Archive for December, 2009
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Pit er Pat
Down The Rabbit Hole With the dizzying array of experimental artists demanding our attention it takes a lot for a band to stand out these days. Chicago’s Pit er Pat is one I’ve taken a shine to late in their career but I’m glad I have nevertheless. Their high, squeaky vocals bring to mind Blonde […]
No Comments » - Posted in Chicago,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
A Dead Forest Index: new single
Echo My Unborn Children’s Voices In August 2009, brothers Adam and Sam Sherry returned home to record their debut album (out in early 2010) at Auckland’s York St Studios with their friend and engineer Simon Gooding (Over The Atlantic, 7 Worlds Collide). The brothers, who once called Auckland home moved overseas in their late teens. […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Australia,Melbourne by Nick Fulton
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Tiny Baby Steps Come and get lost in the beautiful euphoric tones of Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Their pulsing electronic, indie pop rides on hazy shoegaze guitars, bubbly electro drum beats and dotty keyboard whips, and is laced together by some peaceful enraptured vocals. It’s perhaps unusual to hear a Southern Californian band making […]
1 Comment » - Posted in California,Los Angeles,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Tommy Ill- Come Home Mr. Ill
Tommy Ill- Come Home Mr. Ill (EP) 7/10 On his third EP, Tommy Ill has well and truly established his own style of ‘slacker-rap’. An inflection-lite, droll delivery accompanies true life tales of late night partying, drinking, smoking – and the toll it takes on your body and rap aspirations. Far from being depressing, it’s […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Summer Cats
Melbourne Cats The debut album from Melbourne five-piece Summer Cats thanks, among others, pop kids everywhere. For said kids, swooning to the legacy of C-86 bands, Songs for Tuesday is a wonderful treat. Taking cues from the last 25 years of underground pop music, Summer Cats know that having FUN is the best way to […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Australia by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
End of Year List 2009
Top 20 Albums of 2009 The end of the year is upon us, and it has become EMJ tradition to reflect back and celebrate the year’s music with a list of the top 20 best albums released in 2009 as voted by the musicians of New Zealand. For a month we gathered from a huge […]
