Now Playing - May 2014
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On this page you'll find a selection of the music we're enjoying in May! More tracks will be added to this page throughout the month, so come back often! |
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The 8tracks playlist below will give you most of the same content as the Spotify playlist above, so choose the format that works best for you. The 8tracks playlist has the tracks in reverse order though, so the newest additions to the playlist are up first.
StreamStream the new Lee Fields album Emma Jean, courtesy of NPR.
Lee Fields image courtesy of thecentreforthearts.org
Stream the new Parquet Courts album Sunbathing Animal courtesy of NPR.
Parquet Courts image courtesy of amusicblogyeah.com
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Melbourne's Dick Diver have released a 7" including "New Name Blues" and B-side "Lonely Life" (which is a cover of a Coloured Stone track). Check out our Feature Album piece on their 2013 LP Calendar Days here.
"Heart Beats Slow" is the first single from Angus and Julia Stone's forthcoming self-titled album. The siblings' third album was produced by Rick Rubin and is due out on 1st August.
Milwaukee Banks are a Melbourne duo who are set to release their debut EP on 13th June. We're fans of their 2013 track "Pluto Bounce". Now they've released "Rose Water", the first single from the forthcoming EP. Catch them at Boney on 4th June.
"Just One Drink" comes from Jack White's forthcoming album Lazaretto, due for release on 10th June through Third Man Records/Columbia. In the meantime you can listen to two other tracks from the album, "High Ball Stepper" and the title track "Lazaretto".
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Husker Du and Sugar frontman Bob Mould is getting set to release Beauty and Ruin. "I Don't Know You Anymore" comes from the album which is due out 3rd June through Merge Records. Stream the album here courtesy of themusic.com.au
A deluxe edition of Polica's 2013 album Shulamith will soon be issued, containing a four track EP titled Raw Exit. Listen to the title track from it above, prior to its release in July.
Melbourne act The Zebras will release their third album, Siesta on 27 June via Lost and Lonesome (Australia) and Jigsaw (USA). "Try" is the first single from it.
Tobias Hengeveld is a Melbourne musician who was resident artist at the old freight room of Brunswick Railway station during the winter of 2012, where he wrote the songs on his forthcoming album The Daylight Express. The album features a myriad of other musicians, including Steve Hesketh from The Drones (keys), Andy Papadopoulos from Ron S Peno & The Superstitions (bass) and Ash Davies (drums). The first single has just been released and will be launched on Thursday 22 May at The Spotted Mallard in Brunswick, with support from James Kenyon. Listen to "Fools Rush In" above, prior to the album's release on 1st July.
"Automatic" comes from Eagle and The Worm's sophomore album, due later this year. Lex caught the band at Queenscliff Music Festival last year. Listen to one of her favourite Eagle and the Worm tracks "Futureman" (from their debut album) here.
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This month Melbourne act The Icypoles have released their debut album My World Was Made For You via Lost and Lonesome / Lil Chief / Highline Records. They'll launch the album in New Zealand on 23rd May at Golden Dawn, Auckland, and in Melbourne on 15th June at Shebeen with Lehmann B. Smith & Easy Money Club. You can check out other info about upcoming shows here.
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Born of Polynesian/Australian descent, Melbourne's Saki started DJ'ing in 1999 with the aspiration of becoming a producer. Since then he's started making music with Melbourne producer Pato and fellow beatmaker Arkiv. After releasing his debut EP The Silent Son in 2011, his album Rumjoint Boombox was released in February and features songs inspired by and featuring Bob Marley samples. The album took nearly three years to create and alongside Saki, Pato and Arkiv, it features guests DJ Rellik and Seeka. It's available as a free download via Bandcamp.
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Melbourne band Jonesez will release their third album on 9th May. Lazyboy will be released through Gun Fever Records via Green Distribution.
Sui Zhen is a Melbourne musician. "Pipe Dreams" comes from her brand new EP Female Basic, which is out now through Teto Records.
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Daryl Donald is a 21 year old bedroom producer from Scotland. His debut EP Kept was released as a free download in late April, and it consists of a selection of the tracks he's been working on over the last few years. You can check out some of his other work here.
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We've been loving Chet Faker's album "Built On Glass" since it's release on April 11th. You can listen to "Melt" featuring Kilo Kish above, and check out the videos for "Talk is Cheap" and "1998". Chet Faker will tour Europe, North America and Australia throughout May, June and July. Tour dates here.
Chet Faker recently contributed vocals to "Try It Over" by Melbourne act Yujen, who will release their "No Aware" EP on 26th May.
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Other music we're enjoying this month...
"Dominic" is the latest single from Ramona Lisa's stunning album Arcadia. Watch the clip for it here.
We're loving the latest single from Nick Mulvey's forthcoming album. Check out the clip for "Meet Me There" here.
Veruca Salt have reformed and released a brand new track. You can watch the video for "The Museum of Broken Relationship" here.
We're loving the latest single from Nick Mulvey's forthcoming album. Check out the clip for "Meet Me There" here.
Veruca Salt have reformed and released a brand new track. You can watch the video for "The Museum of Broken Relationship" here.
Want more music?
Check out our April Now Playing page to hear tracks by Second Hand Heart, Jack White, Luluc, Ramona Lisa, Astronomy Class, East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Jazz Spastiks, The Black Keys, First Aid Kit, tUnE-yArDs, Woods, The Murlocs, Emma Russack, Citizen Kay, Jazz Spastiks (feat. Apani B Fly), HTRK, Fraser A Gorman, Glass Animals (featuring Tei-Shi), and Dave Graney. Listen here. We've also got Spotify and 8tracks playlists featuring Cloud Nothings, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Breton, Black Lips, Kelis, Astronomy Class, Jazz Spastiks, Step Brothers, Ratking, N'fa Jones, Sisyphus, HTRK, Hello Satellites, Wild Beasts, Chet Faker, Emma Russack, Todd Terje (feat. Bryan Ferry), Cibo Matto, Mikhael Paskalev, Angel Olsen, Beck, The War On Drugs, Sun Kil Moon, Teeth & Tongue plus tracks from our April Feature Albums by Mac DeMarco, EMA, Woods and Ghetto Ghouls.
For more music, visit the Now Playing pages from previous months here.
Visit our Best of 2013 page for our wrap of the Top 10 Australian Albums of 2013 and the Top 10 Albums of 2013 by International acts, plus the best songs, videos and live shows of 2013.
To listen to our current Feature Album go to the HOME page.
To find links to our previous Feature Albums click here. They include Teeth and Tongue, The War On Drugs, Sun Kil Moon, Real Estate, Angel Olsen, Beck, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Dum Dum Girls, Warpaint, Dick Diver, Parquet Courts, Beaches, Phosphorescent, Mazzy Star, Washed Out, Horrorshow, Sebadoh, Adalita and stacks more!
For more music, visit the Now Playing pages from previous months here.
Visit our Best of 2013 page for our wrap of the Top 10 Australian Albums of 2013 and the Top 10 Albums of 2013 by International acts, plus the best songs, videos and live shows of 2013.
To listen to our current Feature Album go to the HOME page.
To find links to our previous Feature Albums click here. They include Teeth and Tongue, The War On Drugs, Sun Kil Moon, Real Estate, Angel Olsen, Beck, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Dum Dum Girls, Warpaint, Dick Diver, Parquet Courts, Beaches, Phosphorescent, Mazzy Star, Washed Out, Horrorshow, Sebadoh, Adalita and stacks more!