Totally loving the new Memory Tapes LP, Seek Magic. Dayve Hawk combines his two side projects Weird Tapes, and Memory Cassette into the one sleek project, and the results couldnt be much better. Alot of this stuff has been making the rounds for some time now but its great to hear the final product. Ranging [...]

When you’re finding study a drag and all your favourite bands just remind you of how much you aren’t having fun and all your ‘chill-out’ music makes you want to do nothing but nothing, i find nothing hits the spot better than a bit of dirty, sweaty, bad-aaaaaaassss funk. The following is off the EXCELLENT [...]

Beautiful track from 1989 from London band The Field Mice debut album, Snowball. That melody seems to have been pinched since then by a notorious melody pinching band.
MP3: The Field Mice – Letting Go

This is my chance for me to go back through all the stuff that has been caught in my head the past few weeks.
First up is a big dramatic new-wave track from Depeche Mode. With all this attention being on The Presets at the moment, Ive had an urge to go back where it all [...]

Discovered by Animal Collective while recording their new album, Dent May’s smooth summery swing pop debut is due for release in Feb on Animal Collective’s Paw Tracks label. Another good summer tune, it’s like a slow cruise down the river into a gold sunset. Reminds me in shades of Bobby Darin, and that can only [...]

Dear Emile Hirsch,
Sorry, I was never the biggest fan of your movies. The Girl Next Door was kinda ok mainly because of Elisha Cuthbert being all hot and sweaty and sexy etc. Actually Speed Racer was pretty fun as well. But the music youve been putting out recently under the guise of ‘Emil And Friends‘ [...]

Im in love with Weird Tapes. What more could you ask for, with a steady stream of consistently beautiful little tunes, all put up for free download from their blog. A must listen for any fans of lo-fi bedroom disco.
MP3: Weird Tapes – Nightstalking
MP3: Weird Tapes – Summer Of Worship
MP3: Weird Tapes – [...]

EDIT: The mp3 has since been removed at the request of Domino. Blink and you missed it.
The sporadic but always excellent Grizzly Bear blog have posted a proper mp3 of Animal Collective’s Brothersport! There have been several live versions floating around as well as a cover by Blind Man’s Colour, which is odd for a [...]

Melbourne indie disco troubadours, Damn Arms have taken on fellow Melbourne indie disco troubadours, Cut Copy. The result is below. Buy the full single from Modular on the 24th of November.
MP3: Cut Copy – Far Away (Damn Arms Remix)

Unlike Gold Lion below, I just dont really like summer. Id rather keep the AC on, block out all the windows, and immerse myself in noise until I can feel the bite of winter coming on. Id rather take being rugged up in a comfy coat than reeking of sweat if I so much as [...]