THE OCEAN PARTY ANNOUNCE GUILT, SHARE TELL
A mere two months after the release of their seventh album Beauty Point, Melbourne pop stalwarts The Ocean Party have again wasted no time in announcing the release of more new material. It comes in the form of Guilt, a new six track EP to be released in December. Intensely personal and confessional as ever, […]
BACKYARD SHARE THIRD SINGLE FROM DEBUT EP
Melbourne jangle pop quartet Backyard shared their new single ‘Royal Park’ last week. It’s an explorative and hopeful track that sets its course from its undoubted down to earth centre and yearns for the unfamiliar, to go beyond the visible horizons. Gorgeous ringing guitar chords combine with jangled melodies and subtle hooks backed by a […]
RECORD REVIEW: LAST LEAVES – OTHER TOWNS THAN OURS
When The Lucksmiths called time in 2009 after 16 years and eight albums they left behind not only half a lifetime producing music of great melodic and structural quality but it was of a style and character that was created in a context which embraced the whole gamut of human emotion, from downcast melancholy to unbridled optimism, […]
CIGGIE WITCH RETURNS WITH MAD MUSIC
“…the feeling that everything might fall apart at any minute might even be enough to keep the millennials listening past the one minute mark.” With no build up and little fanfare, Melbourne’s wonderfully underachieving pop ensemble Ciggie Witch released their exquisitely ramshackle new album last week. Titled Mad Music, it’s a work of honesty to […]
OUR SINS OF SONIC OMISSION, RECORD REVIEW: ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – TALK TIGHT & THE FRENCH PRESS
“It’s about remembering where you came from and making sure you don’t act like a wanker, basically.” Tom Russo – guitarist/vocalist from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever to London In Stereo , March 29, 2017. Earlier this year unbeknownst to this music blog Melbourne’s self proclaimed soft punk rock/tough pop quintet Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever released an excellent […]
THE OCEAN PARTY SHARE NEW VIDEO
The Ocean Party have released a new video for ‘Cracked And Shattering’ the closer from their latest record Beauty Point. Drummer Lachlan Denton takes the vocal lead set against a backdrop of outback images taken from their recent extensive Australian tour. The track centres on uncertainty and a search for meaning and direction, a theme […]
AFTER ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY EVEN AS WE SPEAK RETURN WITH NEW EP
Earlier this month, Sydney jangle pop stalwarts Even As We Speak released their first new material in 24 years coming in the form of a five track EP titled The Black Forest. For many, a potted history may be in order. Formed in 1985 as a three piece coalescing largely around the songwriting of Matt […]
TAM VANTAGE DROPS NEW RECORD
Melbourne jangle pop aficionado Tam Matlakowski, aka Tam Vantage released his new album Show Me To The Sun today. It heralds somewhat of a return to the melody driven songwriting approach that marked his days in Pop Singles and is his third solo outing of sorts after releasing his debut Life In High Definition in late […]
MILK TEDDY’S LONG AWAITED SECOND RECORD
Melbourne jangle pop quintet Milk Teddy dropped their delightful second album Time Catches Up With Milk Teddy recently. The release comes five long years after their 2012 debut Zingers. It contains twelve breezy yet punchy hook laden pop gems full of self effacing wryness and winning idiosyncrasies. Listen to its latest single, the ultra earnest ‘Sweet […]
NEW EP FOR SWIMMING TAPES
Last month saw London based guitar pop outfit Swimming tapes announced the upcoming release of a new EP, Soft Sea Blue. At the same time they shared the second track from it following on from ‘Queen Parade’ from earlier this year. ‘What’s On Your Mind’ is another effortless piece of blissful pop, sugar coated by […]