Keyword results: Indie
The Ruby Suns interview
Ryan McPhun is a musical Krishna; the multi-talented operator behind The Ruby Suns has a new album out on Sub-Pop called Fight Softly. With an almost entirely new sonic palette compared to that of 2008's lush Sea Lion, the Sun's new album represents a trip out into sparse synth land. I spoke to Ryan during my lunch break.
Dick Diver, 'Arks Up'
Dick Diver sound like underground 80s Australia. Arks Up recalls the best parts of the Hunters & Collectors discography: the songs gather around raw, trudging bass lines that sound best filling the pungent, carpeted rooms of Brunswick pubs.
With clever, multi-member pop songwriting, The Go-Betweens also come to mind: the accents not dropped but accentuated; the guitar work sharp, tonal, puncturing.
Maximo Park
What:
Maximo Park
Where:
The Hi-Fi Bar, 125 Boundary St, West End
When:
Thursday Nov 12, 8pm
How much:
$46
Description:
Maximo Park are one those iconic indie bands and whats more they freakin' love Australia - this is like their fourth tour in four years or something. They are real sociable too - a friend of mine once told me she met them after a show took them out dancing all night upstairs at Ric's.
Event: Bands & DJs
Stimulus: Fame
Tragic Athletic + Carry Nation
What:
Tragic Athletic + Carry Nation
Where:
Ric's Bar, 321 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Sat Jul 18, 8pm
How much:
Free
Here We Go Magic
Judging from its recent prodigious output, the borough of Brooklyn must not have much room for working-class immigrants and black hip-hop heads with its huge influx of folk-strumming, falsetto-loving, glitch-savvy, new age Gen Y beardos.
Here We Go Magic is Brooklyn denizen Luke Temple's new band.
Handmade Nation
If the pages of Handmade Nation the book are anything to go by, the world of artists and crafters sure is an intriguing one. Their stories, their studios, their curious creations. It's all a wonderfully tangled colourful web of creativity and counter-culture and grassroots community. An exploration of how handmade knitted tea cosies say f-you to the man.
Parc Avenue
Strong and at times unique vocals backed with solid musicianship and relatively catchy tunes make Parc Avenue a worthy contender for late end-of-year top album lists or to help kick off this year's list alongside Animal Collective and Antony & The Johnsons (depending on how you interpret this album's release date).
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