Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Primary Colours
An alternately vicious and victorious tour through the arena of Melbourne's punk rock protagonists, Primary Colours is a deceptively complex album of instant classics. Enjoy in excess.
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Flying Lotus' debut full-length for Warp Records is a masterfully produced collection of fractured hip hop instrumentals, electronic soundscapes and future soul music. Complex, original and astonishingly detailed, Los Angeles represents some of…
War On Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues
Wagonwheel Blues is one of those rare records that feels like an instant classic, at once familiar and yet much more than the sum of its influences. Drawing upon the Americana traditions of…
James Pants - Welcome
Combining early hip hop techniques, vintage electro, primal funk and new wave rock, James Pants is a premier purveyor of the "fresh beat". The latest addition to Stones Throw's impeccable catalogue, Welcome is…
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The debut album from Seattle five-piece Fleet Foxes is a neatly formed collection of "Baroque harmonic pop jams". Deriving inspiration from 1960s US folk and more modern musical influences, Fleet Foxes is a…
Various Artists - Gourmet Scavenger
Excellent compilation of local and some international musicians and producers, offering a cross-section of jazz-inflected electronic and beats-based music. Features exclusives from Australian artists Spoonbill, Hermitude, Monkey Marc (from Combat Wombat), and Soup.
Jeremy Jay - A Place Where We Could Go
A Place Where We Could Go is a resonant and slightly haunted collection of spare pop-noir from Los Angeles songwriter Jeremy Jay. Touched by the influences of Jonathan Richman, Buddy Holly and the…
Little Red - Listen To Little Red
The debut full-length from Melbourne's rhythm n blues specialists captures all the fun and intensity of the band's live performances. 'Listen to Little Red' recalls a golden age of rock n roll but…
Tricky - Knowle West Boy
Few artists have polarised fans and critics as much as Tricky, the elusive producer and MC credited with the birth of the Bristol-scene in the late 1990s along with Portishead and Massive Attack…
Paris Wells - Keep It
Debut album from Melbourne singer-songwriter Paris Wells is the end result of a long fascination with all types of music. A blend of raw beats and hip-hop, with soul and funk influences, Keep…
Cat Power - Jukebox
Cat Power returns with a second album of covers. 'Jukebox' features radically new interpretations of classic songs by a diverse range of artists - from Frank Sinatra to Bob Dylan to Nick Cave…
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Debut LP from New York's Vampire Weekend. Already generating a huge buzz in the indie blogosphere, Vampire Weekend deliver an album of abstract pop confections. Major influences include the Afrobeat sounds of Fela…
Baseball - Animal Kingdom
Having toured 18 countries in the past two years and shared the stage with artists like Saul Williams, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Hold Steady, Melbourne band Baseball finally release their debut…
Jay Reatard - Blood Visions
A high casualty rock record from the bloodiest man in punk, Jay Reatard's latest album is brutal but expressive. Filled with jagged guitar, broken lyrics and abrasive production, it's a dangerously good listen.
Various Artists - From L.A. With Love
As the title suggests, this compilation of exclusive tracks shares the love from some of Los Angeles' finest producers and song writers. Featuring new work from Flying Lotus, Madlib, Nobody, Aloe Blacc and…
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
The third album from Danish pop-noir merchants is an abrasive blend of delicate song-writing and deadly distortion; a noisy paean to the dark side of love with hot blooded lyrics and a cold…
El Guincho - Alegranza
The work of one talented Pablo Díaz-Reixa, Alegranza (which translates as ‘Joy'), is an amalgam of musical influences ranging from Benga (Kenyan traditional music) to Bhangra (Indian folk), Brazilian and Indie sounds. At…
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Blending musical influences from numerous decades but sounding unmistakably current, 'In Ghost Colours' is Cut Copy's most innovative and engaging release to date. Darker in tone than their previous full-length, it features Dan…
Ratatat - LP3
The latest album from the New York production duo Ratatat is arguably there finest to date, taking in a broader range of instruments to create their signature sound. Epic in scope, it's a…
Coner Oberst - Coner Oberst
First solo album in 13 years from Conor Mullen Oberst, the American songwriter, singer, and poet best known for his work in Bright Eyes. A shade lighter than his more politically driven work…