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HEAR is the enema your iTunes needs. Bringing you the most thought-provoking and up-to-date music reviews this side of Lester Bangs, HEAR sifts through the ever growing mountain of press releases and promos to only feature albums, EPs, LPs and mixes that we want to, not that we have to. Also, we try and make things make sense in 200 words or less so that you can just listen to the music.
Love Connection Q&A
After overcoming initial disappointment that Love Connection is not a mashup featuring samples of hyper-horny contestants from an 80s TV dating show, people have warmed to the Melbourne band formed last year by Michael Caterer and Kobi Simpson.
Since the release of their debut self-titled album on boutique label Sensory Projects, reviewers have been throwing stars at them in a dangerous star-throwing frenzy.
Afterlife
Hey kids, sure Parklife is sold out but there is more to life! Right? Yes, there's Afterlife! OK, so it's kind of a sad excuse, but maybe you should have helped more old ladies cross the road.
Afterlife is here to help Parklifers continue the party and for everyone else to get a taste of what it was like.
Ghost of Tape Man
It's a classic tale. Disillusioned director hurls crummy footage into stormy seas, slips and tumbles after it. Lightning strikes, fusing man with the cursed video he sought to destroy. Visionary guitar wielding monster emerges, records an album and hits the road. So goes the legend of The Mysterious Tape Man.
Oh Ye Denver Birds
Some birds possess mystical and prophetic powers. My favourite is the Curlew with its wide eyes, long stalky legs and that haunting call. Then there is Oh Ye Denver Birds, who are not really part of the avian family tree, however equally remarkable with their music making skills. OYDB mix up the musical palette with their alt-folk-surf rock jangles.
Connie Choo
Perched high on a stool with naught but her voice, guitar and an ethereal air, Connie Choo (aka Daniele Constance) delivers a self-confessed ‘tortured' performance, however the audience experiences quite the contrary. Her sweet voice resonates with a blue-sky clarity about both obscure and commonplace pains and melancholies.
The band I am most looking forward to at Splendour is...
This year's dearly loved Splendour in the Grass festival offers a great line up, even if some say it's not as 'forward thinking' and 'taste making' as it has been in the past. The only problem I ever have is trying to figure out who I most want to see! So, what I thought I would do for you is get some people who really know this festival to answer the simple question: 'The band I am most looking forward to seeing at Splendour is.
Grouper
Picture this: you're tired, cold, lying on the floor, feeling totally alone in your personal world of misery. Then through the wall you hear your neighbour strumming an acoustic guitar, her muted, beautiful vocals soaring unintelligibly - a song you've never heard yet sounds instantly familiar. And suddenly you're all warm inside.
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