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THE WOMBATS – Your Body is a Weapon
Liverpool pop-rockers The Wombats have today unleashed their first single since their 2011 album ’The Wombats present… This Modern Glitch‘. ‘Your Body is a Weapon‘ is an explosive indie pop song, mixing heavy rock drums and gritty guitars
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CHVRCHES – It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (Whitney Houston Cover)
Covering Whitney Houston‘s power anthem “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” is no mean feat. Not only are you competing with one of the best voices of modern music, but you have to match
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VIDEO: BLUEJUICE – SOS
My first impression of this track was found in the comments section of the YouTube video. Fellow YouTube dweller Robert Sloan was nice enough to point out that “there are not enough music videos
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LORDE – Team
Lorde‘s new single ‘Team‘, is a glimpse into what album ‘Pure Heroine‘ will have to offer on it’s release on the 27th of September. ‘Team’ is a slower, almost ballad-like tune in parts, this time
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MIAMI HORROR – Real Slow
Miami Horror have escaped Australia this year in order to record their second full length LP (yet to be named), the follow up to their well received debut ’Illumination’. Touring while recording in North America, the
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KISHI BASHI – Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!
The day that Kishi Bashi releases new music is always a top day, and yesterday was one of them. For those who haven’t heard of Kishi Bashi, his actual name is K Ishibashi, he’s a Japanese
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GUINEAFOWL – Little Death (Make It Rain)
Sydney indietronic act Guineafowl have just let loose a little teaser of their upcoming second EP, I Hope My City Loves Me Still, with their new single ‘Little Death (Make It Rain).’ Two years have passed since
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GRANDSTANDS – All Talk
The new Melbourne group Grandstands joins the legion of Australian musicians with eponymous names that render Google searches utterly useless. Just as, for Melbournians in the know, Dick Diver has become less synonymous with
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LOS PORCOS – Sunshine
Late in November 2012, the English indie rock four-piece WU LYF broke the news that WU LYF was no longer, via an online video curated by lead singer Ellery James Roberts. WU LYF was a
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BELLTALK – Lights EP
It’s been a few weeks since Brisbane four piece Belltalk released their debut EP Lights, but it’s so god darn good I’m going to write about it anyway! Lights is a really exciting collection of debut
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ANTI-FADE RECORDS – Upcoming Releases
Further solidifying their position as one of the premier independent Australian labels, Geelong’s Anti-Fade Records have announced simultaneous releases from three of their finest – Housewives (Sydney), Ausmuteants (Geelong) and The Clits (Bendigo). In
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BITCH PREFECT – Drifting
If you’ve ever found yourself listlessly stoned at home, chances are you’re fairly well acquainted with Carl Sagan. His 1980 T.V mini-series Cosmos, which pairs the enormity of space with the almost tantric oneness
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GROUPLOVE – Ways To Go
Forgive me, but I totally have a thing for nasally, gritty, boogery vocals and unapologetic indie pop rock. Good-time jam band, Grouplove haven’t been too far from our thoughts since their 2011 release, Never
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THE DIG – Tired Hearts EP
Emerging New York band The Dig first grabbed my attention in May 2012 when I posted their track ’I Already Forgot The Things You Said‘ on THE RIPE. The song made it in to
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Banks – Warm Water (Prod. By TEED)
Indie pop songstress Banks is fairly new on the scene – and her latest collab with legendary producer Totally Enormous Extinct is sure to continue building the buzz surrounding her. ‘Warm Water’ is the new slow and steady
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THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH – Don’t Say A Word
Disco is making a bit of a comeback lately, with the 70-80′s dance-floor favourite even infiltrating Daft Punk‘s newest release ‘Get Lucky‘ featuring Pharell Williams. Also partial to the lure of the disco sound are Melbourne
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Brightly – Beginnings & Endings
I’ve been following Brightly for a while now, not in a creepy way, but because these guys make really enjoyable music. The Melbourne three piece have a definite electronic basis, with folk and indie pop
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Mosquito
Fellow Riper, Sean Kirkpatrick, will loathe me for reviewing a Yeah Yeah Yeahs track without consulting him, as frontwoman Karen O is allegedly the love of his life. But he can go suck a lemon
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MKO – Lily Lotus Orchid Sunflower
Lily Lotus Orchid Sunflower is the second EP from Brisbane’s electronic pop-soul band MKO. It features the single ‘Snarly,’ and three other tracks filled with bright, poppy soul samples, beats, and the energetic lyricism of Hannah Macklin. Macklin’s vocal
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND – Diane Young / Steps
When Vampire Weekend released their first album in 2008, it served as a very belated musical awakening to me. After spending six months stranded on a little island on Vanuatu listening to nothing but
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