Latest Release Reviews
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Tommy Rutland – “The Iconography Of Your Youth”
For well over a decade now Adelaidian Tommy Rutland has served as the animated frontman for Dangerous! and Wendy Icon. The Iconography Of Your Youth sees...
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Chadwick Stokes – “The Horse Comanche”
Deviating from his acclaimed trio Dispatch, Boston singer/songwriter Chadwick Stokes has emerged with The Horse Comanche. In this solo guise he has created a diverse...
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The Lizards – “Future Life”
Comprising of three chaps by the name of Pat, Stubs and Marty, The Lizards have popped out a short and sharp punk rock nugget. Perhaps...
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Danko Jones – “Fire Music”
Twelve albums and almost two decades into their career it would seem Danko Jones have no intention of taking their foot off the pedal. With...
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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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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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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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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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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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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,...
