Devastations return to Melbourne for one show only

Taking a brief hiatus from their hiatus, Melbourne's Devastations will be returning to their home town to perform at the East Brunswick Club on Friday 6th February. This will be their one and only Australian show in the foreseeable future so you'll be a fool to miss it.

Following the release of their acclaimed third album Yes, U in late 2007, Devastations went on a massive five month tour of Europe before heading back to Australia to play a sprinkling of shows earlier this year, followed by a tour of Europe and the UK supporting Blonde Redhead. Early in 2008 the band played a number of festivals including the esteemed Primavera Festival.

The band have also collaborated with Blonde Redhead for the Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National) curated AIDs benefit compilation Dark Was the Night, which will be released in February through 4AD. The collaboration sees Blonde Redhead's Kazu adding vocals to the instrumental track Misericordia from Yes, U. Conrad has also provided a song for Alan Vega's (Suicide) 70th Birthday EP series which also sees contributions from Grinderman, Primal Scream, Sunn O))) and Peaches.

DEVASTATIONS ONE AND ONLY AUSTRALIAN SHOW
Fri 6 Feb – Melbourne, East Brunswick Club
Tickets from The East Box Office or 03 9388 9794


Rosa [mp3] from Yes, U

Wolf & Cub - Seven Sevens

So many things happen in 49 days…

Wolf & Cub return with Seven Sevens - the new single from their forthcoming album, which will be released in February 2009.

Recorded with Bumblebeez genius Chris Colonna in his hometown of Braidwood, the song is awash with the psyched out vocals and intergalactic guitar of front man Joel Byrne, combined with the driving bass playing of Thomas Mayhew and the highly combustible percussion courtesy of Joel Carey and newcomer Marvin Hammond.

Taking the raw elements of the early demos and coupling them with the studio wizardry of Colonna, Wolf & Cub have created a memorable cocktail, one part lysergic… one part darkly danceable.

Between now and the release of the new album Wolf & Cub will be performing at the Falls and Southbound Festivals and will support New Yorkers TV On The Radio on their Australian side shows in January.

Seven Sevens [mp3]

TOUR DATES

Friday December 12
Festival of the Sun
Port Macquarie, NSW

Tuesday Dec 30
Falls Festival
Marion Bay, TAS

Wed Dec 31
Falls Festival
Lorne, VIC

Thurs Jan 1
Shores on A New Year's Day
Adelaide, SA

Fri Jan 2
Southbound Festival
Perth, WA

Sat Jan 24
The Metro, w/ TV On The Radio
Sydney NSW

Thurs Jan 29
The Hi Fi Bar, w/ TV On The Radio
Melbourne, VIC

myspace.com/wolfandcub

Behind the scenes with Koolism: Hip Hop + MMA = ...

In part III of Koolism's BTS footage of the recording of their new album The 'Umu, we see why too much hip hop and 'Mixed Martial Arts' watching don't mix.


Part I (Return of the Mad Scientist) | Part II (The Booth of Truth)

The first single from The 'Umu, out early 2009, is the slinky, soul-stirring number Jam Hot.

Jam Hot [mp3]

Vampire Weekend perform on Late Night With Conan O'Brien

Vampire Weekend perform the track The Kids Don't Stand a Chance from their self-titled debut album on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, complete with string quarter.



And if you haven't already, be sure to check out the footage of a hardcore Ezra with Fucked Up thrashing out some rawk. [video link]

Fucked Up Daytrotter session

Fucked Up are the latest band to record a Daytrotter session, playing three tracks from their new album The Chemistry of Common Life, as well as a track from their 2007 release Hidden World. The first song in the session is Magic World


You can download the session over at Daytrotter.

Simian Mobile Disco vs Deerhunter

Simian Mobile Disco have waved their electro wand over Deerhunter's track Octet from the previous Cryptograms album.


[mp3] via Pitchfork

Deerhunter's new album Microcastle is out now.

myspace.com/deerhunter

Jenny Lewis lends her voice to Disney

Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis has recorded a new song Barking At The Moon that appears on the soundtrack of Disney's latest animated film Bolt:


Jenny's new solo album Acid Tongue is out now, with guests on the album including Elvis Costello, Zooey Deschanel and M Ward.

myspace.com/jennylewismusic

More videos from Fucked Up's marathon show

Recorded at their 12 hour show last month is a performance of Fucked Up covering the Black Flag track Nervous Breakdown.


Also joining Fucked Up on a couple of songs was Ezra from Vampire Weekend who unleashed his inner punk on Blitz and Descendents covers.

Someone's Gonna Die and Parents

Future Of The Left cancel tour

Welsh trio Future Of The Left have reluctantly pulled out of all their upcoming tour dates, including shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as dates in the UK and China.

The band released a statement attributing the decision to building pressure to release their second album in the first half of 2009.
“We have been unable to write the second record and we are increasingly aware of the need to do so. We want to get it out before summer so we can spend next year playing it to people.

"It is against everything the band stands for to pull shows, or anything that we have already committed to doing, and we apologise to everyone who had bought a ticket or was going to come along.

"We will be back as soon as we can next year and we promise to make it worth the wait."

Future Of The Left were scheduled to play in Australia in early January.

Prior to the release of their official second album, the band will be releasing new live album Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires in the coming months.

myspace.com/futureoftheleft

Jay Reatard and No Age double bill

Jay Reatard will be teaming up with fellow Laneway Festivaler No Age to put on a couple of double headline shows in January. Tickets on sales this Friday. Dates after the vid.

Jay Reatard blew away audiences during his first Australian tour earlier this year, which pre-empted his debut releases for US indie label Matador. Over the year, Jay released 6 limited edition 7"s that were then put together on the recently released album Matador Singles '08.

The first single released in the series was critically acclaimed album was See/Saw. He has now made his first ever music video for the single:


The 29 Jan – Sydney, Gaelic Theatre w/ No Age
Fri 30 Jan – Melbourne, Corner Hotel w/ No Age
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne, Laneway Festival
Fri 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Laneway Festival

myspace.com/jayreatard

Holy Fuck touring soon

Early December will see Toronto's Holy Fuck perform in Australia for the very first time.

Known for their mesmerising live shows; expect tight space disco rhythms, robotic synth rock and spellbinding jams which build to all-out rave pandemonium.

On their chaotic, yet precise, recordings Holy Fuck don’t hide behind laptop computers and walls of synthesisers – think of them as a celebration of lo-fi noise and weirdo casio-driven rock. One might say that if modern electronic music is a highly sophisticated robot operated by hi-tech computers, Holy Fuck are the evil counterpart. They are less of a modern indie rock band than they are an exploded diagram of an indie rock band, splitting open to reveal their organic guts, tangled wires and broken bits of drumsticks. Their reputation as a must-see live band is TOTALLY deserved.

Last month saw Holy Fuck tour the UK with Foals, covering their track Balloons while Foals reciporcated by recording a cover of Super Inuit from Holy Fuck's debut album LP. In case you missed our post, here are the covers again:

Holy Fuck - Balloons (Foals cover)


Foals - Super Inuit (Holy Fuck cover)


Download the tracks (hosted on zshare):
Holy Fuck - Balloons (Foals cover)
Foals - Super Inuit (Holy Fuck cover)

HOLY FUCK - TOURING THIS DECEMBER

Wed 10 Dec – Melbourne, The Corner w/ Love Of Diagrams + Mountains In The Sky
Thu 11 Dec – Sydney, Annandale Hotel w/ Mountains In The Sky + Wow
Fri 12 Dec – Meredith, Meredith Music Festival
Sat 13 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo w/ Taste Of Teeth + Toy Balloon

myspace.com/holyfuck

A.C. Newman covers The Go-Betweens

Those of you who went to see The New Pornographers on their national tour last month probably would have heard A.C. Newman make reference to The Go-Betweens. Rather than just talking about them, Newman has gone one step better by performing one of their tracks at a recent solo show at the Bell House in Brooklyn.


A.C. Newman has a new solo album out in January next year entitled Get Guilty. You can download the first single from the album, There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve, here.

Fucked Up marathon show mini-doco

Last month saw Canada's Fucked Up put on an epic 12 hour show in New York. With guests including Ezra from Vampire Weekend, Moby and Tim Harrington from Les Savy Fav, the event has already become the stuff of legend. A documentary has been created by Rhapsody featuring live footage and interviews with Fucked Up and a few of the many guests that appeared:


Rhapsody also filmed Fucked Up playing a few of the standout tracks from their new album The Chemistry Of Common Life.

Black Albino Bones and Twice Born


Crooked Head

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! 'War Coward' remix

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! have spent the past 2 years being the city of churches’ best kept secret, playing enthusiastic and passionate shows supporting some of the best international and national touring acts around.

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!’s brand of monolithic, angular rock evokes former glories of bands such as Pretty Girls Make Graves and Q & Not U, as well as current luminaries My Disco and Minus the Bear. F!SR,F! also contains a pop-sensibility often relegated in today’s vapid culture to mobile ringtones and one-hit wonders.

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!’s introduction to the Dot Dash/Remote Control Records stable, is the War Coward single/EP- 3 minutes of pitch-shifted, post-millennial tension, led by new singer/chanteuse Caitlin Duff.

Released as a digital EP through iTunes in December 2008, War Coward EP also contains 3 previously unreleased songs I’m Here, Where Are You?, Crisis B and Merchant Ships, as well as a remix of War Coward, by Electro-mashup outfit The Waterslides.

War Coward (Waterslides Remix) [mp3]


Upcoming Shows
Fri 28 Nov - Adelaide, ABRACADABRA Modular Party @ Rocket Bar
Sat 29 Nov - Adelaide, Metro Hotel
Sat 6 Dec - Sydney, Homebake Festival
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Playground Weekender

myspace.com/firesantarosafire

KOOLISM are back and it's “Jam Hot”

Jam Hot is a slinky, soul-stirring number that channels 1940s swing to deliver a unique hip hop sound of the near future. The charismatic delivery of the cheeky lyrics lures the listener in, building imagery of a smoke-filled nightspot of a bygone era.

Its jungle-infused rhythm is lead by a hot-steppin’ bass line that drives this undeniable dance floor filler from beginning to end. Just try not to shimmy along to this beat.

Jam Hot is taken from Koolism’s long-awaited fifth album, The ‘Umu (pron. Oo-moo). After a three year hiatus, DJ/ producer, Danielsan, and MC, Hau, are ready to unleash an album filled with the usual Koolism ingredients – soul, love and hip hop.

Jam Hot [mp3]

Hau explains the meaning behind the title:

“‘Umu” is a Tongan word for an underground oven - a cooking technique that is practiced throughout the South Pacific. It’s a long and tiring process in which to prepare and to cook food slowly and thoroughly, but it’s results are rewarding and enjoyed by all who feast on it.

That’s what I feel this album is like. A lot of time, money, heart and soul went into making this album, in which many cases, made it quite grueling and trying. But after all that, the fruits of our labour are now ready to enjoy. And you know how Tongans eat, so you better get a big plate and fill it up!”

The ‘Umu will be ready early 2009, so get your forks and knives ready.

myspace.com/koolismcrew

Stereolab sideshows announced

Already announced as playing the 2009 Laneway Festivals, UK's Stereolab have announced sideshows in Melbourne in Sydney.

Over fifteen prolific years of, Stereolab have accrued a vast, peerless cache of work, hallmarked by a unique, carefully evolving but instantly recognisable sonic signature, as evident on their 11th and most recent album, Chemical Chords.

Tuesday 3 February
Billboard The Venue, Melbourne
billboardthevenue.com.au (03) 9639 4000

Thursday 5 February
The Metro Theatre, Sydney
metrotheatre.com.au (02) 9550 3666

Laneway Festival 2009 Dates
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne
Fri 6 Feb - Perth
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney

TV On The Radio sideshows announced

The sideshows for TV On The Radio have just been announced. They will be supported at both shows by Wolf & Cub.

TV ON THE RADIO
plus WOLF & CUB

SYDNEY l Saturday 24 January l THE METRO
Presented by triple j l Tickets Metro Box Office Ph 02 9550 3666 & www.metrotheatre.com.au +Ticketek Ph: 132 849 & www.ticketek.com.au

MELBOURNE l Thursday 29 January l THE HI FI BAR
Presented by triple j l Tickets: The Hi Fi www.thehifi.com.au + Ph: 9654 7617, Polyester, Missing Link & Greville Records

Unattainable video by Little Joy

Amother gorgeous Little Joy video, this time for Gorilla Vs Bear, of 'Unattainable'.


Little Joy | "Unattainable" from gorillavsbear.net on Vimeo.

Shearwater Tiny Desk Concert for NPR

NPR in the States just can't get enough of Shearwater. They have streamed and archived a full live concert and had them in for a studio session. And earlier this week they had them perform a Tiny Desk Concert which you can enjoy here:



Shearwater's album Rook is out now through Matador/ Remote Control.

Little Joy 'Next Time Around' video

From Pitchfork TV, opening track 'The Next Time Around' from little Joy's self-titled debut album

St Vincent announced for Sydney Festival

The inimitable Annie Clarke will be returning to our shores for a run of three shows at Sydney Festival in January 2009.

A touring member of Sufjan Steven's band, Annie performed a one off show with My Brightest Diamond for a lucky Melbourne audience but the rest of the country missed out. Not this time, fingers crossed. She will be performing three shows in at The Famous Spiegeltent for Sydney Festival. No news yet on other side shows just yet but fingers and toes are crossed.

ST VINCENT
Fri 16 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent
Sat 17 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent
Sun 18 Jan – Sydney, Sydney Festival Spiegeltent

If you haven't picked up a copy of St Vincent's debut album 'Marry Me', now would be a great time to seek it out.

St Vincent "Now, Now" [6MB]
mp3 (from Marry Me)

And the fantastic Dumbo Sessions videos including a stunning performance of the Jackson Browne penned 'These Days' (originally recorded by Nico)



And if you just can't get enough of the gorgeous Annie Clarke here are some great polaroids that the peeps at Gorilla vs Bear recently took at Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Emiliana Torrini charges up and makes the big jump to Australia

Just a quick reminder than Emiliana Torrini returns to Australia this weekend, with full band in tow.

Sun 16 Nov – Brisbane, Powerhouse Theatre w/ Charge Group
Mon 17 Nov – Sydney, Metro Theatre w/ Charge Group
Tue 18 Nov – Melbourne, Forum w/ Charge Group
Thu 20 Nov – Perth, Fly By Night w/ Abbe May

Here's some live footage of Emiliana and the band performing "Jungle Drum" just last month. Turn it up!



And just announced, Charge Group will be supporting at all shows except Perth (where she will be supported by Abbe May)

Belles Will Ring new mini-lp out now, and a video of how they did it

Broader Than Broadway, the new mini album by Australia’s Belles Will Ring, is in the nicest of ways the end result of a series of 'happy accidents', which saw Belles adeptly harness their creative energy [and mishaps] to shape a cohesive new record.

Self-produced over a six month period, once again at Three Shades Green (aka Liam Judson’s parents lounge room) Broader Than Broadway contains all of the sprawling sound scapes of Belles' debut album Mood Patterns.

The introduction of Aidan Roberts (lead guitarist) to shared song writing credits has consolidated the chemistry of Belles Will Ring, creating a diverse, refined, and unified direction as a 4 piece.

2008 has seen the band expand its song writing and production credits both in and away from Belles Will Ring. Drummer, Ivan Lisyak shares the same duties for Sydney quartet The Paper Scissors. Vocalist Liam Judson has been fine-tuning his producing skills on the new Lovetones LP, while lending his guitar playing and songwriting skills to Sister Jane and The Late Night Sound. Guitarist Aidan Roberts has delivered an acclaimed debut under his Maple Trail moniker. The musical adventures of the band's individual members has delivered significant progress and maturity for Belles Will Ring on this release... with many more to follow.

In the meantime, the band have lovingly prepared this little video on how Broader Than Broadway came together:



myspace.com/belleswillring

Jane Badler brings her devilish show to Sydney and Melbourne

Sat 15 Nov – Sydney, Vanguard
Thu 11 Dec – Melbourne, Spiegeltent

This weekend, Sat November 15th ‘The Devil has my Double’ an album by Hollywood glamour icon Jane Badler has its Sydney launch at the Vanguard. The album is a compulsive mix of fame, sex and solitude set to a soundtrack of sweeping cold soul and synthetics. ‘The Devil has my Double’ a tale of too much for too long. How a charmed life has its price and eventually it must be paid.

The album lyrically and musically reflects Jane’s remarkable life and career from her initial public notoriety as Miss New Hampshire, competing in the Miss America pageant, to her long and varied career in Hollywood B films and television.

Jane appeared weekly on American television from 1976 to 1989 including roles in the classic daytime soap One life to live, Fantasy Island, the kidnapping seductress of Alex Baldwin’s baby in The Doctors and the on-air adversary of Kim Novak in Falcon’s Crest. Jane is best remembered for her portrayal of sexually charged villain Diana in the cult classic V, (Jane’s was voted one of Science Fictions 25 greatest legends in American TV Guide, August 2004).

Jane Badler began her professional singing career singing at the Playboy Club in Manhattan in the mid seventies, and finally after years of performing releases an album of originals informed by the twists and turns of her curious story.

Praise for the album

“An American Marianne Faithfull…a lurid snapshot of Hollyweird (sic) that is “The Devil has My Double” Australian Vogue Sep 08
“The female psyche hasn't been put on display this artfully since EURYTHMICS’ 1987 album 'SAVAGE'. Rockwired July 08
“21st Century torch songs, a chanteuse surveying her tattered past” Sydney Morning Herald July 4th 08
“The Devil Has My Double is a sultry love story of a woman
scorned, both understated and intense at the same time.” SX News July 08

“This assured recording will appeal to chic sorts who live a deadly lifestyle, lingering in cheap motels rooms, negligee torn, lipstick smeared.”
Melbourne Community Voice July 08

Next month will see Jane Badler and Sir perform at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne. Stay tuned for more details.

Holy Fark! - What A Line Up!!

Toronto’s masters of robotic synth tribalism rock hit Australia in December for some spellbinding all-out rave pandemonium. The band will play a run of dates down the east coast, including the Meredith Music Festival

Support spots have just been announced as follows:

Wed 10 Dec – Melbourne, The Corner w/ Love Of Diagrams + Mountains In The Sky
Thu 11 Dec – Sydney, Annandale Hotel w/ Mountains In The Sky + Wow
Fri 12 Dec – Meredith, Meredith Music Festival
Sat 13 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo w/ Taste Of Teeth + Toy Balloon

Dead Meadow and Dirty Three for ATP

Matador outfit Dead Meadow are bringing their love of 70s rock, 60s psych and eastern drones to Australia for the first time when they play the Nick Cave All Tomorrow’s Parties. Originally out of Washington DC but now based in LA, Dead Meadow unleash one hell of a sonic boom, as best evidenced on their new album Old Growth.

Also just announced for ATP are the Dirty Three, who will return to Australia for one exclusive show at Mt Buller, where they will perform their classic album Ocean Songs in its entirety.



Dead Meadow I'm Gone mp3 (from Old Growth)



Dirty Three Doris mp3 (from Cinder)

A.C. Newman – Porn Never Sleeps

The New Pornographers just blasted through Australia and New Zealand on the final leg of their Challengers tour. Band leader Carl Newman now rolls straight in to working on his second solo album Get Guilty. Helping Carl on the forthcoming album are drummer Jon Wurster (Mountain Goats), Nicole Atkins, and Mates Of State. “There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve”, the first taste of the album, can be heard on Matador Records' free, downloadable Intended Play sampler. Stereogum has already described the track as “some imagined indie-pop national anthem”.




A.C. Newman There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve mp3 (from Get Guilty, due out late January)

Jenny Lewis on Letterman (And Acid)

Jenny Lewis played Letterman on November 3 and Mr Elvis Costello turned up to duet on the track Carpetbaggers. Elvis guests on Miss Jenny’s new album Acid Tongue, as do M Ward, Chris Robinson (of The Black Crows) and Zooey Deschanel. Oh and given how late Letterman is shown on TV here in Australia we couldn’t have been the only ones to be amused when old Dave held the front cover of the album up to the camera… a giant sheet of acid.

Breeders Curate ATP

All Tomorrow's Parties just slipped out the news that their next UK festival will be curated by The Breeders. It’ll take place May 15-17 next year at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead, England. Over forty bands will perform including The Breeders, Throwing Muses, Bon Iver, Teenage Fanclub, and Holy Fuck. Tickets are already on sale.

M.I.A. and Jay-Z Soundclash!

Riding high on the success of Paper Plans, which has blasted out of the underground and in to the US Top 5, M.I.A. is keeping the heat on.



Just in time for the US election she released the digital EP How Many Votes Fix Mix, featuring a remix of Boyz featuring Jay-Z and two unreleased tracks: "Shells" and "Far Far."



M.I.A is also rumoured to be working on her next album, said to be named after the UK government’s scheme for the unemployed, N.E.E.T. (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). Maya is also working with non-profit Youth Action International to rebuild the Becky Primary School in Liberia, assisting in the provision of more classrooms, a computer lab, a new playground, a library, and free tuition for all.



Meanwhile hip-hop artist T.I. has hooked up with rap stars Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne, sampling "Paper Planes" for his own track, "Swagga Like Us."



And if that ain’t enough for the pregnant superstar, M.I.A. has a collaboration of her own, working with Blaqstarr to cover Tom Wait’s “Way Down In The Hole”, the song featured in the opening credits to the smash TV show The Wire. The video is rumoured to have cost a staggering $9.95 to make!

Thom Yorke Waves Farewell To The Thief with a free download

Thom Yorke celebrates the end of the Bush era, and a few other things, by slipping out a remix of "Harrowdown Hill", a track off his debut solo album The Eraser.

Thom explains:

did i fall or was i pushed?
in celebration of nov 5th
jonnys burthday
amid bonfire and fireworks in the UK
and the dawn of a new era in politics in the USA
i humbly donate a remix of harrowdown hill that was finished ages ago during the band webcasts, a small reminder of the dark days of Bush's....
x

[Score it here ]

Cloud Control 'Death Cloud' EP out today

Blue Mountains indie-folk 4 piece Cloud Control release their Death Cloud EP on iTunes today. [Buy]

Title track Death Cloud captures a snapshot of an era when pitch-perfect harmonies were sung over folk hooks and sunny melodies; when pop was pure and just made you smile:


Also on the EP is Mexico and a lush summer remix of Into The Line by Sulo aka Richard Tamplenizza (producer of ARIA nominated hip hop collective The Herd and member of Elefant Traks label/collective).

Cloud Control are nominated for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards with the winners being announced on November 12 in Sydney.

They have also released a limited edition trans-Pacific 7", collaborating with Telekinesis! (aka Michael Benjamin Lerner of Seattle) on Death Cloud / All Of A Sudden.

myspace.com/cloudcontrol

Little Joy album streaming in full

Little Joy are Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes), Rodrigo Amarante and Binki Shapiro, three friends who dropped their routine at their respective hometowns to make a record in Los Angeles.

You can now listen to their self-titled debut album in full over at their myspace.

Their album consists of songs Fabrizio already had stockpiled and tracks Little Joy wrote together especially for this project whilst living together in a house in Echo Park. Producer Noah Georgeson (Devendr Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, Bert Jansch) came in to produce Little Joy, named after the cocktail lounge just down the street from their home.

The end result is a little bit Strokes and a little bit Tropicaia... in our books that makes for a perfect summer record.

The first single from their self-titled debut album is
Keep Me In Mind [mp3]


Little Joy is due out later this month.

Jaguar Love touring in Feb/Mar 09

Jaguar Love are guitarist Cody Votolato and singer Johnny Whitney from the Blood Brothers, along with Jay Clark from Pretty Girls Make Graves (guitarist then, now drummer, multi-instrumentalist and producer).

These ferociously creative and once-noisy musicians have now added incredibly catchy melody to their songwriting, as heard on their debut album Take Me To The Sea.

They're set to bring their heavy-duty glam moves and crunchy, addictive hooks to Australia for the first time in February/March touring with the Soundwave Festival.

Soundwave Festival 09 Dates
Sat 21 Feb - Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds
Sun 22 Feb - Sydney, venue TBC
Fri 27 Feb – Melbourne, Melbourne Showgrounds
Sat 28 Feb - Adelaide, Bonython Park
Mon 2 Mar - Perth, Steel Blue Oval

Highways of Gold


myspace.com/jaguarloveband

Deerhunter limited edition cassettes

In memory of John Peel's famous Radio 1 Sessions, last month Deerhunter recorded the On Platts Eyott Island Session which will be released on 200 strictly limited edtion cassettes, 100 orange, 100 pink.

Intended to be listened to in order and uninterrupted. Listen to it in full via 4AD's player here.

Deerhunter's new album Microcastle is out now.

myspace.com/deerhunter

Matador download sampler

US label Matador have released a new Intended Play download sampler featuring a track from each of their current acts including Fucked Up, Jay Reatard, Lou Reed and A.C. Newman.

The sampler is a musical mixbag, from A.C. Newman’s jewel-like pop songscapes to the majestic neo-punk of Fucked Up to the crystalline depths and heights created by Shearwater to a track from Lou Reed’s painstaking, thoughtful, first-ever performance of his controversial classic album Berlin.

Download the 13 track .zip file: Matador Intended Play Fall 2008

1. A.C. Newman There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve [NEW AND UNRELEASED. mp3] (from Get Guilty, due out late January)
2. Belle and Sebastian The State I Am In (BBC Version)
3. Jennifer O’Connor Here With Me
4. Shearwater The Snow Leopard (Remastered) from Rook)
5. Lou Reed Caroline Says, Pt. II (Live) (from Berlin: Live At St. Ann’s Warehouse, due out November 4)
6. Mogwai The Sun Smells Too Loud
7. Fucked Up No Epiphany (from The Chemistry Of Common Life)
8. Jay Reatard An Ugly Death (from Matador Singles ‘08)
9. Jaguar Love Humans Evolve Into Skyscrapers (from Take Me To The Sea)
10. Pavement Cataracts (from Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed., out Dec 6)
11. Brightblack Morning Light Oppressions Each (from Motion To Rejoin)
12. Times New Viking Call & Respond (from Stay Awake, out Nov 15)
13. Condo Fucks What’cha Gonna Do About It?