All posts by Gavin Stocker
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Darlia – “Petals”
Via Petals, British trio Darlia have delved into their nineties influences and churned out a snappy eight track mini album. With the majority of...
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Spoon @ The Metro, 14th February ’15
Valentine’s Day could potentially be a challenging gig for some but on this barmy Saturday evening everybody’s favourite utensil inspired band received no shortage of...
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Shakey Graves – “And The War Came”
Branching out from his solo debut Roll The Bones, Shakey Graves (aka Alejandro Rose- Garcia) has returned with the more collaborative And The War Came....
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Dan Mangan + Blacksmith – “Club Meds”
From the creative hotbed that is beautiful Vancouver comes Club Meds, a densely layered and difficult to pigeonhole album. The fourth full length release for...
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Carl Barât And The Jackals – “Let It Reign”
Let It Reign is the first up full length release from Carl Barât with his new outfit, The Jackals. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, it...
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Alanna Eileen – “Absence”
Coming out of Melbourne, Absence is a beautiful collection of delicate folk songs. The six tracks on display here on this debut EP show Alanna...
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A Double Shot Of Bibby – Sydney Festival Village Bandstand/Brighton Up Bar, 24th January ’15
In town to belatedly launch an album peppered with expletives and tales of rampant inebriation, Peter Bibby seemed a tad out of place on Sydney...
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Spain – “Sargent Place”
Laid back to the point of near horizontality, Sargent Place is the fifth studio album for Los Angeles quartet Spain. According to vocalist/bassplayer Josh Haden...
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Felicity Groom – “Hungry Sky”
Following up from her debut full length Gossamer, Perth’s Felicity Groom has returned with Hungry Sky. Predominantly an ambient journey, electronica is fused with standard...
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Triple J’s Beat The Drum @ The Domain, 16th January ’15
Popping the champers on their 40th birthday celebrations triple j spared nothing, putting on a festival in birthplace Sydney. The scenic grounds of The Domain...
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Peter Bibby & His Bottles Of Confidence – “Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician”
Rambling, rough as guts and unflinchingly honest, Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician is an attention grabbing breath of fresh air. Essentially an album revolving around a dedication to inebriation,...
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The Ruminaters – “I Hate The Ruminaters”
Observing the title ‘I Hate The Ruminaters’, it doesn’t require a genius to deduce that these guys don’t take themselves too seriously. The Sydney quartet’s...
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The Grates – “Dream Team”
Four albums in and Brisbane’s The Grates have not lost the art of sounding delightfully gritty. On this latest effort Dream Team the trio are...
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A Weekend With Tracer – Melbourne Nov 28th – Dec 1st
Adelaide’s Tracer have been unleashing their brand of stoner rock upon Europe for several years now and in doing so have acquired themselves a well...
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The Czars – “Best Of”
Calling it a day back in 2004, The Czars left us with a legacy of five studio albums, the final one being the aptly titled...
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Waxhead @ World Bar, 21st November ’14
Temporarily expanding to a quintet for the evening, Byron Bay’s Waxhead rolled into the World Bar for the first of two Sydney shows on their...
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Sincerely, Grizzly – “Halves”
“Literature Rock” is how Adelaide’s Sincerely, Grizzly have labelled themselves, and with the unique sounds to be found across their debut album Halves, they may...
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Ben Ottewell – “Rattlebag”
Stepping briefly away from the beloved Gomez, Ben Ottewell presents to us his second solo offering, Rattlebag. The album is not a dramatic departure from...
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James Vincent McMorrow – “Post Tropical”
Conceived a mere stone’s throw from the Mexican border, Post Tropical is the second album from Irish singer/songwriter James Vincent McMorrow. Given the location of...
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The Voyeurs – “Rhubarb Rhubarb”
Fusing a combination of sixties punk and eighties nu-wave, The Voyeurs have returned with their second album Rhubarb Rhubarb. Following up after their debut release...
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Amaranthe – “Massive Addictive”
Coalescing two dramatically opposing flavours of hard rock/metal, Sweden’s Amaranthe have developed a genuinely original take on the genre. With their third album Massive Addictive,...
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The Tea Party – “The Ocean At The End”
Following a decade long gap since their last studio album Seven Circles, Canada’s The Tea Party have returned with a collection of twelve typically epic tracks....
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Ben Ottewell @ The Bunker, 1st November ’14
As a gentle zephyr caressed the streets of Coogee, a privileged few hunkered down in The Bunker in anticipation of a very special acoustic performance....
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Baxter Dury – “It’s A Pleasure”
With his deadpan cockney vocal delivery and cheesy keyboard noodles splashed over a backbone of repetitive drumbeats, Baxter Dury delivers to us his fourth solo...
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Cold War Kids – “Hold My Home”
Predominantly up tempo and frequently frantic in delivery, Hold My Home is a record brimming with excitement. Recorded in the band’s San Jose studio, Cold...
