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Album Reviews
Ray Lamontagne - God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
The mellow acoustic folk sound that has dominated Ray Lamontagne's work for the past three albums has been well and truly tossed out the door with the opening track of God Willin & The Creek Don't Rise, the latest release from the critica...2 September 2010
Album Reviews
The Bank Holidays - Sail Becomes a Kite
'Sail Becomes a Kite' is the second album by WAMI award winning Perth quartet, The Bank Holidays. With soaring melodies across intricately layered atmospheres, The Bank Holidays have crafted a fantastic second effort with all the hallmarks of toda...2 September 2010
Album Reviews
Passenger - Flight of the Crow
Passenger is the brain child of Mike Rosenberg. A UK native, the 26-year-old showcases a heartfelt acoustic album that sees him collaborate with some of Australia's most popular musicians. Flight of the Crow seems to brilliantly capture the buskin...30 August 2010
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6s & 7s - Choose the Sentinel Blooze
Hailing from Perth and led by local song-writing protege, Josh Fontaine, 6s & 7s have debuted with the ethereal 'Choose the Sentinel Blooze.' With comparisons to My Morning Jacket and Xiu Xiu following the band around, the record firms up as o...23 August 2010
Album Reviews
Mama Kin - Beat and Holler
Mama Kin is the stage name of Australian singer-songwriter Danielle Caruana. And from her family of birth, to her current marriage to Roots musician John Butler, Caruana has always been fated to be part of a big, musical family. Her br...23 August 2010
Live Reviews
Darren Hanlon & Georgia Fair - The Factory (August 13th)
On a distinctly unspooky Friday the 13th, Sydney folk duo Georgia Fair supported Darren Hanlon, Australia's favourite wordsmith at Enmore's Factory Theatre. With Georgia Fair starting their promising career and Hanlon at the peak of his, it proved...23 August 2010
Album Reviews
Custom Kings - Great Escape
Custom Kings are back with Great Escape after an extended break that has been filled with critically acclaimed sideprojects. The second album from the Melbourne outfit sees the group reunite to for their finest release to date.19 August 2010
Album Reviews
The Transatlantics
Formed in Adelaide in 2007, funk eight-piece The Transatlantics are only fresh to the scene, but well known amongst those with a penchant for soul and groove. Now, in 2010, the Transatlantics have released their long awaited debut album on the U...18 August 2010
Live Reviews
Yeasayer @ The Prince of Wales, Thursday, July 29 2010
Yeasayer, rather than let fans down due to the demand on their Splendour in the Grass sideshows have the enviable task of two shows within the space of 3 hours at the Prince Bandroom. Now you don’t see that very often!18 August 2010
Live Reviews
Darren Hanlon - The Globe (August 7)
Darren Hanlon might hail from Pomona a couple of hours north of Brisbane, but like every famous New Zealand expat Australia has claimed as our own, Hanlon is Brisbane's son. And the few times a year he passes by this way are greeted with fanfare f...13 August 2010
Album Reviews
Flying Scribble - We're A Chameleon
With instrumentation and vocals that hauntingly echo like a theremin, this quirky Abbottsford duo have released a bold and startlingly unique debut LP with We're A Chameleon. With little more than drums and keys (sometimes organ, sometimes synth, ...11 August 2010
Album Reviews
The Indigo Girls - Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
The Indigo Girls’ latest release, Staring Down the Brilliant Dream is a 2-disc, 31-track CD of recordings of live performances by one of the best known, longest running contemporary women pop/folk duos. The album takes it’s...10 August 2010
Live Reviews
Laura Marling - The Metro Theatre (August 2)
British songstress Laura Marling has two albums-worth of songs to her credit, and a huge, worldwide following. Her performance on Monday evening, joined by Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons, and members of Aussie group Boy & Bear, ...10 August 2010
Live Reviews
Broken Social Scene - The Metro, Sydney (4th August, 2010)
Fresh from their appearance at Splendour in the Grass, Toronto's Broken Social Scene made their way to a sold out Metro Theatre for one of only two Australian sideshows. Soulshine's Max Easton and Sarah Frazer were on the ground for words and phot...7 August 2010
Live Reviews
Band of Horses - Palace Theatre, Melbourne (3rd Aug, 2010)
It must be July in Melbourne because it’s cold, wet and the inner city is jam packed with twenty something’s on their way to Splendour in the Grass sideshows and the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Night one in a very busy two w...6 August 2010
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