The Flaming Lips – The Terror (Bella Union)
It seems this experience has totally renewed my enjoyment of all that other Flaming Lips stuff that I play in the daytime
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Marquis de Tren – Solemns 12″ (Domino)
These masterly musicians are in top form here, ambling arm-in-arm and conversing as only decades of friendship allows.
Dick Diver – Calendar Days (Chapter Music)
They don’t describe forests, or even trees, but the feel of bark and the sound of leaves and then leave the rest for you.
Primitive Motion – Home Of The Future (Kindling)
It reminds me of someone in a book I once read, describing a heroin high as like floating on a sea of jewels, which scares the hell out of me because it sounds incredible.
Blank Realm – Go Easy (Fire)
Go Easy is a radical jukebox. Go Easy is lying in your backyard, stoned in the sun. Go Easy is a top-down ride down a wide avenue with tall palm trees on either side.
Cat Power @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 05.03.13
Even as I leave she’s still walking the stage, taking and giving flowers and hands, smiling and talking.
Crime And The City Solution + Sleepy Sun + Blank Realm @ The Hi-Fi Bar, Brisbane, 24.02.13
If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime
Atoms For Peace – AMOK (XL Recordings)
Radiohead is a heavy scene. They’ve not just the weight of expectation, but also the weight of freedom, because if you’ve proven you can do anything you want, what are you going to do?
Stars @ The Zoo, Brisbane 11.02.13
“Let’s pretend it’s a Thursday night!” cries singer Amy, twirling, and for a while it could be.
Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys + Cobwebbs + Red Red Krovvy @ The Primitive Room, Spring Hill, 19.01.13
I remember straining throats and closed eyes and wide open mouths, nodding heads, parallel guitar necks and shuffling feet. The crowd moved a lot
