Good Heavens – ‘Strange Dreams’
It’s fitting that the opening few minutes of this record sound like the perfect score for some kind of weird night dream. It’s until around the 2:40 mark of ‘Know Your Own Heart’ that the foundations for the following half-hour are laid down, reality, all of a sudden becomes clear and succinct. Good Heavens, is...
Interview: Leure
By Sigrid McCarthy Previously known for making up half of Wolves at the Door, Perth-based beauty Ash Hendriks now has an exciting solo project, Leure. Leure’s debut album Holland Sky was released earlier this month, and is quickly gaining plenty of industry attention. Through this superbly mixed album, Ash has certainly proven to herself, and...
Video-Philes: Mining Boom + Hayden Calnin + The Money Go Round + The Papaer Kites
I really love live filmings, especially if the recording artists, like Illusory, a unique video production company based in WA, capture the band well. Below, you can watch Mining Boom belt out ‘Amy’, filmed at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth. Below, you can also find brand new clips from Hayden Calnin, The Money Go Round...
Meredith Music Festival 2012 – Australian Playlist
If you are like these legends above, you are bound to have scored big in the ballot for the Meredith Musical Festival 2012. You might already be hard at work planning for this year’s annual trip to the Shire of Golden Plains. If you haven’t scored a ticket yet, check out the MMF 2012 Website...
Twerps – ‘He’s In Stock’
Check out the funky as eighties artwork Twerps are rocking at the moment. This Melbourne gang of four have just released the B-side to a new single coming out in September as a co-release between Chapter Music and New York’s Underwater Peoples. The track, titled ‘He’s In Stock’ captures the essence of jangly pop that...
New Weird Australia – ‘Western Schism’
Back in November of 2010, New Weird Australia, released the first of their compilations that are specific to a state of Australia, or it’s capital city. Basically, these compilations are like all our dreams here at All I Do Is Listen coming true in one easy, accessible and freely downloadable file. Earlier this month, New...
The Melbourne Mixtape Exchange
For many of us, the mixtape is a thing of the past, but the Melbourne Mixtape Exchange are doing their best to turn that around. A little recognised art form, the creation of a mixtape brings back memories of all the crappy cars we drove when we first got our license and even further back to...
On Tour: Kirin J Callinan
Heard the good news? Yep, it’s true, the enigma that is Kirin J Callinan will be hitting the road again this September/October. Playing three exclusive shows, Callinan will be stopping in to wow crowds in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. He was so excited about the upcoming tour, in true Callinan fashion, he made a video...
Captured: Bored Nothing + Mining Boom + King Tears Mortuary + Beef Jerk
Last Friday night we hosted our own little show at The Gasometer Hotel. Thanks to everyone who made it down. Also a huge thanks goes to Bored Nothing, Mining Boom, King Tears Mortuary and Beef Jerk for ripping it up. Here are some rather low resolution photos from the night. If you would like a...
Short Story: Mere Women + Light Giant + The Murlocs + Heavy Beach
In 2011, Mere Women released their ‘Sun Rising/Waves’ 12″ single. 2012 has seen the Sydney three piece release their debut LP, Old Life. ‘Mister Memory’ is lifted from this superb release. Goth Pop, Post-Punk or whatever you want to call it, Mere Women seem to be ticking all the right boxes with me. You can...
Saskwatch debut album ‘Leave It All Behind’ + Tour!
We here at All I Do Is Listen have made no secret of our love affair with Melbourne’s ever wonderful Saskwatch. We go to their gigs a little too often, like a few too many status’ and talk about them a little too much. Hell, we’d drunk dial them at 4am on a Tuesday if...
Castratii – ‘Eora’
“Created and constructed from one Australian summer to the next, the creation of their debut long-player Eora persisted through the extremities of the Australian bush; heat, humidity, cold, and rain to create a singular document vast and mysterious as the landscape it was created for.” The words above, nail a description that’s hard to conjure,...
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