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Hermitude - HyperParadise
Simon Winkler
The production duo of Luke Dubs and Elgusto return with another impressive album of bass-driven beats and creatively complex compositions, their fourth for Sydney label Elefant Traks.
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First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
Simon Winkler
The second album from Swedish band First Aid Kit is a memorable and moving collection of folk, blues, Americana and country influenced songs.
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Graveyard Train Live to Air
Live at the RRR Performance Space
Local 'horror-country' boys Graveyard Train perform 'Even Witches Like to Go Out Dancing', live at Triple R!
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Gang Gang Dance interview
Breaking & Entering
New York cosmic pop experimental outfit Gang Gang Dance hit Australia in December 2011 Lizzi of the group phones Lauren from Breaking & Entering...
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Various Artists - Mobile Rekodi Situdio Volume 1: Kibera, Nairobi
Simon Winkler
This compilation from independent Melbourne label Brothersister represents a facinating musical and cultural exchange.
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Bart Willoughby
JVG Radio Method
Bart Willoughby of No Fixed Address chats to Jonnie Von Goes.
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
Simon Winkler
Replica presents a fascintating collage of sounds that evokes the past while hinting at the sonic possibilities of the future of music.
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Atlas Sound - Parallax
Simon Winkler
Spectral, shimmering guitars and subtle electronic effects are employed throughout this record, where loneliness and light, bleakness and beauty seem equally audible.
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Onra - Chinoiseries Pt.2
Simon Winkler
Chinoiseries Part 2 offers a fascintating glimpse into the musical heritage of Vietnam, collecting fragments of obscure recordings and recontextualising them within Onra's beat structures.
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Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler / The Dream
Simon Winkler
The second album of the year for San Franciscan garage rock specialists clearly demonstrates the band's exceptional energy, enthusiasm and skill, bridging '70s psych rock and lo-fi punk in signature style.
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The Orbweavers - Loom
Simon Winkler
Loom, the latest album from Melbourne band The Orbweavers, offers delicately crafted folk music, and captivating ethereal acoustic soundscapes.
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Tom Waits - Bad As Me
Simon Winkler
Vibrant and dense with inventive music is the seventeeth album from troubador Tom Waits.
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Twerps - Twerps
Simon Winkler
A classic songwriting sensibility and intimate, charmingly detailed lyricism prevail on the debut full length album from Melbourne band Twerps.
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Feist - Metals
Simon Winkler
Feist offers another album of accomplished and engaging songwriting with Metals.
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Geoffrey O'Connor
Vanity Is Forever
Well known for work with master pop practioners Crayon Fields, and following a brief spell recording solo as Sly Hats, Geoffrey O'Connor here reveals another glimpse into the boundless musical talent at his disposal.
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Total Control - Henge Beat
Simon Winkler
At once concise and refined in form, and dangerously explosive in conception, Henge Beat is a fascinating and exciting debut from a band featuring members well known for work in other Melbourne acts.
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Lost Animal
Ex Tropical
On 'Ex Tropical', Lost Animal (the solo project of Jarrod Quarrell) invites listeners to a strange and beguiling destination, filled with many and varied soundscapes to explore.
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HTRK - Work (Work, Work)
Simon Winkler
Following the release of the Marry Me Tonight LP in 2009, and the tragic loss of band member Sean Stewart last year, HTRK have returned with a decidely minimal, and introspective album.
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Royal Headache - Royal Headache
Simon Winkler
On their debut self-titled album, Sydney band Royal Headache present a unique blend of garage, blues, soul and pop influences. The whole album is dense with ideas, offering a glimpse into the future, seen through a lo-fi filter of the past.
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Laura Jean - A Fool Who'll
Simon Winkler
Laura Jeans 'A Fool Who'll' LP offers the understated but captivating style of previous recordings, and imbues its songs with elements of disquiet, and dissonance.
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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Simon Winkler
Mirror Traffic is a charming encapsulation of Malkmus' strengths as a singer and songwriter.
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Isobel Campbell interview
Simon speaks to Isobel Campbell about her 2010 release 'Hawk', the third and final record to come from her longstanding collaboration with Mark Lanegan
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James Blake interview
Breaking & Entering
Lauren and Simon catch up with James Blake to discuss the process and lead up to recording his widely acclaimed self-titled debut album
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Ian & Alex - Jay Reatard Doco interview
Thanks & Praise
Ollee Palmer is on the phone to Alex Hammond and Ian Markowitz, directors of recent Jay Reatard documentary film "Better Than Something"
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Part Time - What Would You Say?
Simon Winkler
What Would You Say? is both a question, and in this case a definitive statement from talented San Franciscan artist David Speck, recording as Part Time.
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