment and, with the release of their newest song ‘Take Higher Ground’, this doesn’t look set to change anytime soon.

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Gotye (Feat. Kimbra) ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

July 5, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Here’s the new track from Gotye, featuring none other than the always excellent Kimbra.

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Dent May ‘Fun’

June 30, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

It looks like Dent May is dropping the whole ‘And His Magnificent Ukulele’ thing with his new single ‘Fun’, as there’s not a single undersized stringed instrument in sight. Instead, we have synths and electronic drum beats and even guitar solos that create a sound completely different to anything we’ve heard from Dent May before.

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Bombay Bicycle Club ‘Shuffle’

June 24, 2011 by Lachy 1 Comment

Bombay Bicycle Club have debuted their new single ‘Shuffle’ online and on Zan Lowe’s radio show.

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Josh Pyke ‘No One Wants A Lover’

June 20, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

Josh Pyke has debuted the lead single from his upcoming album ‘Only Sparrows’, which is out August 19th. It’s called ‘No One Wants A Lover’ and provides just the fix of Josh Pyke folk goodness that we need after an extended break between albums.

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