Peter Gabriel and and Hot Chip cover Vampire Weekend

"And it feels so unnatural. Peter Gabriel, too."

With a chorus line like that, how could Peter Gabriel not do a cover of Vampire Weekend track Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa? And with electric keyboard help courtesy of Hot Chip, this is the result:

"It feels so unnatural. Peter Gabriel, too. And it feels so unnatural to sing your own name."

Jack Peñate - new single 'Tonight's Today'

Following on from his ridiculously catchy debut album Matinee, released late last year, UK's pop darling Jack Peñate returns with his new single Tonight's Today.

The single just debuted on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show as his 'Hottest Record In The World'. Hear why for yourself:

[mp3] (128kbps)

“Pure out-and-out fun” NME
“This is the kind of pop music that makes me rub my hands together with glee... it's bloody great” Inpress

Tonight's Today is out early 2009 on 12" with a new album due out early/mid 2009.

Torn On The Platform (Live at Melbourne's HiFi Bar, February 2008)
From the album Matinee

Belles Will Ring 'Broader Than Broadway' tour

Blue Mountains psychedelic rockers, Belles Will Ring will be touring through out February and March 2009. Their mission: promote the band's new mini album Broader Than Broadway.

Following on from their critically acclaimed debut record Mood Patterns (2007), the mini album has been praised as an accomplished release, once again recorded and produced by the band in a lounge room in the Blue Mountains.

Following an extensive touring schedule through out most of 2007 and early 2008, Belles Will Ring are seasoned players and offer an exciting live show of jangly guitar jams, beautiful harmonies and one of the best rhythm sections you'll ever see.

Joining them for the tour is Sydney based garage-soul band Philadelphia Grand Jury and Brisbane based indie-folk-pop act Little Scout. Both bands were announced Triple J Next Crop Artists in November and will be promoting new singles on the tour.

There is also a free tour sampler featuring 3 tracks from each band available to download - HERE! Included in the sampler is the Broader Than Broadway track Renegades .


"Belles Will Ring have crafted one of the best psychedelic pop albums, mini-albums — fuck it — releases of the year." Mess and Noise

"The whole CD resonates with crystalline harmonies and luscious sonics." Rave Magazine

BROADER THAN BROADWAY TOUR

Thu 26 Feb – Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Fri 27 Feb – Melbourne, Northcote Social Club
Sat 28 Feb – Adelaide, Jive
Thu 5 Mar – Byron Bay, Great Northern
Fri 6 Mar – Toowoomba, Bon Amici
Sat 7 Mar – Brisbane, The Troubadour
Fri 13 Mar – Katoomba, Baroque
Sat 14 Mar – Canberra, Transit Bar
Fri 20 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
Sat 21 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
+ more dates TBC

Little Joy - No One's Better Sake mp3 and video

It may not being feeling very Summery where you are now, but Little Joy are here to fix all that with their new single No One's Better Sake [mp3]


The video for the new single sees the band timewarp back to the 60s and includes a cameo by a maraca shaking Devendra Banhart:


Little Joy are Fabrizio Moretti from The Strokes, Binki Shapiro and Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante. Named after a nearby cocktail lounge, Little Joy's self-titled debut is a little bit Strokes and a little bit Tropicaia... the perfect soundtrack to a lazy Summer.

myspace.com/littlejoymusic

New Newman track

As promised, we have a brand new track from A.C. Newman's upcoming album Get Guilty. Following on from the first mp3 There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve we bring you Submarines of Stockholm (edited version) [mp3]


Get Guilty is the follow up to Newman's 2004 solo debut The Slow Wonder which Pitchfork described as "soulful sing-alongs with grit, pop nuggets that hold up to hours of repeat play, and ultimately, the sound of a great songwriter hitting his stride."

Get Guilty is another showcase of Newman's fascinating blend of catchiness and impenetrability. The album is due out in January.

Tanlines - New Flowers

Tanlines are duo Eric Emm (from production duo Brothers) and Jesse Cohen (Professor Murder). The Brooklyn based duo came to some prominence and notoriety earlier this year with a playful, synth-led remix of Telepathe’s ‘Chromes On It’ [mp3]


Their unique approach to having their music heard includes using YouTube (which they describe as the best record label ever), to post tracks accompanied by self-made videos on their own channel as soon as the songs are done, creating a bizarre, almost psychedelic visual experience of Tanlines music.

They will release their debut 12", New Flowers, in January through Young Turks (Holy Fuck, El Guincho). The Balearic house-meets-Larry Levan’s NYC disco groove track was created when artist Marisa Olson asked them to contribute to the launch of her art book, Poems I Wrote While Listening to the Doors, 1992-1994 (Before I Found The Internet). They took one word from the suggested poem - “flowers”, and created this euphoric (mostly) instrumental track. The video features visual by Marisa.

New Flowers


myspace.com/tanlinestheband

4AD Download Sampler

4AD have released a new download sampler giving listeners a taste of their best releases of 2008. The tracks featured range from 4AD favourites such as The Breeders and Mountain Goats right through to the labels newer artists such as Anni Rossi and It Hugs Back.

Download the 12 track sampler by signing up to the mailing list on the
4AD website.

1. TV On The Radio Golden Age (from Dear Science)
2. Deerhunter Nothing Ever Happened (from Microcastle)
3. Department Of Eagles No One Does It Like You (from In Ear Park)
4. Anni Rossi Ecology (from Afton)
5. Stereolab Neon Beanbag (from Chemical Chords)
6. Atlas Sound Rivercard (from Let The Blind...)
7. It Hugs Back Work Day (from Work Day)
8. Minotaur Shock My Burr (from Amateur Dramatics)
9. Johann Johannsson Melodia (i) (from Fordlândia)
10. Bon Iver Skinny Love (from For Emma, Forever Ago)
11. The Breeders Bang On (from Mountain Battles)
12. The Mountain Goats Sax Rohmer #1 (from Heretic Pride)

Introducing Jessica Says

Ten Things about Jessica Says

1. Jessica Says is 21 year old Melbourne singer-songwriter Jessica Venables.

2. Her debut album We Need To Talk is to be released on Unstable Ape Records in February 2009.

3. We Need To Talk was produced by Geoff O’Connor (Crayon Fields/Sly Hats) with whom Jessica has collaborated in Sly Hats.

4. We Need To Talk features 10 songs written and arranged by Jessica and a very special vocal cameo by New Buffalo’s Sally Seltmann.

5. For the past year, she has been touring as part of New Buffalo’s band, providing backing vocals, cello and keyboard.

6. She has appeared on recordings by Grand Salvo, Sly Hats, Crayon Fields, Guy Blackman and Luluc.

7. She has also toured Australia as a cellist with Jens Lekman and Micah P. Hinson.

8. As a seventeen year old she was the lead cellist of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra.

9. The artwork for We Need To Talk features exclusive photography by Australian contemporary art wunderkind Darren Sylvester.

10. Jessica Says will next perform at The Evelyn on December 20th, both supporting Crayon Fields.

His Mother's Ring [mp3]

myspace.com/jessicasayssongs

Titus Andronicus Air Their Grievances

The Airing of Grievances is the debut album from New Jersey's Titus Andronicus, who named themselves after the Shakespearean tragedy.

The album was originally released in May of this year, getting a stellar 8.5 review on Pitchfork. XL will be realising a newly mastered version of the album in early 2009.

What does Titus Andronicus want people to walk away with after experiencing The Airing of Grievances? “Just that we’re humans, like them,” Stickles says. “That we’re every bit as imperfect and flawed and weak as they are. People always used to talk about Led Zeppelin, and how they were, like, gods onstage. I want people to look at us and see humans onstage, reveling in their humanity. We’re just regular guys from New Jersey, with the same wants and needs and desires and anxieties and disappointments that everybody else has.”

The Airing of Grievances [mp3]


myspace.com/titusandronicus

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds added to Laneway Festival

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds have been added to the Laneway Festival lineups in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively.

Having won triple j's unearthed competition, F!SR,F! recently wowed Sydney's Homebake crowd with their unique angular pop. They've also been busy completing their new album, the first single from which is War Coward. The digital EP also features a remix by electro-mashup outfit and fellow Adelaide Laneway guests The Waterslides.
War Coward (Waterslides Remix) [mp3]


Melbourne audiences should be no strangers to the hypnotic and enthralling sounds produced by Jarrod Zlatic and Nisa Venerosa of Fabulous Diamonds. The duo will play the Melbourne Laneway having completed a 30 date tour with Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit earlier in the year. During that time they also released their debut album 7 songs in the US through Siltbreeze, receiving a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork who described their songs as "smooth enough to run your fingers over".
Track 7 [mp3]


Laneway Festival 2009 Dates
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fabulous Diamonds)
Fri 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!)
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)

Adele, M.I.A., and Radiohead nominated for Grammys

For her debut album 19, UK's Adele has earned herself 4 Grammy nominations including Best New Artist, with her song Chasing Pavements up for 3 awards (Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).
Adele - Chasing Pavements [mp3]


Radiohead are up for 7 awards. 3 for album In Rainbows (Album Of The Year, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package), 3 for track House of Cards (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video), as well as Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for Nigel Godrich (Beck, Air, Gnarls Barkley).
House Of Cards


M.I.A. is up against label buddy Adele in the Record Of The Year category for the worldwide smash hit Paper Planes.
M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Afrikan Boy & Rye Rye Remix) [mp3]

Meredith sideshows next week

The Meredith Music Festival is less than 2 weeks away, which of course means that it's sideshow time again.

Harbingers of lo-fi noise Holy Fuck will kick off their debut Australian performance with a bang as they play at Melbourne's Corner Hotel, with supports from Love Of Diagrams and Mountains In The Sky, on Wednesday 10th. They'll also be playing in Sydney and Brisbane.

Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (No Age Remix) [mp3]


The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green will be playing his first sideshow mere hours after his MMF performance at Melbourne's East Brunswick Club on Sunday 14th, followed by shows in Sydney and Brisbane.

Adam Green - Morning After Midnight [mp3]


The Mountain Goats take it a step further by going on a full blown national tour (yes, that includes you, Tasmania!), having had to postpone their tour earlier this year.

The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 [mp3]


TOUR DATES

ADAM GREEN
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Melbourne, East Brunswick Club
Tue 16 Dec - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Wed 17 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

HOLY FUCK
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

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Fri 5 Dec - Sydney, Manning Bar
Sat 6 Dec - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Sun 7 Dec - Adelaide, Fowlers Live
Tue 9 Dec - Perth, The Rosemount
Wed 10 Dec - Melbourne, Billboard
Fri 12 Dec - Hobart, Republic Bar
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

Cloud Control to support Josh Pyke on National Tour

Alt folk blue mountains band, Cloud Control will join troubadour Josh Pyke for his national tour through out February/March 2009.

It's been a big year for Cloud Control, picking up nominations for the SOYA and SMAC awards and touring across the country with the likes of Supergrass, John Steel Singers and Youth Group all in the lead up to their debut record due out Autumn next year.

Their latest single Death Cloud features 2 other tracks including a remix of Into The Line by Sulo (producer for Sydney Hip Hop outfit The Herd). [mp3]



Josh Pyke Chimney’s Afire Tour Dates

Fri 13 Feb – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA (w/ Steve Parkin)
www.heatseeker.com.au, Star Surf Perth, Planet Mt Lawley & Mills Fremantle

Fri 20 Feb – Coolangatta Hotel, QLD
www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

Sat 21 Feb – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 26 Feb – Newcastle Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Newcastle University + The Rockshop + Billy Hyde

Fri 27 Feb – Wollongong Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Venue + Redback Music

Sat 28 Feb – ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 5 Mar – Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
The Gov Phone Sales (08 8340 0744) + www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX + www.venuetix.com.au or 08 8232 8363

Fri 6 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Sat 7 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Fri 13 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

Sat 14 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

myspace.com/cloudcontrol

A.C. Newman's Guilty talk with Pitchfork

"Being well-liked is like a drug. After a while you just need to be well-liked to feel normal. So I'm just chasin' the dragon."

Already working on the follow up his upcoming album Get Guilty, A.C. Newman chatted to Pitchfork about Get Guilty, The New Pornographers and being included in Stabucks' Valentine's Day compilation.

Pitchfork: We haven't heard Get Guilty yet. Can you give us a hint as to what it sounds like?
Carl Newman: I've got the inside track, I suppose. It sounds like me.

The full interview here.

He has also unveiled the tracklisting for the album:

1. There Are Maybe Ten or Twelve
2. The Heartbreak Rides
3. Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer
4. Submarines of Stockholm
5. Prophets
6. Thunderbolts
7. The Palace at 4 AM
8. The Changeling (Get Guilty)
9. Elemental
10. Young Atlantis
11. The Collected Works
12. All of My Days and All of My Days Off

The first single from Get Guilty, out in January, is There Are Maybe Ten or Twelve [mp3]

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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)

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 m