UNDER THE RADAR

Sunday Psychedelic Sesh

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 01:25:00 +1100

In light of missing out on tickets to see Roky Erickson (of 13th Floor Elevators) at the Corner Hotel in March, I'm consoling myself with the best of psychedelic rock. What's that you ask? Psych rock was born in the 60's in a whirlwind of attempts to portray and enhance the altered state and experience of psychedelic drugs with predominant keyboard and guitar use, reverb effects and long, kick-ass instrumentals and jams. Rob O'Connor of Yahoo Music knows why-
"Well, LSD was pretty popular in the music culture for a time, so it would figure that the results would show up in the music. Just as today's music is fortified with all kinds of artificial sweeteners. Not that we should look down on the Splenda crowd! High Fructose Corn Syrup Rock never resulted in a major movement that I'm aware of. Then again, maybe it did. "

Psych branched off from early blues and folk and lead the way in the evolution of 'conventional' music. Nowadays, psychedelic rock is a fire ready to catch alight with just a little more kindling yet. More and more 'neo-psychedelic' bands have risen to popularity such as The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tame Impala and Neutral Milk Hotel. I couldn't be more happy about this and The BJM are definitely one of my favourite bands however, them aside, there is generally no match for the real pioneers of the genre. Have a listen to a few of the real-deals of psychedelic rock and see for yourself.
FYI- The image above is a painting of Albert Hoffman, discoverer of LSD, by psychedelic artist Alex Grey.You might recognise his style from his album artwork for Tool. He's an incredible artist and an insightful person.

Whatcha Gonna Do About It- The Litter
Action Woman- The Litter
A Legal Matter- The Litter
Rack My Mind- The Litter
It's Safe To Say- Bubble Puppy
Elizabeth- Bubble Puppy
Lonely- Bubble Puppy
Road To St Stephens- Bubble Puppy
I've Got to Reach You- Bubble Puppy
Barnyard Blues- 13th Floor Elevators
Doctor Doom- 13th Floor Elevators
Down By The River- 13th Floor Elevators
Scarlet and Gold- 13th Floor Elevators
Thru' The Rhythm- 13th Floor Elevators
You Don't Know- 13th Floor Elevators
Kingdom Of Heaven- 13th Floor Elevators
Where There's Woman- Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Grown So Ugly- Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
I'm Glad- Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet- The Blues Magoos
Gotta Get Away- The Blues Magoos
Sometimes I Think About- The Blues Magoos

The Wizards of Oz Music

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +1100

G'day mate it's me, Sheila. just donezo givin me pet kanga a hose down n I'm busy as a one legged arse kicker organisin shrimps n stubbies for me bbq tomoz so i can't have a good long yarn with yas true blue fkn oath. Ok, enough of that. For all the internationals visiting Under the Radar, as I'm sure most of the locals already know, tomorrow, January 26 is Australia Day. for most people what this day involves is slapping on some zinc, thongs and Australian paraphernalia (if you're one of those people) and basically demonstrating their patriotism by getting shitfaced drunk at a BBQ while listening to Triple J's annual Hottest 100, that's if they aren't already rocking out/melting at our biggest music festival, the Big Day Out. To celebrate Australia Day eve, I'm getting back into some great home-grown music. Here are some songs by Australian musicians and bands, of different genres and popularity, that I've enjoyed over the years. Land Down Under was written by a Scotsman so it doesn't make the cut and sorry but yes, Khe Sanh is essential for one big, slurred sing-along.

Ocean- John Butler
Khe Sahn- Cold Chisel
Friday On My Mind- The Easybeats
Draw Your Swords- Angus & Julia Stone
Get Ready For Love- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Change- Karnivool
Staring Down The Sun- Josh Pyke
New Moon Rising- Wolfmother
Jellylegs- Children Collide
Down River- Temper Trap
Skeleton Tiger- Tame Impala
Tomorrow- Silverchair
Queen Of Apology- Sarah Blasko
These Days- Powderfinger
From Little Things Big Things Grow- Paul Kelly
Blood- The Middle East
Building Ships- Lior
19 20 20- The Grates
It's Alright- Little Red
Thanks For Your Time- Gotye
Four Seasons In One Day- Crowded House
So Many Nights- The Cat Empire
Cold Acre- Augie March

It's Fried-day

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +1100

No need for chit chat. just chewns. Here's what I'll be listening to to celebrate Fried-day.

Apparat is a German electronic musician, formerly a DJ, who is now focussed on creating music through sound design and experimentation. I highly recommend downloading/buying his recent album The Devil's Walk. It's unique, atmospheric and the guy really knows how to intensify tension and build up in a song without using only conventional instruments and tools. I've posted a couple of tracks but it's Fried-day and my brain won't think of words that will help me describe them to you so for want of justification, watch the youtube video below of Apparat performing Ash Black Veil live in a studio. sends chills down the spine!

Your House is my world- Apparat

Black Water- Apparat
Goodbye- Apparat

Ash Black Veil- Apparat

The Black Angels from Texas play delicious psychedelic revival rock. In my opinion they sound like The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Velvet Underground and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club having an orgy and The Black Keys are sort of standing there watching it all happen.... It's a plausible metaphor in my mind... Ironically, The Black Angels have played alongside or supported three of the aforementioned bands.

Telephone- The Black Angels (Phosphene Dream, 2010)

Haunting at 1300 McKinley- The Black Angels (Phosphene Dream, 2010)

Entrance Song- The Black Angels (Phosphene Dream, 2010)

True Believers- The Black Angels (Phosphene Dream, 2010)

Better Off Alone- The Black Angels (Passover, 2006)

Empire- The Black Angels (Passover, 2006)

Manipulation- The Black Angels (Passover, 2006)

More from Texas, we have Explosions in the Sky. The most incredible and powerful live act I've ever seen. They are an instrumental-only quartet , a rarity these days, which makes them extremely easy listening as well as somewhat timeless. The concentration on melody and rhythm creates a highly intense listening experience and has developed their ability to portray emotions and happenings of the world around us through the power of music. All tracks below are from the album All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone (2007)

So Long, Lonesome- Explosions In The Sky

The Birth and Death of the Day- Explosions In The Sky

Catastrophe and the Cure- Explosions In The Sky

Sorry for the negligence

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:22:00 +1100

Never fear! All of you followers and frequent readers ...*cough cough* ('cos there's so many of you...) can fight the famine with ear-blasting, good ol' fashion, modern day blues rock advocates, Hot Fiction. This UK duo, Andy Yeoh (vocals and drums) and Simon Miller (guitar) are the spawns of rhythm and soul heroes The Black Keys circa Thickfreakness, which in my opinion is still the best album TBK have produced. Their debut album "Dark Room" was released in June 2010, with all tracks being available for download from the band's Facebook Bandpage.
Catchy garage blues riffs, bellowing choruses sung through Yeoh's smooth low-pitched pipes, stomp-along drumming and a whole lot of attitude in each track make for one great album. Out of the 13 tracks, these are the stand-outs in my opinion, Start It Off, Laid Me Low, All My Love In Vein, Get Out Of My House and Autumn Girl (harmonica!)
These guys are just starting to kick off in the big bad world of music and I want to give them all the help I can, which is not much... but I can urge you (and you can imagine puppy dog's eyes while I do this) to not only download the tracks but also Like and share their page! Then we can all be those smug dickheads who get to say "I liked them before they got big". Real big...as I foresee in the near future.

And just because I can, here's Dan and Pat on the cover of the first Rolling Stone Magazine for 2012 and a snippet from the interview.

"Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world," says drummer Patrick Carney. "So they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be shit – therefore you should never try to be the biggest rock band in the world. Fuck that! Rock & roll is the music I feel the most passionately about, and I don't like to see it fucking ruined and spoon-fed down our throats in this watered-down, post-grunge crap, horrendous shit. When people start lumping us into that kind of shit, it's like, ‘Fuck you,' honestly." source

Amen, the prophets are here to save us!

Collarbones Collaboration

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:51:00 +1000

Collarbones' debut album Iconography was released earlier this year, a collaboration between Sydney boy Marcus Whale and Adelaide's Travis Cook. What first intrigued me to look into their music was the fact that the two constructed and created the album over the internet using file sharing. Described as objectively as 'Great late night, sample-heavy electronica', but Travis had a something a little more fittingly obscure to say...
'In an old interview I described Collarbones as "what it sounds like when you stick a second-hand Rihanna CD into your stereo and it skips every now and again. You're not sure whether you like it or not." That tired smile is okay, except now maybe there are a couple of other CDs battling for supremacy in the disc charger. Instead of skipping, the CDs melt together and morph into a hologram of JonBenet Ramsey's disembodied head.' http://collarbonesband.tumblr.com/
In my opinion, I think Iconography as collective of songs is a little disjointed, but I like the experimental kind of journey it takes you on. The songs on the album are based on the foundations of samples of beats, synths and instrumentals all mixed and matched together in a colliding fashion which suprisingly manages to flow and the more I listen to it the more I get it. Their sound is more atmospheric and doesn't really coincide with a song or genre structure. Considering all of this was made without face-to-face contact, I think we will be hearing a lot more from Collarbones in the future. Here's a few I enjoy.

Tashkent- Collarbones
Malone- Collarbones
Don Juan- Collarbones

Gotye Gets Animated

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:34:00 +1000

Awesome official film clip for Gotye's Bronte, from the new album Making Mirrors. This unique film clip reminds me of Where The Wild Things Are and is some amazing animation accompanying an equally amazing song.
Directed and animated by Ari Gibson at Mechanical Apple. Background art by Jason Pamment.

High-five for lo-fi

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:03:00 +1000

I've been sick of the squeaky clean indie pop sound that typically presents itself to me just a little too much on the radio lately which has lead me to a phase of dabbling in the lo-fi, grunge/garage rock movements of the 80s and 90s. I was probably in the same boat as majority of the population when faced with the question of my favourite grunge/lo-fi rock bands from this era- maybe Silverchair? Nirvana? Incubus? I was satisfied with what I knew from growing up with Rage on Saturday mornings and still enjoyed them. BUT I've looked further past the 'familiar' exterior of the 90s for something refreshingly different and I've rediscovered the delight of the slack attitude, rough edges, likeable imperfections and lyrical focus of the 90s. Here are some shining examples.

Gold Soundz- Pavement (1994)

Skull- Sebadoh (1994)

Hey- Pixies (1989)

I Send My Love To You- Palace Brothers (1994)

Drinker's Peace (live)- Guided By Voices (1990)

Wild Impalas in the Forest

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 6 Jul 2011 19:11:00 +1000

I'm back. Here's a dope film clip by Tame Impala performing Expectation, which a dope song.

Dreamy

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:08:00 +1000

Delorean, formed in 2000, are an alternative/indie synth dance group from Spain. Named after the inconic time machine from 'Back to The Future', the band explored the influences and tastes of their country throughout 2000- 2007. They then opened their own club night called Desparrame which saw an increase in the bands' popularity and leading to remixes for the likes of The XX and Franz Ferdinand, giving them more exposure. In 2010 they released Subiza, which is an amazing, eclectic album consisting of floating, euphoric, blending tracks. The album is dreamy and slightly experimental, which makes for easy listening. Although it's somewhat different to what I usually listen to, Subiza has the ability to grow anyone and becomes seriously catchy after a couple of listens through. My favourite tracks are Grow and Stay Close. Enjoy...

Come Wander- Delorean
Stay Close- Delorean
Real Love-Delorean
Grow- Delorean
Simple Graces- Delorean
It's All Ours- Delorean

Wild Nothing is an American one-man indie pop band created by Jack Tatum in 2009. Tatum played in bands but began recording solo under the name Wild Nothing in 2009. He emerged at a time when C86-esque groups, (a genre characterised by floaty, fey melodies and jangly guitars) were rising in popularity and gained attention. After successful demos, he began touring with a band. His debut album, Gemini was released in May 2010. The album is balanced between dreamy and melancholy, urgent and catchy. All the tracks have a laidback, nostalgic feel and listening to the whole album, start to finish is very gratifying. I'm so glad I found this little gem called Gemini!

Summer Holiday- Wild Nothing
O Lilac- Wild Nothing
Bored Games- Wild Nothing
The Witching Hour- Wild Nothing
Chinatown- Wild Nothing
Our Composition Book- Wild Nothing
Gemini- Wild Nothing

Alberta who?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:40:00 +1000

Alberta Cross are a New York based band I came across recently. Their sound has been compared to The Band, Neil Young and The Raconteurs through its blues-rock influence. I think their sound is pretty unique, it sits on the edge of indie-pop rock and blues rock and manages to avoid falling into the same patterns and predictability as a lot of bands these days do. Their songs are layered with intervals of booming instrumentals and talanted whails from singer Petter Ericson Stakee. They played several shows across Australia last year, including two with Mumford & Sons. I highly recommend giving Alberta Cross a listen. After 2 or 3 goes you will be seriously hooked, these guys are addictive.

Rise From The Shadow- Alberta Cross
City Walls- Alberta Cross
Taking Control- Alberta Cross
Broken Side of Time- Alberta Cross
The Thief & The Heartbreaker- Alberta Cross
Song Three Blues- Alberta Cross
Lucy Rider- Alberta Cross
Hard Breaks- Alberta Cross

KOL-UMENTARY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:13:00 +1000

Kings Of Leon are set to release a documentary called Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon, which will debut this month at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. I love the title of the film, it refers to a chorus line, "Life goes by, On a Talahina Sky" in a hidden track after Holy Roller Novocaine in KOL's debut album. The film follows the band's history from their interesting upbringing, which I think that song heavily reflects. They began their lives as sons of a preacher to become one of the world's biggest rock bands of today. Although they may not be the most likeable nice-guy musicians around and have evolved and changed through their career, they have a unique outlook on their lives and from what you see in the trailer, reveal more about themselves to their fans than they ever have...I would also say I mostly have Kings of Leon to thank for saving me from having a pitiful music taste. Youth and Young Manhood was in my CD collection when all else I had was Robbie Williams' Escapology, the Barbie Party mix and Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits. No shit. THANKYOU KOL. Back to the movie, New York Times, director Stephen C Mitchell described the film as a "fascinating insight for fans and non-fans about a group of musicians who will never forget their strict Pentecostal upbringing or rough-and-tumble back-country roots". Have a squizz at the trailer, and here's some KOL downloads while we're on the topic.

Where Nobody Knows- Kings Of Leon (Aha Shake Heartbreak)
Holy Roller Novocaine- Kings Of Leon (Youth & Young Manhood)
Red Morning Light- Kings Of Leon (Youth & Young Manhood)
Four Kicks- Kings Of Leon (Aha Shake Heartbreak)
Trani- Kings Of Leon (Youth & Young Manhood)
Slow Night, So Long- Kings of Leon (Aha Shake Heartbreak)
Manhatten- Kings Of Leon (Only By The Night)
Cold Desert- Kings Of Leon (Only By The Night)
Mcfearless- Kings Of Leon (Because Of The Times)
Arizona- Kings Of Leon (Because Of The Times)
Birthday- Kings Of Leon (Come Around Sundown)
Back Down South- Kings Of Leon (Come Around Sundown)

Hallelujah! It's a Buckley biopic

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:51:00 +1000

No, not a bionic. A biopic. And not just any biopic. an epic biopic. A biopic of Jeff Buckley's life, which was first talked of in 2006 with director Brian Jun is now under way, expected to begin filming mid- late this year. Brian Jun is working with Jake Scott, a British director who has produced music videos for acts such as Radiohead, R.E.M, Oasis and U2. With this in mind, combined with the fact that they have the rights to Buckley's music and the David Browne's book 'Dream Brother: The lives and music of Tim and Jeff Buckley' AND the fact that Jeff Buckley's own mother Mary Guilbert is validating the film as executive producer, it is set to be, perhaps one of the best musician biopics yet. I would expect nothing less. Here's some Jeff Buckley to get you excited.

Dream Brother- Jeff Buckley
Lover, You Should Have Come Over- Jeff Buckley
Last Goodbye- Jeff Buckley
So Real- Jeff Buckley

HOLY &#@$!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 9 Apr 2011 14:01:00 +1000

On April 12th Holy Ghost will be releasing their new album. I just had a listen to it HERE from start to finish. With new wave influence and those funky strutting basslines and synths melting each song together there is a strong album structure. Needless to say, the flow and pop melodies had me grooving like Prince in 1999. There's also a darker side to the album with a track named "Jam for Jerry", based on the tragic death of the band's drummer, Gerhardt Fuchs in 2009, carrying emotional lyrics, "It surrounds me/Drowns me in it/If I could change it all I would/ If only I could". All in All, I love this album after one listen through, so I'm sharing some of the songs for download now prior to the release of the album...but shhhhh. Enjoy, you holy motherf*$#@*!

Do It Again- Holy Ghost!
Say My Name- Holy Ghost!
Wait & See- Holy Ghost!
I Will Come Back- Holy Ghost!

And some extras I've been enjoying lately...because I'm feeling generous...
Colours (Captain Cuts Remix)- GROUPLOVE
A Summer Song- Connor Youngblood
Zodiac Name- Shake The Baron
Crazy (Seal Cover)- Yeasayer
Rolling In The Deep (Jamie XX Remix)- Adele feat. Childish Gambino

Hungry Local Natives order take away show

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:39:00 +1100

I stumbled across this video of The Local Natives featured in A Take Away Show. There's no special effects, no fancy editing, and somewhat a lack of light and sound quality, but what you see is what you get. The honesty and raw talent shown in this seven minute video is something rare. The Local Natives casually stroll through the Vivienne passage in Paris, with instruments in hand and the cameraman intimately capturing the beauty of the effortlessness and flawlessness of the band's synchronisation and harmony in "Who Knows Who Cares". Onlookers are seen puzzled and captivated as the band are blasé about making their way through the public, walking, drumming, and strumming. If you haven't fallen for the Local Natives yet, you will have...in seven minutes time.

Apologies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:10:00 +1100

A few weeks ago, Hotfile suspended me for illegal uploads! All of which I do to PROMOTE music and not through self indulgent piracy...but that's beside the point. The point is that I've been far too busy and lazy at the same time to move all the files to another file host and make new uploads. Even when there's been new visitors from Singapore to Denmark here at Under The Radar! But to make it up to you all, I'm dropping bombs of all varieties.

Daylight (Troublemaker Remix feat. De La Soul) -Matt & Kim
Two Weeks Of Hip Hop (Dead Prez Vs Grizzly Bear)- The Hood Internet
Undertow (Javelin remix)- Warpaint
Glockenspiel Song- Dog Is Dead
Young- Dog Is Dead
Welcome Home, Son- Radical Face
Coquet Coquette- Of Montreal
Jet Trails- Mesita
Living Breathing- Mesita
Cowards Run- Mesita
Ungirthed (AIDS remix)- Purity Ring

Daniel Lee Kendall

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:42:00 +1100

Daniel Lee Kendall has sprung up from Triple J Unearthed and he is defintely on his way to becoming a respected and popular artist, already having release an EP last year and now getting radio play. I've heard these three songs from the EP, 'Lost In The Moment' and love them all. They're simplistic yet intricately textured and he has great clean, smooth vocals. Daniel Lee Kendall is supporting Old Man River and Passenger at the East Brunswick club tomorrow night.

Lost In The Moment- Daniel Lee Kendall
The Point In This- Daniel Lee Kendall
A Long Way- Daniel Lee Kendall

Feel good

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:13:00 +1100

You can never be unhappy in a poncho. Just like you can never listen to these tunes without cracking a smile and your happy-go-lucky dance moves. With irristiable energetic anthem choruses and sunshiney guitar riffs, these songs will have you wishing we weren't on the brink of Autumn.

DOM strive on catchy synth-pop. 'Living in America' has a contagious attitude and is laid back whilst still flowing with energy. 'Burn Bridges' is another feel good spirit lifter with wise words. I really like this band and their attitude.

Living In America- DOM
Burn Bridges- DOM

The Naked And Famous from New Zealand have been described as 'Passion Pit's kiwi cousin' and once you've given them a listen, you'll understand. They have the same youthful, free-spirited vibe to their music which fills it with energy and euphoria. It resembles 'Little Secrets' in terms of pace and song structure and definitely follows its footsteps as a perfect summer anthem. You might recognise it from an ad on tv at the moment for Samsung I think. I've also provided a remix just for the sake of it.

Young Blood- The Naked And Famous
Young Blood (The Sound Of Arrows Remix)- The Naked And Famous

The King Of Limbs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:02:00 +1100

The new Radiohead album,The King of Limbs is here. For further information read the previous post. All I can say is that it was well worth the wait. Give these songs a listen....

Morning Mr Magpie- Radiohead
Lotus Flower- Radiohead
Give Up The Ghost- Radiohead

Strokes of genius inside your Radiohead

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:39:00 +1100

2011 is off to a stellar start with two huge 90s bands we all know and love, Radiohead and The Strokes both set to release new albums in the near future.

The Strokes have titled their fourth album 'Angles' which will be released March 22. It has been roughly five years since The Strokes released 'First Impressions Of Earth' in 2006, but absence builds anticipation! The album contains 10 tracks and The Strokes released one track called 'Under Cover Of Darkness' as a single to promote the album on February 9 which was uploaded by the Strokes on their website for free download for 48 hours after it's first radio airing. I know what you're thinking, but alas, you can download it from here! (and probably thousands of other websites). Every song on the album except 'Life Is Simple In The Moonlight' was recorded and produced by the band themselves. It is the word around town that after the release of this album, The Strokes will embark on a worldwide tour. So fingers crossed they return to Australia for the second year in a row! Listening to 'Under Cover Of Darkness' confirms The Strokes are still keeping it real and sticking to what they know, and are not making the mistake many bands make, to embark on a new funky fresh musical journey. It is reminiscent of 'Someday' from 'Is This It' (2001) and carries a trademark Strokes-esque guitar riff.

'The King Of Limbs' is scheduled for release in Australia on March 25 and incredibly, will be Radiohead's EIGHTH album. Not a whole lot is known about the album, but nonetheless the hype is almost uncontainable. It is available by payment download from February 19. The album release was only announced three days ago on their website, and the title is said to be named after an ancient tree located near where the band recorded it. It is, like The Strokes, set to be supported with a worldwide tour (which could back up the rumours of Splendour In The Grass headliners)! Here are some uploads to keep your cravings under control until you get your grubby little hands on these two new albums.

Someday- The Strokes (Is This It)
Last Nite- The Strokes (Is This It)
Razorblade- The Strokes (First Impressions Of Earth)
Red Light- The Strokes (First Impressions Of Earth)
Under Cover Of Darkness- The Strokes (Angles)

Fake Plastic Trees- Radiohead (The Bends)
Karma Police- Radiohead (OK Computer)
Paranoid Android- Radiohead (OK Computer)
Jigsaw Falling Into Place- Radiohead (In Rainbows)

New Tewns

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:37:00 +1100

Foster The People are an indie/alternative band from Los Angeles who formed in 2009 and have since been embarking on a path of success. Their recent single 'Pumped Up Kicks' has gained them popularity here in Australia due to more radio play. This is proven by their sold out show at the Northcote Social Club on tomorrow night. This song is very happy-go-lucky and makes you want to see your summer in a movie montage.

Pumped Up Kicks- Foster The People

We all know the Bag Raiders for their trademark hit 'Shooting Star' but in their new single Way Back Home, they've adopted a more brooding electronic sound that replicates that of Cut Copy. I have no doubt in my mind that this song will be remixed to death, but for now I'm enjoying it.

Way Back Home- Bag Raiders

Cold War Kids released their new album 'Mine Is Yours' on January 25 this year. I first heard 'Louder Than Ever' when the band played at Falls Festival this year, and although it is like nothing from my favourite album of theirs, 'Robbers & Cowards' I thoroughly enjoyed the new angle of Cold War Kids in this song. They worked with an outside producer called Jacquire King (who has worked with bands such as Modest Mouse and Kings of Leon) for the first time to produce this album. Many fans are probably thinking that, just like any other band, Cold War Kids are heading down the romantic whailing pop song path because their edgy raw blues tendancy has been replaced with a more polished, polite indie-rock sound in Mine Is Yours. Although this may be true, I still think 'Louder Than Ever' has reached it's maximum potential for the Cold War Kids' new intention.

Louder Than Ever- Cold War Kids

Alex Winston is an American artist from Detroit. If you downloaded my earlier post with a song from production duo The Knocks, she is currently working with them. Having been named as 'one to watch' in 2011, Alex Winston is set to move onto bigger and better things, off to a very good start with this track, 'Sister Wife'.

Sister Wife- Alex Winston

'Rill Rill' is a single from Sleigh Bells, an American indie-pop duo from their debut album 'Treats'. The song is a sweetheart nostalgic track with a really catchy tune and sample from Funkadelic classic "Can You Get To That". Give it a listen a couple of times and it will be forever stuck in your head. Gossip Girl fans would have heard this on an episode in the fourth season.... just for the record....

Rill Rill- Sleigh Bells

Friday night

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:23:00 +1100

Songs to get the weekend started. Get rowdy.

Baby (PNAU remix)- Breakbot
Crave You- Flight Facilities ft. Giselle
Dancing With The DJ- The Knocks
I Love You So- Cassius
Paris (Aeroplane Remix)- Friendly Fires
Knife (Girl Talk Remix)- Grizzly Bear

Sleepy mix

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:52:00 +1100

Here's a sleep mix to end your day and send you off to the land of nod. Guarenteed no thumping, drop, sirens, or 'dirty bit'. Now, download and go get some shut eye.

Tomorrow Is A Long Place- Bob Dylan
Zebra- Beach House
Loveless- Ernest Ellis
The Great Escape- Patrick Watson
Help I'm Alive (acoustic)- Metric
Guarenteed- Eddie Vedder
Breathe Me- SIA
Elusive- Scott Matthews
When The Night Comes- Dan Auerbach
Jimme's Song- Emmanuel And The Fear
All The Way Down- Glen Hansard
Tightrope Walker- Epicure
Run River- Jon Swift
Waiting...- City And Colour
The Great Unknown- Bob Evans
Out On The Airlock- Paul Dempsey
Staring Down The Sun- Josh Pyke
Everlong (Live acoustic)- Foo Fighters
Shelter- XX
White Lies- Paolo Nutini
The Lengths- The Black Keys

I like them tall

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +1100

The Tallest Man On Earth is Kristian Matsson (one for the ladies, he's a mega-babe, and mega-talented) from Sweden. An honest, raw acoustic folk sound makes his music beautiful and unique. Since discovering him I have found very few others who know him and his music. He is becoming more and more popular in the States and Europe and I'm sharing him with you because he deserves more recognition and fans in Australia and hopefully one day soon he will grace us with his presence! I've uploaded songs from his debut album The Shallow Grave (2008), his second album The Wild Hunt (2010) as well as the EP Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird (2010). The download I've provided for Where Do My Bluebird Fly (my favourite) is not the original recording but an even better mp3 from a video of Kristian Matsson performing it live on air. I've posted the video below so you can see for yourself how genuinely talented this man is...And how dreamy.

Little River- The Tallest Man On Earth
Tangle In This Trampled Wheat- The Tallest Man On Earth
Troubles Will Be Gone- The Tallest Man On Earth
Love Is All- The Tallest Man On Earth
Where Do My Bluebird Fly- The Tallest Man On Earth
I Won't Be Found- The Tallest Man On Earth
The Gardener- The Tallest Man On Earth

Video: Where Do My Bluebird Fly (Live on KEXP)- The Tallest Man On Earth

Zonoscope

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 02:42:00 +1100

The new album from Melbourne band, Cut Copy is set to be officially released today, Tuesday 8th February. But it's only 2 hours into being Tuesday. Yes, it is 2am, I am nocturnal and I have nothing better to do than burn my peach scented aromatic candle and write up on Zonoscope. Apart from having awesome album artwork by artist Tsunehisa Kimura, from what I've gathered their 3rd album is set to satisfy faithful Cut Copy fans. They're sticking to their delectable electro/synth-pop- perhaps a little too strictly (with a uniform of background 'ooohs' reassuring fans from the release of the single Take Me Over) which has seen the success of Bright Like Neon Love (2004) and In Ghost Colours (2008). I've just finished downloading Zonoscope, being the pirate I am, and I've uploaded some tracks for you my cherubs. 'Sun God' is the last song on the album, a fifteen minute track and nothing short of incredible, you MUST get your hands on it. I've also uploaded a few of my favourite songs from Bright Like Neon Love and In Ghost Colours too, for your enjoyment. Now...less talk, more Zonoscope.

Bright Like Neon Love (2004)
Future- Cut Copy
Going Nowhere- Cut Copy
Saturdays- Cut Copy

In Ghost Colours (2008)
Out There On The Ice- Cut Copy
Strangers In The Wind- Cut Copy
Far Away- Cut Copy

Zonoscope (2011)
Take Me Over- Cut Copy
Where I'm Going- Cut Copy
Hanging On To Every Heartbeat- Cut Copy
Sun God- Cut Copy
Corner Of The Sky- Cut Copy

Under the covers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:27:00 +1100

Now I'm not usually one to encourage covers of songs. Infact I've heard so many bad covers of Wonderwall, Hurricane, Hallelujah and Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay that I'm starting to think the music industry has turned environmentally friendly and decided to recycle (to prevent noise pollution?- Pardon the play on words). But every now and then I come across the gems that restore my faith in cover songs. Here are some of my favourites. Some are new, some are classics.

Say It Right (Nelly Furtado cover)- Angus & Julia Stone

Wonderwall (Oasis cover)- Ryan Adams

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper cover)- Greg Laswell

New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down (LCD Soundsystem cover)- Ernest Ellis

Pursuit of Happiness (Kid Kudi cover)- Barbara

Landed (Ben Folds Five cover)- The Ohio University Leading Tones

Fall At Your Feet (Crowded House cover)- Boy and Bear

Hey Ya! (Outkast cover)- Sarah Blasko

Across The Universe (The Beatles cover)- Rufus Wainwright

And last but certainly not least, the greatest covers of all time. IMPERATIVE to any music library.

All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)- Jimi Hendrix

Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)- Johnny Cash

Respect (Otis Redding cover)- Aretha Franklin

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)- Jeff Buckley

Twist and Shout (Top Notes cover)- The Beatles