[CD Review] WALK OFF THE EARTH – REVO
My introduction to Walk Off The Earth was via a YouTube clip of their Gotye cover, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’. With
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[CD Review] STICKY FINGERS – Caress Your Soul
The debut album from Sydney 4-piece, Sticky Fingers, flows like an inebriating substance, through your eardrums and into your bloodstream, reminding you just
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[CD Review] CLUTCH – Earth Rocker
Clutch’s 10th album, Earth Rocker, is a turbo-charged belter that finds the veteran Maryland 4-piece crafting their fastest, hardest-rocking and flat-out best album since
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[CD Review] THE BLACKWATER FEVER – The Depths
Brisbane’s The Blackwater Fever are one of Australia’s finest yet most underrated blues-rock bands. The Depths is their third album and it’s another intriguing
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[CD Review] JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – The 20/20 Experience
My, how the world has changed since 2006. Back in ’06 there was no such thing as apps. Christ, seven years ago we
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[CD Review] PARAMORE – Paramore
As a band, it is always risky taking an extended break and even moreso when that ‘break’ is influenced by fractured relationships and
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[CD Review] OWL EYES – Nightswim
’80s musical flashbacks, when done well, can be pure gold. Think Van She and the Presets. Unfortunately, Owl Eyes refers too much to
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[CD Review] MUDHONEY – Vanishing Point
I first heard Seattle’s Mudhoney in about 1990. It would have been the song ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ off there groundbreaking debut EP
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[CD Review] ONE OK ROCK – Jinsei x Boku =
Now, I may not be fluent in Japanese…OK, to be honest, I haven’t got a clue. But, I do know amazing music when
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[CD Review] BON JOVI – What About Now
As a long standing Bon Jovi fan, the prospect of a new album was a very exciting thought. What I discovered as the
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[CD Review] LAURA MVULA – Sing To The Moon
Laura Mvula’s Sing To The Moon gets off to a great start with ‘Like The Morning Dew’, a song that grabs you straight
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[CD Review] LOW – The Invisible Way
Low’s The Invisible Way gets off to a pretty slow start. Their opening track ‘Plastic Cup’ seems to set the listener up for
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[CD Review] I AM THE AGENT – Birth, Living and Conclusion
Newcastle upstarts I Am The Agent have been on the local scene full time since 2008, building a strong east coast following based
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[CD Review] DIDO – Girl Who Got Away
For her fourth studio album, Dido has come back from her break and has arrived with a product that is a distinct reflection
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[CD Review] DENIZ TEK – Detroit
Finally, the man is back. Deniz Tek, famous for his role in seminal Australian rock and roll behemoths Radio Birdman gives us a
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[CD Reviews] BESNARD LAKES – Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
It’s taken me a few listens, but Besnard Lakes‘ oddly titled 4th album, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO certainly has grown on me.
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[CD Review] ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – Sound City: Real to Reel
Dave Grohl has been on a road to evolution from flannel-donning grunge thrasher to…well, flannel-donning bastion of authenticity and preserving the humanity of
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[CD Review] DAVID BOWIE – The Next Day
It’s always a dangerous game when an iconic artist from another decade decides to release a new album. It can be seen as
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[CD Review] WE ALL WANT TO – No Signs
Why play the traditional game when the creative urge calls? We All Want To have always been about exceeding expectations, and that is
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[CD Review] TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING – Failed by Man and Machine
Call it what you will – prog, post rock, experimental, art rock, atmospheric – the new EP Failed by Man and Machine from
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