Double Snake Hollow
When sounds gets sciencey, don't think Bunsen burners and bubbling liquids; think Secret Birds. The band itself is an evolution of the facets of the Brisbane music scene (in layman's terms - lots of dudes from lots of other bands) - they have 4, sometimes 5, sometimes 6 members - and they don't say so much as boo.
Great Leagues
The cover art and the song names gave me a false impression. Sure I know who Major Major is and what their music sounds like, but with illustrations and titles like this, I expected some kind of grandiose wall-of-sound affair. But what would I know? First impressions don't really matter - they will always be overcome if there's some merit to the music produced.
Parts, Pieces
With a whole stack of praise piled upon them, Brisbane popabilly five-piece Rocketsmiths have lived up to their status yet again as one of the city's finest acts with the release of their third, and perhaps finest, EP Parts, Pieces. This is modern rock n roll with solid hook and a whole heaping of tight musicianship tightly packed into one shiny, flat, metallic vessel of tuneful explosion.
'The Bake Sale'
I'm so white. And gay.
So it will sound pretty ludicrous when I tell you about the dope beats and mad flow this Chicago duo gots. But from their name alone, you know The Cool Kids are that new hip hop act all us discerning listeners have been dreaming about: one you can love without a hint of irony or guilty pleasure.
Songs EP
Describing music is, almost inevitably, a frustrating series of inadequate analogies. In the case of Songs, my grey matter latched onto the following: Punk lilt and guitar-driven melodies that recall Is This It-era Strokes. Vocals that channel a stripped-back Velvet Underground; driving rhythms that might have been picked up off the floor after The Wrens finished The Meadlowlands; Constrained, Stooges-like brevity in afour-track EP.
Sight Beyond
Tom Hall is a Brisbane based artist whose practise involves explorations into place, space and time. So you’re thinking, well that makes me an artist too right? I’m always looking around the place, running late, being very aware of my personal space on public transport. The difference between your awareness of your surroundings and Tom’s - is that he turns his into compositional installations and manages to tell a story through the use of sounds and images (and you were lost at figuring out how to turn your bus tickets into art).
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