Top 25 - 16 May, 2016

BANFF + Caitlin Park!

1. Radiohead - Burn The Witch





2. Tired Lion - Not My Friends





3. Radiohead - Daydreaming





4. OKENYO - 10 Feet Tall





5. Miami - Happier (NEW)





Matt's Pick of the Week: This one comes highly recommended by one of our most favourite music loves, Kira Puru. So you know it's going to be pretty damn good. Because Kira Puru knows her shit, alright. And yeah it's totally a song that lives up to it's title, because I'm listening to it and I'm feeling happier for it. "Who are Miami?" you ask? Well, after some extensive Facebook stalking (the 'about' page) I can tell you that Miami is made up of Oliver Harlan and Louis Genet and they're either in London or Melbourne. Add in NY/LA and they're every 18 year old I "don't" follow on Instagram. Their Facebook also lists them as the recipients of the 'Most handsome number 1 sexy' award and you only need to look at the video to see why. Check out those moves. Damn, Oliver or Louis. Anyway, like I said earlier with less words, 'Happier' is one electronic romp that's going to put a smile on your face. Despite the song asking the questions, "are you happier now? And have you made up your mind? And are you happy without me, girl?" it maintains a killer, upbeat vibe and I'm digging this. A lot. I promise to do some proper research into Miami when I can stop listening to this song. It might not be for a while. (Matt Bond)


6. Ball Park Music - Pariah





7. REIKA - Silhouettes (NEW)





Jo's Pick of the Week: So I stumbled across a song this week that kind of summed up the day-slash-week I was having, which is to say it started quietly and after a slow build, grew into a little bit of mania, so therefore matched my mood kind of perfectly, which meant I had to do some googling to find out who this Reika are. Reika is apparently a cosplay character (who knew? Millions of facebook fans apparently) but they are also a group that they themselves or their management describe as a "four piece party rock band from Melbourne". I don't know if that's a fair description after hearing 'Silhouettes', which sounds more "gatherings with numerous friends" than "party rock". Guess that doesn't have the same ring, so who am I to say? Oh well, good song but. (Jo Michelmore)


8. Alexander Biggs - Out In The Dark





9. BANFF x Caitlin Park - My Love, My Lover (NEW)





10. Hayden Calnin - Caution Cares (NEW)





11. Little Earthquake - Honest





12. GANZ ft. Maribelle - Light Years (NEW)





13. George Maple ft. GoldLink - Sticks and Bones





14. Gallery Circus - Holland On Fire





15. Hayden Calnin - Ultra-Beast





16. Garbage - Empty





17. Sara Hartman - Satellite (NEW)





18. Rainbow Chan - Last (NEW)





19. The Raffaellas - Control (Had It, Lost It)





20. Chvrches - Warning Call (NEW)





21. Charlotte Carpenter - Am I Alone In This? (NEW)





22. Phebe Starr - Feel My Love





23. Halcyon Drive - Books For The Holidays





24. Winters End - Thoughts





25. Gordi - Wanting

Top 25 - 12 April, 2016

Landings!

1. Phebe Starr - Feel My Love (#1 for 4 weeks!)


 


2. Little Earthquake - Honest





3. Kaleo - I Can't Go On Without You





4. Emily Wurramara - Ngerraberrakernama (Wake Up)





5. Landings - My Bones (NEW)





Jo's Pick of the Week: Landings are a little band from my hometown, Brisbane, which automatically means I’m interested in their sounds, but doesn’t automatically mean I’m going to like them. There’s a stringent test I put all bands through before I declare my interest publicly, which generally means writing something here and now on this blog. “Does their music make me move or does their music move me?” depending on which way I feel like asking the question. Landings passed the test with flying colours in their single ‘My Bones’, with beats that make me nod and words that make me listen to them. The clip, released this week, is a vision of European beauty, mostly shot in numerous European countries while they recorded some tracks for what I hope will be their debut EP. They describe themselves as ‘sad dance music’ on their Facebook page, which sounds like everything I like in life so you can just go ahead and declare me a fan now. (Jo Michelmore)
 

6. Alex Lahey - You Don't Think You Like People Like Me





7. Old Sault - Ghost





8. Seavera - Caving (NEW)





Matt's Pick of the Week: I've been feeling like there's too much music sounding exactly the same as everything else going around at the moment. I really wanted to hear something this week that sounded unique and knocked my socks off and gave me that feeling that only a really creative, new track can. And then along comes this song called 'Caving' by Seavera and I got everything I asked for. So in some totally selfish news you probably don't care about, it's been an awesome week for me. But how about this Seavera? Comprised of Tori Zietsch and Daniel Pinkerton, their track 'Caving' offers some top-notch storytelling and killer vocals wrapped up in lo-fi gorgeousness. You're going to want to hear it over and over again and you're definitely going to want to hear more from this talented outfit. As a fan of the musics that provide what the kids describe as 'all of the feels', Seavera had me in their profile description of, "a self-prescribed mission to make you cry." Can't wait to hear what comes next. (Matt Bond)  


9. Emma Louise - Talk Baby Talk





10. Gypsy and The Cat - I Just Wanna Be Somebody Else (NEW)


 


11. Darling James - The Itch





12. What So Not x GANZ ft. JOY. - Lone (NEW)


 

13. Fitz and The Tantrums - HandClap





14. Ecca Vandal - Truth To Trade





15. Jesse Redwing - Crawlin' Up The Walls (NEW)


 


16. Lupa J - Numb





17. PJ Harvey - The Orange Monkey (NEW)


 


18. Machine Age - Don't Look





19. Royal Blood - Where Are You Now?





20. Highasakite - Golden Ticket (NEW)


 


21. Tegan and Sara - Boyfriend (NEW)


 


22. Remi ft. Sampa The Great - For Good





23. The Belligerents - Before, I Am





24. Band of Skulls - Killer





25. Ladyhawke - A Love Song