That Brendan Canty lad again. This time for Melbourne “one man orchestral pop band” James Wallace aka Wintercoats with Conal Thomson on video co-direction. The song is taken from the Sketches EP on Cascine.
So this song just blew me away. Her name is Kimbra and she’s from Melbourne. This was her debut single released last July. It was first featured in MAP back then. Thanks to Stars Are Shining Bright for the reminder.
If I did a track of the week feature, The Middle East’s ‘Blood’ might well be it (this or The Sound of Arrows). Brittle, beautiful and tinged with melancholic lyrics offset by a literally joyous chorus, ‘Blood’ is a revelation. … Read More…
In which we sample a couple more of Melbourne’s venues and meet our new hero in the form of SPOD. While we seemed to spend most of our time in Melbourne by taking in some amazing meals (the city is … Read More…
Our meeting at Triple R left us feeling immediately immersed in the scene here in Melbourne so we were itching to sample it for ourselves. We got an opportunity to hear some local Victorian bands (FYI: Victoria is the state … Read More…
We wasted no time getting into the Melburnian muso mindset. A mere six hours after we touched down we had a meeting with the lovely, passionate folks at Triple R . This independent community station which first started broadcasting in … Read More…
Federation Square at night, City Centre, Melbourne. There’s probably no better way to blow away the cobwebs of any remaining jetlag the day after a 24 hour plane trip to the Southern Hemisphere than taking in Melbourne on the back … Read More…
