*** NEW MUSIC - Jonathan Boulet's second album "We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart" is out in June via Modular Recordings. 'Trounce' is the...

Round two of this little mixtape. There are some absolute gems in here. Again, i give credit where credit is deserved, thanks goes out to Who The Bloody Hell Are They, Life Aquatic, East to West. By far some of the best spots to source mind blowing Australian music online. This edition features the likes of; Buckley Ward , Chet Faker , King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard , The Delta Riggs , Velcro , Broken Chip , Unknown Mortal Orchestra , Little Scout , Kins , and last but not [...]

I was just talking to someone the other day about visiting Australia's Blue Mountain region and now get to mention a band from the area. The Delta Riggs just released their self-titled debut EP last month along with a 73 titled "Soul Train." Check out their track "Soul Train." "Soul Train" video http://thedeltariggs.tumblr.co m http://www.myspace.com/thedelt ariggs

It starts out like your average indie track with the tap of the hi hat and the organ keys. But where it ends up is no where near indie, and rather in a world of bluesy rock 'n roll. This is kinda refreshing when you find yourself listening to some very similar stuff most of the time. The Delta Rigg s hail from the Blue Mountains. So do Belles Will Ring , Cloud Control , The Maple Trail [...]

A bumper crop of inbox fodder for you this week. My pick: 'Sailor' by The Gertrudes & PS I Love You. I can't get enough of this song today. It's all yearning vocals and building rhythms, the horn section partway through is magnificent and the end crescendo is wonderful. I just love it. Say a prayer for the lovers lost at sea, sailing to her shore... Sailor - The Gertrudes & PS I Love You (Canada) | The Gertrudes myspace | PS I Love [...]

For me, I think it's important to give all kinds of music a shot. Maamf might seem to push electro/indie-dance down your throat, but there is also this love of great local singer-songwiters, blues+roots, funk and... Australia has a fair few 'blues rock' style bands. Dudes like Wolfmother (who I'm not that much of a fan of), The Mess Hall (I like), and Tame Impala (yeah...they're ok) push this skuzzed out kinda sound. A new band that brings that same kind of sound is The Delta Riggs . These guys are out of the Blue [...]