Music
Premiere: Richard Cuthbert returns with the glittering ‘Milky Way’ and announces album ‘Daydreaming’
We are honoured to premiere the sparkling new single ‘Milky Way’ by Sydney singer/songwriter Richard Cuthbert. And just like the title, it is a stellar jewel-encrusted feature in the musical firmament. Cuthbert previously fronted Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers, winners of the 2JJJ Unearthed competition back in 2007, and released a glorious solo album ‘Peach Plum‘ …
News: Indie legend Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) announces solo album and unveils a scintillating and evocative video for opening track ‘The Past Is Our Plaything’.
There is no doubting the legendary status of Dean Wareham, whose band Galaxie 500 in the late eighties defined a gentle low-fi poetic brilliance and melodic genius that influenced and enhanced the shoegaze/dream pop genre. After Galaxie 500 burned ever so brightly between 1987 and 1991, releasing three landmark albums in the process, Wareham formed …
Track: Drott – Arch Of Gloom
Drott who are comprised of Arve Isdal (Enslaved), Ivar Thormodsæter (Ulver) and Matias Monsen have shared the new video for 2nd single ‘Arch Of Gloom’ taken from their debut album ‘Orcus’ which is set for release on 24th September via By Norse. The band comments on ‘Arch of Gloom’: “At the end of a dark and bouncy …
Track: Norwegian septet The Northern Belle reveal the dreamy beauty of Kaleidoscope Dream
I last listened to the Norwegian septet The Northern Belle, led by singer-songwriter Stine Andreassen and practitioners of ‘Nordicana’ as it is being called back in February; a song that featured guest appearances by top-ranking Norwegian artists Siv Jakobsen and Louien. Now they have revealed details of a collaborative mini album ‘The Women in Me’ which is scheduled for …
Track: Manchester’s The Be Positives run the retro chic on ‘Rain and Stormy Weather’
Taking their lead from the likes of The Band, Big Star, Kinks and Nick Lowe, Manchester’s The Be Positives – aka Mike Seal (Guitar, Piano & Vocals), Robert Hatton (Bass & Vocals), Simon Mayne (Lead Guitar & Vocals) and Callum Darley (Drums & Vocals) have just released a new single Rain and Stormy Weather, taken …
Track: Holy Hive release new single Story Of My Life ahead of second album
We’ve long been mad about Holy Hive, and out right now is the bands new single, Story of My Life – taken from the bands self-titled second album, out on September 24th via the ever brilliant Big Crown Records. Pre-order the album on cd or two versions on vinyl – black and a blue and …
Album review: The Pro-Teens – ‘I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly’: low-key cinematic funk immaculacy from mysterious Melbourne collective
THE PRO-TEENS – or, to give them all due full credit, Snooch Dood and the Pro-Teens, and we wouldn’t want to be putting Snooch’s nose out of joint quite this early in our relationship, who knows what vengeful redress he might seek – describe themselves as being “a collection of professional teenagers from the Darebin …
Track: Tony Glausi – I Could Fall in Love ft. Charlamagne the Goddess
Mostly recognised as one of the best trumpet players around, Tony Glausi is set to release his full length album due 3rd September – ‘Everything At Once’. Glausi has shared a track from the album titled ‘I Could Fall in Love’ which features Charlemagne the Goddess. The tracks laid back feel rolls over you as …
Track: Leprous – Nighttime Disguise
Norwegian Rock outfit Leprous have released their new album ‘Aphelion’ via InsideOutMusic. Read our review here. In celebration the band have shared the final track on the album, ‘Nighttime Disguise’. The band comments about the release: “Finally, we are happy to see “Aphelion” be released all over the world and share its full content with …
Premiere: On the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Pia Fraus give us a sneak listen to their new recording ‘Now You Know, It Still Feels The Same’: fresh interpretations of youthful brilliance.
Hailing from Tallinn, Estonia, Pia Fraus have proven to be one of the most fascinating and enduring shoegaze bands of the past twenty years, made all the more unusual by the fact that they emerged from Eastern Europe, an area not known for this genre. Their debut album, ‘Wonder What it’s Like’, was released in …