Babaganouj – Bluff
After previously eluding to the fact they are going to be huge with previous singles. QLD girl-boy-girl-boy indie kids Babaganouj have delivered utter brilliance with Bluff.
Opting for the oldest trick in the book – pure intelligent songwriting, Bluff is one piece of incredible Australian music that I won’t be forgetting this year.
The Peep Tempel – Carol
Utterly addictive, perfect groove. Over the last month I’ve found myself out of nowhere screaming inside my head “I don’t think Trevor is good for you… Carol”. The trouble is that this song demands to be shouted and demands you to move awkwardly amongst sweaty drunk punters so people look at you weird when you start shouting on while cycling home from work with it cranking full pelt.
Japanese Wallpaper feat. Jesse Davidson – Between Friends
Jesse’s voice was made for this type of production. Lush, well thought out and dreamy pop music that carries you away on clouds; there is a reason why both of these artists are making huge waves right now.
The Stevens – Thirsty Eye
I wouldn’t have been nearly as into this track if was any higher fidelity. Capturing a certain vibe of an era mostly gone, Thirsty Eye delivers some real wit with some of the catchiest, jangliest melodies. Listening to this would be best in a small club where people are dancing real old fashioned spinning each other around twisting and shouting while the band smash through their set and destroy everything on stage.
Ride Into The Sun – Outside
This Adelaide four piece have been around for a while and have caught my ear before but never really enough for me to bother. The brilliant production on this shows me that they are stepping thing up for their newest release. Listened to in the right setting, the production opens up space in such a way that you feel like all the instruments are playing around you. This one is a real trip, about halfway through I thought I accidentally skipped tracks into an old Pink Floyd record stick with it right to the end and let it guide you where ever it pleases; you won’t be disappointed.
George Maple – Talk Talk
It’s about bloody time George Maple released something properly. I don’t know if she is still living in London but I’m glad that this lived up to expectations. Dreamy and moving it ticks all the boxes. But seriously, with Flume and Alex from Sparkadia working with her on it there was almost no chance it wasn’t going to be a hit.
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