Uku Kuut, 'Visions of Estonia' LP
On Visions of Estonia, Uku produces a mad blend of funk and soft jazz. Written and recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles and Stockholm between 1982... read more...
Actress, 'R.I.P'
As rough as the sound of a thousand ladies having their nails filed and as warped as DJ Screw on a sizzurp-fuelled bender, Actress’ R.I.P. is a study... read more...
Happy New Year, 'Happy New Year'
New York via Brisbane’s Happy New Year’s new self titled LP on French label Svn Sns fits tightly into the current wave of black-widow-esque vocals,... read more...
'Human Xerox: My Own Private' - Matt Aitken interview
Matt came over to my house on Monday to talk about ‘Human Xerox: My Own Private’, a new compilation he’s put together that sees 24... read more...
Scott & Charlene's Wedding / Peak Twins split LP
With songs such as ‘Footscray Station’ and ‘Epping Line’, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding’s debut Para Vista Social... read more...
An interview with Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre is a fast talking, extremely smart, extremely passionate dude. His boundless energy and quick mind are immediately... read more...
Sky Needle, 'Rave Cave'
Rave Cave, Sky Needle’s new longplayer, is a totally organic music experience. If you like to ingest a fairly steady diet of rock/punk/electrically... read more...
Leaving, 'Found Places'
I don’t know how Rupert Thomas (aka Leaving) achieves the magic and mystery that he does. His music is easy to take apart, but difficult to pin down.... read more...
Summer Flake, 'Summer Flake' EP
If it’s from Adelaide and it’s any good, there’s a good chance Steph Crase is either playing guitar, drumming, writing songs or all three.... read more...
A Mixtape By Andrew W.K.
Not only is Andrew WK touring Australia this week but also we need to hop off our hams and get some shit done, so we asked him to make us a motivational... read more...
Catcall, 'The Warmest Place'
Catcall’s new record is my favourite, and I’ve never been so motivated to be happy. read more...
Beach House, 'Bloom'
OK sissies, this one is for us. Beach House are back with some haunting ethereal folk for all the… haunting ethereal folk lovers out there. Bloom... read more...
Chromatics, 'Kill For Love'
Chromatics have ignored every major musical trend and instead focused their sound and come back with 80 minutes of the slickest, deepest and most unapologetic... read more...
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras Meet the Congos, 'Icon Give Thank & Icon Eye' (LP/DVD)
As a collaboration it doesn’t get much more interesting/cosmically bat shit as this. A couple of hip LA musicians hook up with a legendary reggae... read more...
Looks Like Miaou, 'Looks Like Miaou'
With ‘slacker guitars’ being such a staple influence for local bands, it probably makes sense that this French band is making their debut release... read more...
Lower Plenty, 'Hard Rubbish'
There’s a comforting familiarity in Lower Plenty’s charming if slightly askew country pop/folk. It may be that members play / have played in... read more...
Brown, 'Various Shades Of'
Perth misfits Brown belong to the school of musicians who adapt a Duchamp-like approach to the sonic realm: using mundane objects (like soup cans, springs,... read more...
The Victims, 'Sleeping Dogs Lie'
From the deepest, darkest depths of Perth, the Hoodoo’s Dave Faulkner (vox/Guitars), Dave Cardwell (bass), and Scientists/Hoodoo’s/Beasts of Bourbon’s... read more...
Jane Harris, 'Misery Cares'
Misery Cares by Berlin based, Perth expat Jane Harris, revels in its imperfection. Harris’ nylon stringed guitar sighs the occasional fluffed note... read more...
An interview with Grimes
Chris called Grimes on the phone and spoke to her about sport, getting high on Christmas and what it’s like to get punched in the face. Then he went... read more...
Ital, 'Hive Mind'
Round and round. Upside down and side to side. Woooooozzzzyyyy. I’m trying to elucidate the weirdly alluring experience of Ital’s latest EP, Hive Mind. Ital... read more...
Clag, 'Pasted Youth'
Clag’s delivery of tunes is so unpretentious that it’s hard to not like them. The lyrics are super-dry and humourous almost all the time, whether... read more...
Kučka, 'Kučka' EP
The delicate looking Laura Jane Lowther – gets every note right in her particular take on dark, glitchy electronica. read more...
THEESatisfaction, 'awE naturalE'
THEESatisfaction want you to know there’s more to Seattle than Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix. Dubbed ‘206 hip hop’ after the Washington city’s post... read more...