q&a: reef
The mention of British indie rockers, Reef, tends to elicit responses like, “Is that the ‘Place Your Hands’ band?” and a brief rendition of Gary Stringer’s distinct vocals; they have a solid decade-long career under their belt in addition to a couple of seminal songs, and reformed in 2010 to again tour together and share [...]
live music review: chet faker, the toff in town, 21 apr 2012
Running up the stairs, I grab my stamp and I stumble into a room populated by about thirty or so folks soaking in sounds of I’lls’. This four-piece band supported Chet Faker for all three of his Melbourne shows and will be playing at Castle Music Festival at the end of June. Simon Lam’s hazy [...]
live music review: auxilla, the metro, 21 apr 2012
It was quite the weekend for Adelaide music fans, with a international record day sale, Lou Barlow playing Fowlers and many other bands playing in the city; it was the kind of weekend where you would struggle to stereotype Adelaide as a sleepy little town. At the normally quiet little Metropolitan Hotel, punters were treated [...]
album review: the decemberists, we all raise our voices to the air (live songs 04.2011-08.2011)
First and foremost, please let me apologize to the Lip readers – I have not been active on the website in just about three weeks. In a mere six days, it would’ve been a month without posting. I am fine, everything is fine, I just haven’t had nearly the amount of free time at night [...]
q&a: the maple trail
Alongside being a member of Belles Will Ring, Aidan Roberts has managed to record three solo albums under as ‘The Maple Trail‘. The third and most recent, Cable Mount Warning, was created across a number of locations, including New Zealand, the Blue Mountains, and Roberts’ home in Sydney, and the result is a sound that [...]
interview: the jezabels
The Jezabels have a lot to be proud of; this four-piece indie pop band from Sydney won Triple J’s Unearthed competition in 2009 and subsequently pumped out three EPs to critical acclaim. Last year cemented that they’re here to stay: they had their single ‘Endless’ Summer place #9 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 and nominated [...]
album review: alabama shakes, boys & girls
The next time you hear that old wearied refrain, ‘They don’t make music like they used to!’, simply hand the utterer a copy of Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes and bask in the guilty pleasure that is proving someone wrong. With elements of soul, country, blues, and roots, the debut album by this group [...]
q&a: stonefield
Making a career in the music industry is no easy feat. Doing it when you’re in an all-girl rock quartet and half of your members are still in high school however, is a different ballgame altogether. Over the span of their short career, Stonefield have compiled quite an impressive resume; they won Triple J Unearthed [...]
ep review: chet faker, thinking in textures
The first question on my mind when I began listening to Chet Faker’s EP, Thinking in Textures, was undoubtedly whether or not it could live up to its own hype. The Toff in Town added a third show due to unprecedented demand after the first two sold out. Maybe you don’t realise it but you’ve [...]
interview: clairy browne & the bangin’ rackettes
Much like everywhere else (just about), soul music has seen something of a revival in Australia over the past few years. We’ve embraced Adele, the late Ms Winehouse, and Duffy into our hearts and our iTunes playlists. But despite the popularity, there have been rather few Australian artists riding the wave with these successful Brits. [...]
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