The Oyster Murders
In the vein of Radiohead, but with a much more ambio-pysch feel, Brisbane lads The Oyster Murders produce tunes which drift leisurely over your consciousness, open up your mind with mesmeric vocals and then gently pierce your perception with flounces of soaring guitar, buoyant synth and rhythmic drums and bass lines.
O Soundtrack My Heart, Pivot
The problem with so much jazz and electronic music is its dry, cerebral nature. Translation: it could use a nice big pair of old-fashioned balls.
Aussie trio Pivot's sophomore release O Soundtrack My Heart (their first for hugely influential UK label Warp) has all the smarts of a chemistry professor, yet still swings big balls like a longshoreman.
Earth To The Dandy Warhols
What band could pull off an album with this stupid name and a really corny intergalactic "concept", complete with airline steward voice-overs and swooshing flight sound effects?
Not so surprisingly, the Dandies can. There's something about The Dandy Warhols' self-effacing nature, sense of humor and lack of affectation you just have to love.
Worldwide, The Death Set
Ever wondered what The Banana Splits would sound like after they'd smoked crack?
Gold Coast natives Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco found a nurturing home for their techno punk in their adopted hometown of Baltimore's DIY warehouse art scene (home to similarly inclined wunderkind Dan Deacon). Their debut full-length WORLDWIDE melds toy electronics with the energy of screamo, producing pop punk songs that sound like Le Tigre without the politics, Atari Teenage Riot without the rage, or Blink 182 without the, um, total lameness.
F*ck Buttons
Noise music can be one of the most divisive little buggers out thereand there can be an extremely fine line self between exploration and outright self indulgence. And so it is with great joy to announce thatthe F*ck Buttons have produced an album that explores beauty and aggression equally, minus the boring bits.
Queens Of The Stone Age
Out of the ashes of Kyuss, The Screaming Trees and a number of other insanely talented dirty rock bands rose the musical powerhouse known as Queens Of The Stone Age. Over a decade of experience has moulded this act into a phenomenal clutter of grunge-laced, stoner rock, which swings violently from mellow croons to jagged snarls, all delivered over brusque guitar work and pounding drum beats and bass lines.
Artefacts EP
If their debut is anything to go by, Tic Toc Tokyo have some exciting times ahead. Artefactssees their tribal-infused post-punk styling expertly merged withno-wave inclinations, making for one tidy little package indeed.
‘Colourof Place' launches proceedings - disjointed guitar riffs and percussivebeginnings grow then kick with confidence.
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