[CD Review] THE BREAK – Space Farm
Throw together three members of Midnight Oil and one member each from Hunters & Collectors and Violent Femmes and you’d be forgiven for
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CD Reviews
[CD Review] SKYEPOINT – Likes Of You
The merging of indie rock with melodic pop has given Skyepoint the unique individuality that we often find coming out of Newcastle. There
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[CD Review] LYKE GIANTS – Fires Thieving Time
Lyke Giants have managed to achieved both a grandiose and understated sound. Fresh sleek sounds embedded in the hollow vocals of James Brewer.
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[CD Review] EX-COPS – True Hallucinations
Brooklyn quintet Ex-Cops are the latest buzz band to crop-up from New York’s rich musical landscape. On True Hallucinations the band delivers an
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[CD Review] BRING ME THE HORIZON – Sempiternal
‘And when you die the only kingdom you’ll see, if two foot wide and six foot deep!’. Sempiternal by UK lads, Bring Me
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[CD Review] CHRIS YOUNG – Neon
While never having been all that into country music myself, Chris Young’s new album Neon didn’t repel me from the genre. The album
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[CD Review] CURRENT SWELL – Long Time Ago
Current Swell’s fourth album, Long Time Ago has buttloads of potential. The band is an eclectic mix of a few different styles; folk,
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[CD Review] SHOUT OUT LOUDS – Optica
It’s been a decade since Sweden’s Shout Out Louds released their debut album Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. It was and remains a shimmering
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[CD Review] THE LITTLE STEVIES – Most Requested: Live 2009-2012
The bouncing bass, syncopated strumming and sweet vocals of sisters’ Sibylla Stephen and Bethany Stephen and band mate Robin Geradts-Gill result in a
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[CD Review] TIM GUY – Dreaming of the Night Mango
Hailing from New Zealand and Melbourne, singer/songwriter, Tim Guy is releasing his fourth album. In a similar way to his previous LPs, the
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[CD Review] SONICANIMATION – Once More From The Bottom
Its been a few years between disco biscuits for the Australian trance/big beat/techno outfit SonicAnimation, and after a six year hiatus, original members
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[CD Review] HATEBREED – Divinity of Purpose
After 13 years, Canadian Hardcore veterans Hatebreed are still pissed off as hell and god dammit they’re letting you know. From the get-go
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[CD Reviews] RODRIGUEZ – Searching for Sugar Man
More than forty years after releasing his debut record Cold Fact, Sixto Rodriguez is finally getting the world wide recognition he has deserved
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[CD Reviews] TOMAHAWK – Oddfellows
Tomahawk, the Mike Patton-led supergroup, has resurfaced after a period of dormancy following their polarising 2007 album Anonymous. That particular album was equal
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[CD Review] THE BRONX – The Bronx IV
Maturity is often an underrated thing when it comes to a band’s development, especially when that band plays punk rock. For all intents
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[CD Review] SUFFOCATION – Pinnacle of Bedlam
New York legends Suffocation helped shape death metal during its formative years, bringing a decidedly brutal, technical edge to the genre and subsequently
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[CD Review] FRIGHTENED RABBIT – Pedestrian Verse
It’s a triumphant return; that much is clear. Frightened Rabbit’s fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse, bustles upon on first listen, with a simple piano riff
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[CD Reviews] MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA – Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Each musical genre has a mood, a feeling that is associated with the style of the performance. For rock, it could be a
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[CD Review] KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – Eyes Like The Sky
There is always going to be an element of experimentation when it comes to conceiving and crafting a concept album. By definition they’re
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[CD Review] JACOB PEARSON – Places We Know
Places We Know is the latest EP for Central Coast based Indie/Folk purveyor. Teaming with emotion, spark and connectivity, Pearson’s indie pop/soft-rock sound
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