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Perfume Genius ‘Dark Parts’

May 25, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Sometimes, you just need to listen to a sad song. And the new album from Perfume Genius, AKA Seattle-based musician Mike Hadreas, is full of them. It’s an album that deals with trauma, heartache, desperation, suicide, and a whole range of other fun stuff, and it reaches a climax with the sublime song ’Dark Parts’, written about the abuse Hadreas’ mother suffered at the hands of her grandfather. It’s a delicate, fragile song, based simply around Hadreas’ voice and piano, but it is devastatingly effective.

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The National ‘The Rains Of Castamere’

May 25, 2012 by Lachy Comments Off

The National and Game Of Thrones are two of my favourite things in the world. This is a song recorded by The National for Game Of Thrones. Enough said.

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Hey Geronimo ‘Carbon Affair’

May 24, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Brisbane band Hey Geronimo’s first single received more attention than I think even the band themselves could have possibly hoped for. Thanks in no small part to an inspired video clip, ‘Why Don’t We Do Something?’ spread like wildfire over the internet, serving to really kickstart the band’s career. Well, they’re back with their second single, ‘Carbon Affair’, another riotous pop song which is instantly likable and very, very fun.

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Metric ‘Speed The Collapse’

May 24, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Following the release of their upcoming album’s lead single, ’Youth Without Youth’, Metric have uploaded a second taste of ‘Synthetica’ onto that wonderful, glorious website known as Soundcloud. The track is called ‘Speed The Collapse’, and whilst it doesn’t pack quite the same punch as ’Youth Without Youth’ it is still a typically enjoyable Metric track that bodes very well for the album as a whole.

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Scene ‘Hear No Lies’

May 23, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Scene are a brand new band from the UK, and they’ve just released their very first song online, Hear No Lies, which has been written, recorded, and produced totally independently. In other words, they’re exactly the type of band I envisioned promoting when I first started this blog. It also doesn’t hurt that the song is pretty fantastic: it has a real DIY vibe but also sounds quite polished, and feels very unique.

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Tigertown ‘Lions And Witches’

May 23, 2012 by Lachy 0 Comments

Tigertown are a brand new discovery of mine, but I’m already really enjoying the Sydney six-piece band’s music, especially their latest single ‘Lions And Witches’, which is taken off their upcoming second EP. Their debut EP, released last year, was extremely well-received, and it seems that the band are onto a winning formula with their melodic, lush pop music. ‘Lions And Witches’ recently got the video clip treatment, and you can find that video below along with all the good stuff.

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And Pluck Your Strings

Perfume Genius ‘Dark Parts’

The National ‘The Rains Of Castamere’

Hey Geronimo ‘Carbon Affair’

Metric ‘Speed The Collapse’

Scene ‘Hear No Lies’

Tigertown ‘Lions And Witches’

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