"One Life Stand", Hot Chip's fourth studio release is scheduled to be released in February 2010. First single "Take It In", is an excellent sneak peek at what the album has to offer.On first listen, the track has a dark vibe to it, sprinkled with the trademark electronic-synth combination that always leave me in anticipation for more. Being the usual contender in my end-of-year best list, looks...
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Triple J's 'Like A Version' is probably the Australian version of Live Lounge. Metronomy was touring down under for Parklife Festival not long ago. A cover song choice? Nothing is more apt than the Australia's most hyped band of the year - Empire Of The Sun which just did their first live show in Parklife as well. And so Metronomy did their own version of We Are The People, grab it below.Metron...
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Whoa the long-awaited Phrazes For The Young is finally here. From the first two tracks '11th Dimension' and 'River Of Brakelights' that were previewed prior to the release, we already knew it would have some electronic elements in Julian Casablancas' solo debut, there was also the country-tinged 'Ludlow St.' with a banjo solo and the electronic folky 'Tourist'. Nevertheless with Casablancas' di...
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The release date of Phrazes For The Young has been postponed! It’s not due out until November 3rd, which it's a shame. To compensate this, Jules is kind enough to post a track off his official site.Titled “River Of Brakelights”, the track starts off with an unusual gangster rap opening, before leading to the chorus of usual glorious Julian distinctive vocal - ”Getting the hang of it/ Timin
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I stumbled across two covers of MGMT's Time To Pretend lately. It has been awhile since this summer anthem hit the dancefloor in 2008, so it was a bit of an odd song choice to cover at this moment. Kaiser Chiefs covered the song on Radio 1 Live Lounge, and Ricky Wilson changed some of the lyrics, it was pretty hilarious. Whereas Paul Dempsey's version is an acoustic one, nice and simple.Kaiser ...
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Anything The Strokes-related, we need to lay our hands on it. This Metric's cover of The End Has No End heard on Triple J makes no exception. I need Julian Casablancas' debut album like now!Metric - The End Has No End (The Strokes cover)
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With an astounding line-ups of names like Empire of The Sun, Metronomy, MSTRKRFT, The Rapture, La Roux, Crystal Castles, Junior Boys and Erol Alkan, I did not hestitate to place Parklife as my first festival down under. The event was a sold-out, and fortunately I have purchased ticket long before I even set foot in Aussie. Weather was good, hitting 25 degrees in spring time, and the blaring sun...
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Two words to sum up the Wolfmother gig would be sweet and sweat. From the start it seemed like I was witnessing the birth of a new Rock God, and it really was at the end. Capitol was about half full and the bars were getting a workout when first supporting act Sydeny troubadour Jack Ladder strode onto the stage. Accompanied by Kirin J Callinan on guitar and a loop machine, Ladder displayed the ...
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The first taste of Strokes frontman Julian Casblancas' solo effort 'Phrazes For The Young' is finally here!The track, titled ‘11th Dimension’, sees Casablancas opted for a much complicated and more produced sound, rather than simple Strokes rock 'n roll. Similar to Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the guitars have been traded in for synths of electro-pop. With catchy disco melodies, sweet organ links and Casa
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Remixes or covers? I would pick covers anytime. Remixes are seriously getting out of hands nowadays, most popular tracks on Hype Machine have been remixes. They are literally everwhere that I really need to put on some ear plugs.I came across some interesting covers lately. You know how a band with some indie credentials cover a pop song, and the guilty pleasure instantly becomes non-guilty? Th...
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Two of the original three members may have left Wolfmother, but the losses is kept to the minimum by gaining three new ones in the process. “New Moon Rising,” the first single off the upcoming is a psych-rock anthem, accompanied by the immense guitar licks and the power of singer Andrew Stockdale’s stadium-worthy vocal. Whilst the original track has all the Wolfmother trademarks, Goteborg du
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I have longed for a live gig here over in Perth and the day was finally here. They are Rockstars, at least according to one of their songs. Are they really?Death Disco warmed up the dancefloor with the familiar indie electronic action, robot rock and electro excess, a reminiscent of the good ol' TAG nights. After a fairly long wait, headliners Does It Offend You, Yeah? enter to a reception as f...
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I finally caught on The Big Pink, albeit a tad too late. How I could have overlooked this British electro-rock duo which was included in BBC's sound of 2009 earlier this year still baffled me. I remembered hearing the band's first single 'Too Young To Love' awhile ago, but it did nothing to me, and it went straight to the long list of songs that I heard once or twice and never revisit again, at...
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Formerly known as The Valentinos, Lost Valentinos is a psychedelic dance punk quintet from Sydney, Australia. The band has been making some waves in the indie scene down under since the release of numerous EPs under the old moniker. Comparing the band's current sound like '17 Deaths' and 'Bismarck', and their older materials, the change in musical direction is apparent, where they sound more li...
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Can actors sing? That's probably the question raised most after the famous 'chicken or egg first?' doubt. He may not be able to hit those high notes, but Ryan Gosling definitely has a couple tricks up his sleeves. You may recognise him from 'The Notebook', 'Half Nelson', 'Lars and the Real Girl' or as early back as 'Breaker High', being an actor with credibility now he adds the band Dead Man's ...
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Hailed from Brooklyn, Harlem Shakes combine an eclectic pop sensibility with a literary touch, making sound of guitar jangle and flawless pop, just like the time when The OC still matters. Formed in 2006, the band has moved on to release one of this year’s notable pop records, "Technicolor Health".Album opener ‘Nothing But Change Part II’ definitely sets the ball bouncing. A upbeat track it
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More of the tracks from the much anticipated 'Humbug' have been leaked. Those tracks vary from the dark maturity of The Last Shadow Puppets - 'Secret Door' to outright stoner rock of Josh Homme's vibe - 'Dance Little Liar'. For the old flair that made us fall in love with the Monkeys in the first place, 'Pretty Visitors' is one hell of a rocking tune. Including Crying Lightning, 6 out of the 10...
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The first single from Arctic Monkeys' new album Humbug was premiered today on the BBC's Zane Lowe show. Entitled 'Crying Lightning', the track opted to stray away from the boys' trademark, raw and straightfoward style. It's on the darker side of the Arctic spectrum, and the presence of producer Josh Homme's stoner rhythm influence is strongly felt. The military pounding of drums, and distinctiv...
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We all know the hiatus of The Strokes is killing us softly. But fear not, our beloved Julian Casablancas teams up with Sparklehorse and Dangermouse to create a soulful, dynamic jam entitled 'Little Girl', off the joint project 'Dark Night of The Soul'. It’s a rock track, with a hint of dark avant-garde. The electric guitar riff, played by Julian, could well be straight off a Strokes effort. Cou.
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The boys from The Raconteurs are not idle even if we fans do not hear any new materials from them. Jack Lawrence and Jack White are busy working on their side project The Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart from The Kills and Dean Fertita from Queens of the Stone Age, while their fellow mate Brendan Benson returns to his solo career which have seen three critical plaudits albums under his name. B...
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