Jagwar Ma’s Howlin’ makes you move
The first longplayer from Jagwar Ma has been much anticipated. From popular previous releases The Throw, Man I Need and especially 2011’s Come And Save Me, Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield had a… Read More
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Boy & Bear Seek the Southern Sun
Following the well deserved success of their 5x Aria award-winning (five times!) debut, Moonfire, Boy & Bear are set to release their sophomore record, Harlequin Dream. The moreish sounds of the band can… Read More
Xiao Zhong Talks of Pairs
Somethingyousaid.com introduced Shanghai band, Pairs, a while back, labeling them as being a couple of ‘ace cunts’, which, if you’re not from Australia, means that we’re fond of them, and they are good.… Read More
The Sinister and Sexy Neulords
Out of the viral ether enters Neulords, spreading nocturnal 80’s dark wave and heralding groovy melancholia. Separated by a state border, Louis Roach (Whipped Cream Chargers/B. Deep) and Marcel Whyler (Buzz Kull), crafted… Read More
Bridie Connell & Brian Chase Collaborate
It’s great when mates collaborate. So we’re pretty bloody excited to learn that one of our favourite artists, Bridie Connell, is teaming-up with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ drummer Brian Chase on a piece called St Teresa… Read More
Neil Martin’s Jazz Odyssey
Jazz, the last refuge of the pretentious and self-important. The place old hipsters go to die, a land of odd time-signatures, modal scales and other elaborate music theory stuff designed to make the… Read More
Smith Westerns, enjoyable or meh?
Following-up the explosive “Dye It Blonde” was never going to be easy for Chicago’s Smith Westerns. Their sophomore album had the power to bring them to the forefront of indie consciousness. It set… Read More
Neon Neon at Village Underground
Neon Neon is made up of Gruff Rhys of somethingyousaid.com favourites Super Furry Animals and Bryon Hollon (aka Boom Bip). Their first longplayer, Stainless Steel, was a concept album about the life of… Read More
Optimus Primavera Sound makes us pee
Destination Porto. Portugal’s second largest city which, if your not familiar, is famous for port wine and a fucked-up beer-cheese deep-fried sandwich called Franceschina, which has enough different kinds of meat and, consequently,… Read More
It’s true, The Polyphonic Spree are back
Joe Haddow reviews Yes, It’s True, the eagerly-anticipated longplayer from The Polyphonic Spree: It’s a nice feeling when a band you thought were dead suddenly surface with a new record. This exact feeling has just… Read More
Shabazz Palaces, Swords and Pimps
Lifted from Shabazz Palaces’ incredible 2011 record, Black Up, is An Echo from the Hosts that Profess Infinitum. The sound of this group is so interesting and post-modern and I have been raving about them for… Read More
Terminal Projekt is a disco tick
Sonia Clarke headed along to Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal for some sporadic garagey brilliance: The last weekend of this year’s Vivid festival saw record crowds surge into Sydney’s Circular Quay, creating the unusual situation… Read More