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The National

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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Favourite Gigs

My 10 Favourite Gigs Of 2011

December 11, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

Musically speaking, I think my entire prior life had just been a warmup for this year. With only a few exceptions, you could pretty much name this list the ‘Best Gigs Of My Life’ and it would still be accurate. Many of these gigs have given me moments and memories that will stay with me forever, and more than anything they demonstrated just how powerful, important, and magical music can be.

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Top Songs

The Top 20 Songs Of 2011

December 9, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

Long-winded generic text about how it’s been a good year for music, Australian music in particular. Disclaimer that all lists such as this are inherently subjective and should be treated as opinion rather than fact. Media whore invite to please share this list with as many people as possible and/or to leave you opinion in the comments. Comparison to previous years. Snide joke at Pitchfork’s expense. Okay, that should just about cover it.

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Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten ‘Serpents’

December 1, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

I’ve been a big fan of American singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten since I was introduced to her music through her collaboration with The National on their track Think You Can Wait. And now it appears that The National are returning the favour, as brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner are among the incredible list of musicians who will make contributions to Sharon Van Etten’s new album, ‘Tramp’, which is due out February 2012. Also on that list is Zach Condon, Julianna Barwick, and The Walkman’s Matt Barrick, among many others. Today we got the first taste of ‘Tramp’, the single ‘Serpents’.

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The National

The National ‘Twenty Miles To NH Part 2′

November 22, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

This track hit the interwebs a couple of weeks ago but I completely missed it, which means, hey, you might just have missed it as well. In which case I am happy to present to you a new studio recording from the greatest band in the world, The National, performing a cover of a Philistines Jr. track, ‘Twenty Miles To NH Part 2′. And holy shit what a cover it is.

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Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival Review

November 14, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

To say the shit hit the fan in the leadup to the Melbourne Harvest Festival would be an understatement. We witnessed timetabling problems, the promoter pissing off his headline act, transport dilemmas, sideshow inconsistencies, you name it. However the beauty of a great music festival is that, come the day itself, all the periphery stuff seems to just fade away and all that matters is the music.

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