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Fatty Gets A Stylist – Are You Ready?
First and formost I am going to open with ‘Fatty Gets a Stylist’ since the new album came out on Friday. Brought to you by Kate Miller-Heidke, bass player Justin Meladl-Johnsen (Air, Beck, Nine Inch Nails) and drummer Pete McNeal (Cake). Sounding a little different from Kate’s original music (even her own voice). You could compare it closer to the sounds of Tegan and Sara, Gwen Stefani, the B52s and Goldfrapp. Fatty Gets a stylist just sounds ridiculously fun!
Listen to another Fatty Gets A Stylist track – ‘The Tiger Inside Will Eat The Child’ here
Make you own remix of ‘Are You Ready?’ http://www.fattygetsastylist.com/
Brous – Streamers
I can finally give you a post on this amazing talent know as Brous (pronounced bruce) as I have now found her track in a form that I can embed. Living in Melbourne with Polish ancestry Sophia Brous has given us a taste of what her self tiltled EP will contain (due for release in September). ‘Streamers’ is a song about the dizzying delirium of current-day social interaction. The song is a sugarsweet psychpop anthem replete with fuzz guitar and a unique – soulful – catchy chorus that will continue ringing in listener’s ears well beyond the first play. With vintage 60′s sounds and that great jazz vocal, Streamers is seductive and teasing.
Streamers will be available on iTunes July 8th.
Nikki Thorburn – Walking In Circles
Moving up the east coast now to Sydney we meet Nikki Thorburn. Resembling the likes of Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones, ‘Walking In Circles’ has a bright energy and Nikki’s distinctive vocals combine to create a brilliant introduction to this incredibly talented Sydney singer/songwriter.’ Tell us what you think of this talented girl making a mark on the Sydney music scene.
Russian Winters – Pacific
Jumping across the country now to Perth we find Russian Winters. Debut album is expected in September and the first single ‘Pacific’ (released June 13th) is a pumping piece of pure indie pop – “Russian Winters are one of those pop bands that don’t make you feel like a total cock for saying you like pop music.” – Xpress Mag. That line is definitely true, these guys do pop with with a respectable flavor. Similar in sound at times to Presets, Sugar Army and Caribou. ‘Pacific’ features Awesome vocal delays, harmonies, horns, clashing cymbals and much more.
Get the song for free here.
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Song of The Day – The HERD “Signs Of Life”
Hip-Hop
Coming from The Herd’s 5th album Future Shade, due for release August 26th, is the second single – “Signs Of Life”. The Herd have also just announced a run of dates that takes them all over the country. Kicking it all off in Jindabyne with a snow show on the 6th of August, support will be in the form of Sietta and Beats Working. (More dates can be found at the bottom of this post).
I have to say upon first listen of “Signs Of Life” I was a little let down from expectations, and thought the song hit way below the mark throughout the first minute, lacking creativity and intensity, well noted from the male vocals. The track didn’t pull me in, this affected listening to the rest of the track. Upon the 4th or 5th listen the slow, low intense start becomes more tolerable and you can really enjoy the splendid ending of the track. One thing this track does really well is continually build from start to finish. The break down just after 3 min is powerful and dramatic and it pushes the song over the edge. If you could start the song after the first minute, it would be a greater, bigger and much more desirable song.
Feel free to share to also share your thoughts with others and discuss the song with them below.
The HERD will be stopping at:
Sat 6 Aug | Station Hotel, Jindabyne, NSW
Sun 21 Aug | Darwin Festival, Darwin, NT
Fri 26 Aug | UniBar, Hobart, TAS
Sat 27 Aug | The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Thu 1 Sep | Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Fri 2 Sep | Cooly Hotel, Coolangatta, NSW
Sat 3 Sep | Hifi Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Fri 9 Sep | Metropolis, Fremantle, WA
Sat 10 Sep | Settlers, Margaret River, WA
Fri 16 Sep | Prince Bandroom, St Kilda, VIC
Sat 17 Sep | Metro, Sydney, NSW
Tickets go on sale this Friday (the 24th)!
Song Of The Day – TiGERTOWN “What Makes It Harder”
Pop/Indie
TiGERTOWN, the fantastic little indie band that brought you the great song “Go Now” now bring to you “What Makes It Harder” another gem of a song. Information is hard to come by on these guys as there official site links straight to their Facebook, but I can tell you they are a family band from Sydney and that they are playing a free show tonight! Get to 34 Degrees South by 10.45pm 1/34 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach for some quality tunes to take you into the second half of this week.
“What Makes It Harder” is an excellent follow up track for the band and shows that they can consistently bring out that spark to make a good song magical. The chorus does get stuck in your head quite easy and this could be because the song is quite repetitive towards the end. With that being my only sour point, the male singing underneath the female in parts produces a very nice sound, rather than a clash and is used much more subtly compared to “Go Now”. This song has a happy topping attributed to the bells, cheerful voices and upbeat feel, yet is also saddened and dispirited underneath at the same time when you listen to the lyrics.
An enjoyable song from one talented family, let us know what you think of the follow up to “Go Now”? better/no so good? leave us a comment…
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Song Of The Day – Little Casino “You Came To Me”
Rock/Indie
Little Casino, a band split between Byron Bay and Brisbane played their first show towards the end of January this year and launched their debut 4 track EP on Saturday just past (June 11). Of which “You Came To Me” is the dreamy first single. It is a reverb infused indie, surf and folk rock blend that will help keep you warm on these cold winter nights. The members are made up The Nones guitarists (Sam and Ben) & Acca/Dacca drummer (Dan) + Kellie and Mark (Keys and Bass). These boys have got something special and original together here that stands out from all the other indie surf rock bands that have formed of late. “You Came to Me” fills you with pleasant remembrances, homesickness and a longing of times that have past. With well written, memorable lyrics that are sung strong and freely, then layered in reveb along with the guitars, creating somewhat of a haunting feel that ends with glorious lofty close.
What are your thoughts on this up and coming band from Brisbane? With similarities to The Panics, The Shins and Wilco things could be big for them next year.
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This Just In: Pom Pom – “In The Gaps Between”
Industrial / Electronic / Powerpop
“In The Gaps Between” Is the impressive debut EP from Pom Pom. It contains four brilliant tracks full of fantastic new wave electronica, similar to that of nine inch nails which is quite evident in “Your Little Flower” with its grungy feel. The track ‘Tuesday’ has recently been picked up for high rotation on traxx Radio and Pom Pom has also shared stages with the likes of Grafton primary, Shiv-r, Mz Ann Thropik and Strange Talk. Who knows what the rest of this year and the next will bring for this talented artist who is on the up and up. Not all the tracks are as full on as the high energy industrial dancers “So Cute” and “Your Little Flower”, with “You Are Door, I Window” taking a more synth pop feel, slowed right down and quite ambient that allows Pom Pom to flaunt her voice.
US based Media outlet Black Noize describes In the Gaps Between as an “unsurpassed testament to the Australian dance scene” and with the pulsing tracks that define Pom Pom’s style it is easy to see why. This is an area in the Australian electronic dance scene that that has lacked direction and Pom Pom is making all her own and taking the lead with her technological brilliance.
So give the EP a listen and a rating, as well as telling us what you think of Pom Pom’s debut effort yourself.
Pom Pom is playing with VAEIN @ The Red Rattler Theatre in Marrickville, NSW. Get tickets here
More information on Pom Pom can be found at:
http://www.myspace.com/pompomtheband
http://www.facebook.com/pompomtheband
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Song of The Day – FLOATING ME “Sugar”
Rock / Progressive / Alternative Rock
If you haven’t come across or heard about Floating Me yet, it is about time you do! Their debut self-titled album appeared on shelves on the 15th of April and “Sugar” the lead single from it, has also been out a while. Making up the five members of Floating Me are: From Scarymother Andrew Gillespie – Vox, Antony Brown – Guitars & Tobias Messiter – Keys, from COG there is Lucius Borich on Drums and finally from Karnivool we have Jon Stockman playing bass. The potential and experience that this band have between them is huge.
Any fan of the band members original musical projects won’t be disappointed and will enjoy the result of this bold combination. Containing many different influences from the various band members previous work, to a small resemblance of tool and all in between, Floating Me have produced some unique music that can also be enjoyed by those new to the style. It is experimental and is constantly changing direction, whilst keeping the same tense atmosphere throughout. Heavy when it needs to be without having an overbearing massive chorus. The voice of Andrew Gillespie is imposing with its strong low range.
All the band members possess amazing talent and worlds of experience that allows them to write creative music that flows so well it is as if they have been playing together for years. There is a great film clip to go with the song and if you don’t know what to expect, the first listen can seem wearisome, but it will warm to you, or you to it, then you can really enjoy Floating Me. Leave your thoughts at the bottom of the page.
http://floatingme.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Floating-Me/144012038959446
http://www.myspace.com/floatingme
FloatingMe National Tour
Friday 8 July – ANU Bar, Canberra (w/ Super Best Friends & Red Vest)
Saturday 9 July – Metro, Sydney (w/ Thousand Needles in Red)
Friday 15 July – Pelibar, Frankston (w/ Electric Horse)
Saturday 16 July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne (w/ Thousand Needles in Red)
Friday 22 July – Springwood Tavern, Brisbane (w/ Electric Horse)
Saturday 23 July – The Hi-Fi, Brisbane (w/ Thousand Needles in Red)
Thursday 4 August – The Prince Of Wales, Bunbury (w/ Wolves)
Friday 5 August – Players Bar, Mandurah (w/ Wolves and guests)
Saturday 6 August – The Rosemount, North Perth (w/ Wolves and guests)
Sunday 7 August – The Indi Bar, Scaborough (w/ Wolves)
Song of The Day – MOR (Master of Ribongia) “Da Da”
Electronica / Experimental
This song makes me happy and always brings out a smile. Da Da has a “Mario Brothers” like feel, it’s a bit of fun that helps the day go by. Cleverly put together it is melodic and upbeat. everyone can always use a smile so give “Da Da” a listen and think about some the stupid / fun things you have done with your friends!
MOR is an Italian born Sound Engineer and Drummer who also answers to Antonio Rosselli. Having Started creating electronic music in the early 90′s he moved to Sydney in 2003 where he furthered developed his sound from the ambient, slow tempo tracks to the more upbeat, glitchy and stop start tracks you can listen to on soundcloud, he also has MySpace and Facebook.
Hope everyone is enjoying their day and if this track features in your w/e at some stage let us know when, where and what was going on.
