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Live Review: Toro Y Moi @ GoodGod Small Club
Mar 3, 2011, 9:51pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
There is something oddly calming about heading to a small, dark basement seemingly unchanged from the 80s with no visible fire exits. Together with a sold-out crowd, this mix probably should've made the architect in me a little bit concerned. Heading into Goodgod Small Club last Tuesday night to see Toro Y Moi was probably one of the best things I've done this year – this show was close to perfect. Under the pseudonym of Toro Y Moi, Chaz Bundick is a man that plays with effortless cool. He radiates calm and joy in both personality [...]
Last Night: Laneway Festival, Sydney @ SCA
Feb 6, 2011, 9:33pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your earsI never had intentions of going to Laneway this year as I've seen most of the acts if not at home, then overseas but the line-up was every indie kid's wet dream from three years ago. You'd expect to see and hear it all before but it was the new venue (for me anyway) and the god damn weather that made it that bit more interesting. First stop was Beach House . Plagued with technical problems early on and hunting for a good viewing spot only proved to be a difficult feat. I retreated further back and [...]
New Music: Twin Sister
Feb 1, 2011, 6:00pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Let's set the record straight - Twin Sister has nothing to do with Kid Sister, so don't fall into that mind trap the same way I did. It did put me off the indie-pop quintet for a while but their Color Your Life EP is setting me free. The first listen was simply impressing. On subsequent listens, the allure of Twin Sister's sound became more luscious - at times a little minimal, other times a little 702s disco but with a multitude of sounds and an Emily Haines-like coo from vocalist Andrea Estella, Twin Sister just [...]
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Saturday Night: Blonde Redhead @ the Opera House
Jan 31, 2011, 9:52pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
If I were to have an affair with a band, it would be with Blonde Redhead . Ever since Misery Is A Butterfly , I jumped on the small, cult bandwagon and haven't gotten off since. The music Blonde Redhead has given me, has marked some momentous occasions in my life even to this day – this is a band with personal significance and this show at the Opera House wasn't going to be any different. The Verlaines kicked proceedings off with promising alternative songs – they were pretty [...]
Watch This Space: Seekae
Jan 31, 2011, 9:36pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
+Dome will be the Seekae 's second full-length release and believe me, this is almost as good as The Sound Of Trees Falling On People if not better. With more instrumentation and vocals, +Dome a bit quiet but is all sorts of powerful - an unpredictable retrospective of two years of constant touring and writing. Due for release March 25 on Rice Is Nice/Popfrenzy, there is a promising but very cruel album teaser available over at their home page. Expect more news as it surfaces.
Tour News: !!! (Chk Chk Chk)
Jan 21, 2011, 7:18pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your earsI know I know. You probably didn't need another set of tours to add to your no doubt already gig-filled schedule but you can count this one on me. Together with the great folks over at Civil Society and Inertia, I have a double pass to both !!! sideshows below. In other words, free tickets to what will only be one hell of a party. So by !!! standards that means heaps of dance-funk beats, all sorts of stage antics and just a general good time. Do yourself a favour and leave a comment where ever you like [...]
Album Review: Cloud Nothings
Jan 19, 2011, 7:47pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Cloud Nothings Cloud Nothings Label: Rogue/Inertia Release Date: February 4 The one-man band behind Cloud Nothings , Dylan Baldi, is only 19. The amazing thing is that he is about to release his highly anticipated self-titled debut. Highly. Anticipated. Cloud Nothings subtly taps and awakens your punk alter ego that you thought you laid to rest. Remember the late 90's where you picked up your first guitar to play power chords? You picked up a few more riffs, scales and chords, and eventually graduated from guitar 101, leaving behind your punk [...]
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Ólafur Arnalds – Another Icelandic gem
Jan 16, 2011, 3:48am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Fellow TWYE contributor, Zohara, will be doing the rounds in Europe for the next few months so you may find a few reports from her travels. She is particularly excited about this London show and here's why. In Australia it is not always easy to get a physical copy of the music you want. Last year neo-classical Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds , released "…and they have escaped the weight of darkness". I raced around to small independent record stores and to larger music stores but to no avail was I able to find a copy that [...]
RIP Trish Keenan
Jan 15, 2011, 3:00am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
I'm shattered, heart-broken even, to hear that Trish Keenan lost her battle with pneumonia today. The talented musician and vocalist for seminal electronic group, Broadcast , has left such an amazing legacy. Keenan had the creative vision unlike any other musician today and at the age 42, this world has lost such a beautiful soul. I will miss you, Trish Keenan.
Salutations, New Music & Mixtapes
Jan 12, 2011, 5:46am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
I know it has been a while since NYE but it feels like summer has just started so party on and party hard. I'm here to help you. So welcome to another year at TWYE. I thought I'd start the year off still riding the lo-fi rnb waves of late 2010 simply because the tunes of The Weekend are so so good. Hailing from Toronto, Abel Tesfaye and Jeremy Rose are the crafty mixers behind the suave beats of The Weekend. [MP3] The Weekend – What You Need [...]
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Class of 2010: Top Ten Albums for 2010
Dec 28, 2010, 7:08pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
You didn't think I'd leave you hanging into the new year without sharing my favorite records of this year, did you? That's not me to do such a thing so without further adieu the records I've played and loved to death. 10. Kisses – The Heart Of The Nightlife // Pod / Inertia Hands down this record wins the most infectious record award of this year. Even without the help from Hot Chip [...]
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Site Changes
Dec 16, 2010, 5:54pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your earsSo you might have visited here a few days ago and noticed that Those Walls, Your Ears was m.i.a. - I've been updating the look of the site to something a little cleaner and easier to use. The photo galleries are still pages under construction and a few things still need to be fixed but if you notice something not quite right in your browser, give me a holler . Thanks for your patience everyone! Ro.
Jorge Reviews: Girls @ Manning Bar
Dec 14, 2010, 11:59pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
All the way from San Francisco, Girls delighted us with a calm and collected set showcasing songs from their self-titled debut and Broken Dreams Club EP last Wednesday night at the Manning. Curtains opened to a floral adorned stage with the focus heavily squared on Christopher Owens - his presence alluring us into his broken world. A soft version of "Ghost Mouth" was appropriate for an intimate setting of white roses perhaps epitomising the undertones of their songs. The group made up principally of Owens [...]
Some Nights Ago: Broadcast @ The Forum
Dec 14, 2010, 12:20am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Now backed with a band, Melbourne darling Pikelet started proceedings in unfamiliar territory. The sight of more band members was refreshing but the addition of more sounds to Pikelet was two fold: first, the resulting sound is bold and heavy. The second (and as an effect of the former) is a lost of lightness and delicacies associated with Pikelet's earlier performances – they were centralized, luscious and clear. Tonight was neither of those things. If anything, this new direction for Pikelet was more intimidating and unpredictable. These are probably good traits but it wasn't the direction that seemed [...]
New Music: Hercules & Love Affair
Dec 4, 2010, 1:38am those walls, your ears
those walls, your earsStuck at home because of the rain? This jam from disco favorites Hercules & Love Affair should fix you right up! Between parties, solo projects and hangs with Donatella Versace, they've had to squeeze in recording time for their upcoming release and "My House" is your first taste of what should be another turntable classic from the eccentric Brooklyn quintet. So come rain, hail or shine, you have no excuses to party on. [MP3] Hercules & Love Affair - My House
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New Music: Twin Shadow
Nov 29, 2010, 6:44pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Consider faded colours, ripped denim, big hair, the token guitar riff, and dramatic narratives translated as sound and what you'll get is Brooklyn's Twin Shadow . The one man polyester-clad party band is stuck doing the 802s time warp complete with cheesy one liners but hey, it's still pretty cool. Photo: Samantha West With his debut Forget co-produced by Grizzly Bear 's Chris Taylor, you can rest assured that the music of Twin Shadow is in good hands. Go on. Get [...]
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Album Review: Machine Dreams
Nov 23, 2010, 1:46am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
There is not much I know about Little Dragon other than the fact they will soon be supporting the Gorillaz on their Australian tour and that they are from Sweden - there are two things I like from Sweden: music and clothes. Provided the Gorillaz association was ignored, I would've warmed to Little Dragon's Machine Dreams from the get go. Photo: Erik Eyes Little Dragon is a Swedish electronic quartet, in a similar vein to countrymen The Knife but with [...]
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Album Review: It's Happening
Nov 17, 2010, 6:06pm those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
I never thought the Straight Arrows could make chilled out punk vibes but they have in It's Happening and I find myself saying, "Yeah! Bring it on!" Aside from summer and a good break, I'm also pretty excited about this release. photo: source It's Happening has destroyed all preconceptions based on support slots I've managed to catch. I've also never been able to get my hand on earlier Straight Arrows 7" releases and I bet [...]
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New Music: Kim Ann Foxman
Nov 17, 2010, 4:03am those walls, your ears
those walls, your ears
Photo: Jason Nocito Kim Ann Foxman (of Hercules & Love Affair ) has just released her debut single "Creature" on Mr. INTL - a newly-established record label run by none other than her Hercules counterpart, Andy Butler. Stepping out of the shadows, Foxman departs (but not far from) the classic disco-house sound of Hercules complete with Butler's Midas touch. This is doing a great job keeping me in suspense for the next Hercules & Love Affair record. [MP3] Kim Ann Foxman - Creature And [...]
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