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INTERVIEW: Yuck

Marcus Rimondini September 27, 2013 Comments Off

We recently caught up with lead singer Max Bloom of London garage band Yuck to discuss life on the road, the departure of Daniel Blumberg, playing with The Pixies, the video clip for ‘Middle

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SUNS – Lounge

Marcus Rimondini September 25, 2013 Comments Off

If you’re creating a triple j Unearthed page, either list artists you sound like that have a distinct sound or, even better, do what this electronic duo from Melbourne did, and say you sound like “no

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BODHI – Imperfection

Marcus Rimondini September 23, 2013 Comments Off

It’s been 8 months since Bodhi from Cardiff in the UK dropped the bassline burner ‘Deliquesce’, but before I get into why the duo’s return track is equally as addictive, I have to mention

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KORALLREVEN – Try Anything Once featuring Cornelius

Marcus Rimondini September 20, 2013 Comments Off

One of the down sides of releasing an album at the end of the year is that most websites are already busy writing end of year lists or on holidays if you’re in the

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CULL – World Inside Your Head

Marcus Rimondini September 17, 2013 Comments Off

It’s been four months since we posted ‘I Thought We Was’ and in that time Sydney four piece Cull have been recording their full release for October. ‘World Inside Your Head’ is the first

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INTERVIEW: London Grammar

Marcus Rimondini September 9, 2013 Comments Off

One of the most exciting voices of 2013, London Grammar, sat down for a chat in the midst of the build up to the release of their debut album ‘If You Wait’, which was released

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WASHED OUT – Paracosm

WASHED OUT – Paracosm

Marcus Rimondini July 31, 2013 Comments Off

When the internet caught a hold of Ernest Greene’s ‘Feel It All Around‘ back in 2009, the first music trend to be connected purely via the internet had its signature track. The scene was

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THE HARVEST: Albums Vol.9

Marcus Rimondini July 8, 2013 Comments Off

Here’s how this segment works: I’ll listen to as many albums as possible throughout the week, break down buzz worthy choices and then stamp them with either; Unripe (intriguing), Ripening (gratifying) or Ripe (choice

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2013 Half Time: Top 10 Surprising & Disappointing Albums

2013 Half Time: Top 10 Surprising & Disappointing Albums

Marcus Rimondini June 30, 2013 Comments Off

Instead of the usual weekly THE HARVEST, I thought I would use the mid-point of the year to take a retrospective look at the albums that surprised and the albums that disappointed. 1. Christopher

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THE ADELAIDE CROWS – Capital City

THE ADELAIDE CROWS – Capital City

Marcus Rimondini June 14, 2013 Comments Off

Did I only listen to this band because, despite of their name, they are actually from Melbourne? Am I glad I did? Absolutely. Often a forgotten detail to mood and melody these days, it’s

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SAFIA – Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues

Marcus Rimondini June 3, 2013 Comments Off

Thanks to urbandictionary.com, I now know that “Safia is a very attractive girl who is independent. I also know that I need to spend less time on that site. This is the second time in the past

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THE HARVEST: Albums Vol. 6

THE HARVEST: Albums Vol. 6

Marcus Rimondini June 2, 2013 Comments Off

Here’s how this segment works: I’ll listen to as many albums as possible throughout the week, break down buzz worthy choices and then stamp them with either; Unripe (intriguing), Ripening (gratifying) or Ripe (choice

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THE HARVEST: Albums Vol. 5

Marcus Rimondini May 29, 2013 Comments Off

Here’s how this segment works: I’ll listen to as many albums as possible throughout the week, break down buzz worthy choices and then stamp them with either; Unripe (intriguing), Ripening (gratifying) or Ripe (choice

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DISCLOSURE – Settle

Marcus Rimondini May 29, 2013 Comments Off

For years I had been toying with this concept of a parallel universe, where pop music’s values were reversed. The beat makers were the stars and the vocalists simply played second fiddle. This recipe

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WINTERCOATS (EP LAUNCH) @ The Gasometer – 11/05/2013

WINTERCOATS (EP LAUNCH) @ The Gasometer – 11/05/2013

Marcus Rimondini May 14, 2013 Comments Off

While this night was an excuse for James Wallace, also know as Wintercoats, to play the songs off his new Heartful EP, to me this was an interesting example of how three of Melbourne’s

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CULL – I Thought We Was

CULL – I Thought We Was

Marcus Rimondini May 14, 2013 Comments Off

  When Cut Copy made it big over seas, Modular Records and many other local labels couldn’t scrap hard enough to find the next big snyth-pop act. Now with the recent success of Tame

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JUX2 – In The Clouds

JUX2 – In The Clouds

Marcus Rimondini May 8, 2013 Comments Off

‘In The Clouds‘ by JUX2 rolls the listener through an echoic and soft four minutes of ambient bliss. Many subtle genres have benefited immensely from the growth of online music websites, but none more

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BLACKCROSSES – Lets Leave, Its Too Crowded And I’m Lonely

Marcus Rimondini May 2, 2013 Comments Off

Let’s be honest, we’ve all been in the situation described in the title of Blackcrosses new single, ‘Lets Leave, its too Crowded and I’m Lonely’. I’m certain Sigur Ros would’ve recorded it, if Perfume

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TELEGRAM SAM – How’s About Two Islands

TELEGRAM SAM – How’s About Two Islands

Marcus Rimondini April 28, 2013 Comments Off

MP3:   Someone tell Telegram Sam, that he or they have written one the Australian songs of the year. On a very strong day for new song releases, I was really struggling to decide Read More »

VIDEO: HAERTS – Wings

Marcus Rimondini April 12, 2013 Comments Off

There are only two reasons why this song was not my song of the year, last year. One,  it contains a couple of minor 80s new romance clichés and two, the sorrow line “how

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