We’re at the halfway mark of the year, and for us at The AU Review, it usually means that we take time to reflect on all the releases that made an impact over the last six months. We asked our contributors to cough up and confess on what their favourite albums are, whether it was…
Read MoreLarry Heath caught up with Alexander Gow of Oh Mercy while he was Toronto earlier this year, where they talked about their tours around the USA and much more. The band were recently in Portland working on material for a third album… Camera: Andrew Wade Edit/Interview: Larry Heath Photo: The English Gentlemen
Read MoreIn this ongoing series we introduce you to songs that have (legally) borrowed, alluded to, been inspired by or stolen from (knowingly or unknowingly) the riff of another song. And we’ll have plenty more for you in the weeks ahead… this week we look at a more obvious riff off, where the riff from the…
Read MoreDirected by Johnny Welch, acclaimed Sydney duo The Falls have just released the music video for the first single off their forthcoming debut EP Hollywood. The track is called “Home” and as the image above indicates, it gets pretty brutal. There may or may not be zombies. Although the song is anything but, with some…
Read MoreSo that graphic above is the album cover for the long awaited new album from Yeasayer, Fragrant World. They’ve just released the first OFFICIAL single from the record, “Longevity”, and we have the stream and accompanying ‘vignette’ for your listening pleasure. We can’t wait to hear the full record, which is due out Friday, August…
Read MoreTales in Space are Luke Bertoz & Simon Widaur from Sydney who write, play & record their own tunes and – as you’ll see below in their new film clip – occasionally dress up as scientists and conduct experiments. You may remember the band from their track “Work You Out” that got a good amount…
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