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May 24th 2013 21:55
Around
Second Single From Debut Album Lamentations

Anticipation for Ngaiire’s debut LP Lamentations is rapidly building in the wake of first single ‘Dirty Hercules’, the fierce song that propelled the diminutive Sydney-via-Papua New Guinea artist around the nation during March and April.

Accompanied by an authoritative and provoking video clip, which premiered on triple j’s Home & Hosed site and quickly popped up on Rage, ‘Dirty Hercules’ impressed radio presenters across the country, grabbing the attention – and the airwaves – of ABC and community stations alike.


Now, the formidable creative force – and face of future soul in Australia - is proud to announce the release of second single ‘Around’ – a piece of music that once again represents Ngaiire’s unique diversity, taste and extraordinary talent.

‘Around’ muses upon the appeal of having someone fight for you, delving into the relentless push and pull of relationships when one shoulders more than the other. It deconstructs love as an equally thankless operation and a reckless act of surrender to another’s cause questioning each others strengths, motives, and ability to find hope in the hopeless.

As with ‘Dirty Hercules’, ‘Around’s characteristically questioning lyrics – expand on Ngaiire’s natural inquisitiveness into relationships and human behaviour, however with its ethereal production and delicate vocal lines it presents a contrasting aesthetic when compared with the album’s lead single further more reflecting her distinctive writing style with Japan based collaborator and pianist Aaron Choulai and Sydney producer and bassist Tim Curnick.


Ngaiire has been building a reputation for herself as one of the country’s most recognisable and dynamic artists since being named alongside Kimbra, Lanie Lane, and The Jezabels in triple j’s 2010 Next Crop list. Since then Ngaiire has moved to Sydney after a brief stint studying for a Jazz degree at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, embarked on a long period of touring overseas and in Australia with roots collective Blue King Brown, mentor and electronic maestro Paul Mac and gypsy jazz outfit Monsieur Camembert.

Journeying from folk soul to jazz hop to indie pop to everything in between, Ngaiire has finally settled on an eclectic sonic identity that is uniquely hers and one that can easily transcend universal territories with its electronic soul elements as well as gratify the folk sphere with her great adoration for storytelling and heartfelt laments.

Despite having already exhibited an incredible level of determination and resilience - between the car accident which left her with spinal fractures a day before recording to the death of a close relative upon the album’s completion – it is Ngaiire’s inimitable style, natural creativity and divine song craft that have her on track to bring future soul movements to their knees, worldwide.


Ngaiire


Around Single Launch


Thursday 27 June - Venue 505

Doors 6PM for cocktail hour. Show starts 8.30PM [$16 bf]
280 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, Sydney


‘Dirty Hercules’ is at once the flamboyant sound of the future
– Beat Magazine


If this track is any indication of the direction the rest of the album will take, Lamentations could be one album to keep an eye out for this year and may well see this diminutive chanteuse make surprisingly big waves worldwide.
- Soul Bounce

Seriously I haven’t been this excited by a voice since Amy. Shades of Erykah Badu are easy to pick up in this track but Ngaiire is not so easily classifiable, her voice resonates with all the rich history of great female soul singers from Billie to Janis, whilst her music takes influence from early twentieth century jazz harmonies as much as from soul and polyphonic Pacific song. As a poet, she’s got a mastery of sharp imagery and lingering poetic hooks.
- Lapkat.com
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Reach For The Dead

May 24th 2013 21:33
Boards of Canada



Following high anticipation, Boards of Canada have released "Reach For The Dead" the lead single from their upcoming album, 'Tomorrow’s Harvest', out 7th June on Warp Records through Inertia.

"Reach For The Dead" was premiered in the UK last night by Zan Lowe on BBC Radio 1 and the track's video debuted yesterday on a large screen located in downtown Tokyo.


Boards of Canada



'Tomorrow's Harvest' follows Boards Of Canada's previous work with a deliberate palette underpinned by a wealth of cultural and political references beyond a linear narrative. Early influences cited by the band range from Industrial to Post Punk, New Wave to Hip Hop, Prog to Folk, but Boards of Canada have sought to create something unique and authentic on 'Tomorrow's Harvest', understanding that music is not a study in its form, but in its essence.

From pulsing, evolving analogue chords, thick kicks build towards cataclysmic events. It is a powerful album throughout, heavily charged and at times unrelenting - but the characteristic emotional maturity of this music comes in a rooted understanding of harmony, as the weight gives way to an optimistic final chord – after extinction, a resurrection.
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CASH SAVAGE And The Last Drinks

May 24th 2013 21:03
CASH SAVAGE And The Last Drinks

National release for new single ‘I’m In Love’

Melbourne’s April launch SOLD OUT
Last Melbourne Show [$8]: Sunday 26 May @ The Old Bar
Second LP The Hypnotiser due for July release


Following on from the sold out Melbourne-only launch of Cash Savage And The Last Drinks’ new single ‘I’m In Love’ Cash is stoked to be releasing the song to the rest of the country. With just one date left of her loose and boozy residency at spiritual home The Old Bar the Monday after this weekend marks the commencement of a short hiatus in which final touches will be made to upcoming second album The Hypnotiser.

Penned with buddy Nick Finch[Graveyard Train] under several influences, and recorded in a similar state, the first single ‘I’m In Love’ from upcoming album The Hyponotiser has Savage’s sublime vocals transcending banjo, gentle strings, mournful brass and the backing of a 15-strong choir in what the artist calls the nicest song she’s ever written. Reaching joyous crescendos, the music takes previous labels attributed to Cash – “psychedelic country”, for example – and deserts them at sea.

Since the delivery of debut album Wolf (2011), Cash Savage and her band The Last Drinks have covered a lot of ground – personally, metaphorically and geographically. This time around, they entered the studio with their pick of Melbourne engineers, Japanese-born Nao Anzai, and Nick Finch on board as producer, and commenced recording with none of the preconceptions that framed Wolf.

Having spent the gulf between albums on the road – taking in country theatres, time-honoured urban venues, as well as the Famous Speigeltent, Meredith Music Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and the willow-shrouded Riverboats Music Festival alongside Pete Murray, Clare Bowditch, Archie Roach and James Reyne — the once fluid Last Drinks line up has successfully solidified.
Backed by a solid and well-oiled band, Cash shared the reins for album number two. She handed songs to her trusty troupe and the album took shape collaboratively. The result is the sum of drunken kinship polished with hard yards, while retaining the soul for which Cash is renowned.
The anticipated record will prove an incredible suite of stories: a family forced to give up a farm they love, but can’t keep; loveless marriages, messy breakups and the hypnotic pull of unexpected attraction; the death of a beloved companion; and the dangerous meeting of an unsuspecting Samaritan and a hitchhiking arsonist.



But the true Cash Savage experience takes place on the stage, where the singer thrives on her audience, affecting crowds from country and city alike with a tonic of honesty, sincerity and raw emotion. It’ll be there that the full majesty of ‘I’m In Love’ is realized in its first official outing, when the band’s beloved Melbourne get the inside leg on what will be a remarkable album.

Hear new single ‘I’m In Love’

For more understanding look at the clip for 'Sooner Or Later' from 2011's Wolf

“There are very few voices in this town that rival Cash Savage. Big, bold, honest and full of the kind of heartbreak and vitriol that makes grown men weep, hers is a voice that cannot be described,
only experienced.”
Tristen Harris – RRR 102.7

“It’s almost like watching Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Burning with a violent passion one minute, then self-effacing the next…And it’s somewhat fascinating to watch. It’s like she’s possessed…This band is an institution.”
The AU Review

“Cash Savage And The Last Drinks are one of the few bands to ooze a very unique type of raw, deep-seated emotion through every song, a timeless quality which will no doubt mean longevity in the Australian country and blues scene.”
Madeleine O’Gorman - Unpaved

“The psychedelic country tunes are by turns breezy and hard, evoking a feeling akin to swinging on an old Hills Hoist clothesline in fresh country air.”
Tone Deaf

Last Chance To See Cash Savage & The Last Drinks Pre-Tour

Sunday 26 May - The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
With support from:
Eaten By Dogs, Tim Neilson (The Death Rattles) & DJ Dan Lewis
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

May 23rd 2013 22:03
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

Live stream sold-out Los Angeles show via NPR

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DISCLOSURE DEBUT

May 23rd 2013 21:51
DISCLOSURE DEBUT HEATS UP
WITH NEW REMIXES/VIDEOS AHEAD OF 31 MAY RELEASE

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MOUNT KIMBIE

May 23rd 2013 21:42
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Cannes Movie Stars Lounge

May 23rd 2013 21:35
Cannes Movie Stars Lounge



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JACKIE CHAN KICKS IT

May 23rd 2013 21:29
JACKIE CHAN KICKS IT
AT THE ACADEMY

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ROGUE WAVE

May 22nd 2013 00:43
ROGUE WAVE
fifth studio album
NIGHTINGALE FLOORS

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UNIVERSUS Drum & Bass

May 18th 2013 17:28
UNIVERSUS
SHOCKONE

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