Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Carley Hall
Another year, another album from Brian Jonestown Massacre. Honestly, these guys turn over new material every other year (a whopping three albums in 2006). And with a …

Taking pure, unadulterated rock songs and churning them out into sweeping, grandiose symphonic ballads is never going to be a walk in the park but Birds of Tokyo managed to do so with seismic class …

I will admit that I have not heard a lot of Angus & Julia Stone so when I received their latest album, Down The Way, I was quite looking forward to putting on the headphones …

Well, it’s seems pointless to say it’s been an exciting year in music. Band after band have stepped up to the plate and delivered some truly brilliant and refreshing stuff. Adding to this tremendous list …

 It’s been a long five-year wait for LA singer/songwriter Mark Everett, aka front man for The Eels. But I’m here to tell you Hombre Lobo is well worth the wait.
Sitting on a plane, travelling …

Bluejuice - Head Of The Hawk
If you haven’t got ‘Bluejuice’ pumping through your veins right now, your not alive. Blast their new record ‘Head of the Hawk’ outta your stereo, fill those lungs with air …

The Mess Hall For The Birds
8/10
It’s hard to imagine topping 2007’s Australian Music Prize award winning album Devil’s Elbow, with singles “Pulse” and “Keep Walking” doing their job of smashing Australian music scene conventions admirably, but it seems …

Philadelphia Grand Jury - Hope is For Hopers
Philadelphia Grand Jury are a forced to be reckoned with on the indie-rock scene right now. They kick-started 2009 with summer appearances at the Big Day Out and Laneway …

Hmmn. I can’t really begin to describe how much of a problem I’m finding Air these days. Maybe because the days of cute dance music is over, maybe because nothing will ever beat their fantastic …

Ladytron remixes Children Collide? Have a listen and tell us what you think!
These days, it’s a good sign you’re heading in the right direction when one of your hit songs is deemed to be worthy …

Album review:
Oh Mercy-
Privileged Woes
As opening track “Lay Everything on Me” bursts through like sunshine on an early morning, you get the feeling the rest of the album will be a pretty sweet experience. Melbournites …

Oh Muse. Whilst listening to this album in my car I couldn’t help myself from transporting myself to the second dimension on a sexy spaceship rocket. [cough]. Yes, I’m serious. And don’t tell me you …

When I was doing research for this review (just to make sure I don’t copy too many whored out adjectives) I was surprised to see just how many major websites have chosen to review the …

Since storming the world with 2007’s juggernaut album Black Holes & Revelations, all eyes have been on Muse. The Devonshire trio’s fourth studio album cemented their status as, without a doubt, one of the biggest …

Mmm, gelato. Soft and smooth, easy to eat, not to mention easy on the stomach. Plus, I don’t feel like I’m going to gain a tonne of weight or turn to gelato when it’s Valentines …

2008’s Last Night was characterised by the New York DJ scene and was Moby’s ‘love letter to New York’. His 2009 offering, Wait For Me is a rollercoaster ride through your personal back catalogue of …

If a support slot for Oasis isn’t enough to get you noticed then I don’t know what is. A thick British accent, outlawish pop sensibilities and a front-man who likes to steal the limelight and …

Where oh where did MY Arctic Monkeys go? You know, the cutesy, cheeky Arctics who dominated the noughties with their Stroke-like riffs and English grunge?
They’ve left the building.
Say hello to the new Arctic Monkeys. …

The last few weeks, the issue has been raised all over talkback radio stations and indie blogs across Australia: was Triple J’s Hottest 100 of All Time sexist? Only two females were featured as vocalists …

Is there anything Jack White can’t do? There is many a side-project that has gone astray, unheard or rubbished by the music press. Not The Dead Weather and their debut album Horehound. Instead of White …

I first encountered The Temper Trap at the then-new to Australia V Festival in 2006. They played one of the first slots and I got there to see them based on nothing more than packing …

Karnivool- Sound Awake (2009)
EMI
4/5 
So there I was, driving home from work one night with the brand spanking new Karnivool record, still rapped in plastic sitting on the passenger seat. I thought about waiting til I got …

Little Boots - “Hands”
I’ll shamelessly admit it, I’m a big fan of Perez Hilton’s celebrity gossip blog, and for a while, he has been flogging a one woman band called Little Boots. With my iTunes …

Enter Shikari – Common Dreads (2009) – 6/10

Mixing genres can be awesome. Star Wars rocked because it was science fiction with magic and sword fighting. Aliens was great because it was a horror/sci-fi/war mesh. Musically, …

 
She’s coming to Australia, so we thought we may do a little review….
All of Australia abuzz with the recent news that Britney Spears is coming to Australia for the first time in November, for her …

The Nightjars- Self titled
9/10
Okay, I must confess. I listen to a lot of new bands, and then discard their albums within about 5 minutes of listening. At the radio station I work for, I often …

Review: Jeff Buckley: Grace Around the World (3-Disc CD and DVD)
9/10
15 years ago the then little-known artist Jeff Buckley released Grace on Columbia records. Columbia wasn’t going to release the album of ten melodramatic and …

Sunn O))) “Monoliths and Dimensions”
7.5/10
Ever wanted to daytrip around the swamps of hell? Get lost and mugged for your equilibrium? Then listen to this album.
Alright, specific I know, but having seen this band live …

Artist: MSTRKRFT
Album: The Fist Of God
Rating: 8.4/ 10.0
Beware! “The Fist of God” begins with a sucker punch. It opens with a robotic drum roll that lasts all of an instant, like a boxer’s wind-up, then plows through …

DOOM “Born Like This”
7.0/10
 
After a couple of years near silence, punctuated only by a few guest verses and allegedly sending impostors to lip-sync at the few shows he has booked, MF DOOM, aka Viktor Vaughn …

The Silversun Pickups “Swoon”
4/10

The Silversun Pickups are back following their 06/07 dream-run with Carnavras, to rekindle the romance in this indie-rock love affair with Swoon.
 
All the same elements are there. The echoed whispers of Frontman …

Grizzly Bear “Veckatimest”
6/10
 
Listening to the third album ‘Veckatimest’ from the Brooklyn based quartet Grizzly Bear, I was transported to an earlier world, when things didn’t matter so much and you could just lose yourself for …

The Manchester Orchestra “Mean Everything To Nothing”
4.5/5
 
First of all, I’d like to thank God for placing heaven on a CD.
 
Sometimes the best kept secrets must be made public. In this case, the American …

Kid 606: “Shout at the Doner”
3/5

Not many dance albums can get my head bopping to the point where I think it may just fall off, but this one did. Which is strange; because while I …

Pj Harvey/John Parish “A Woman A Man Walked By”
3/5
 
Some music manages to take you by surprise and defy expectations, and the new album by PJ Harvey and John Parish is certainly a shock to the system.
 
A …

Lily Allen “It’s Not Me, It’s You
3.5/5
When I knew of Lily Allen’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’ second album release I had to own it. When I first heard it - I have to admit …

 Lady Sovereign “Jigsaw”
3.5/5
 
Mix together one teaspoon of Missy Elliott , a pinch of Lily Allen, a dash of M.I.A and what do you get? Lady Sovereign’s new album Jigsaw served on a platter. The recipe …

Dan Deacon “Bromst”
3/5
Dan Deacon is an artist of contrasts. For a person who resembles more a calypso-coloured accountant than the Jesus-like sampling machine you might expect at the centre of frenzied concerts; that is apparent.  …

Bat For Lashes “Two Suns”
3/5

Bat For Lashes talent lies in that she can work within a variety of genres while still retaining an individuality that is mostly her own. Why the quantifier? Well, because Bjork’s …

Antony And The Johnsons “The Crying Light”

4/5
 
Antony And The Johnsons’ third studio album is indicative of where they stand on the music forefront at present- in a state of absolute progression. Not only does Antony …

 The Tutts “Get In The Club”
3.5/5
 
A few years ago as I was browsing through MySpace music, I was clicking on every band in every band’s top friends. As you do. Down the rabbit hole of …

Bell X1 “Blue Lights On The Runway”
3.5/5
 
‘Blue Lights on the Runway’ is the fourth studio album from Irish band Bell X1, made up of Paul Noonan, Dominic Phillips and Dave Geraghty.
 
The innovative trio certainly …

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “It’s Blitz”
3.5/5
Dancing, screaming, glitter, guitars and synths are some of the words that could describe the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s from some of their previous albums “Show Your Bones” and “Fever to Tell.” …

Little Joy “Little Joy”
2.5/5
 
‘Little Joy’ is the silver lining to The Strokes year-plus hiatus as it meant that Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) could take some time to hang out with Rodrigo Amarante  (Los Hermanos) and …

Lotus Plaza “The Floodlight Collective”
3.5/5

 
Lotus Plaza, the solo project from Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt, cannot help but be compared to Atlas Sound, another recent solo project coming from the Deerhunter camp, this time from frontman …

Jaguar Love “Take Me To The Sea”
4/5 
 
When Seattle band The Blood Brothers called it a day in October 2007, many were left wondering what would be next? 
 
They didn’t have to wait long for an answer, …

Various Artists “Dark Was The Night”
4/5
 
Remember the 90s? We probably were running around a sprinkler, or an inflatable pool, somewhere, dancing to our older sibling’s mixtapes, who were sporting trendy new Doc Martens and Dad’s …

Frightened Rabbit “The Midnight Organ Fight”
3.5/5
 
Hailing from Scotland, it is obvious this inspirational four piece band sport a we-just-love-making-music-and-don’t-care-if-you-like-it-or-not attitude.  The Midnight Organ Fight is Frightened Rabbit’s second studio album, produced by Peter Katis …

Fever Ray “Fever Ray”
4/5 Stars

It’s difficult to prepare yourself for Fever Ray, the self-titled debut solo effort by Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of Swedish brother and sister electronica duo The Knife. One expects a …