I’ve been going on a massive new music binge of late, combining old favourites with some new discoveries. Telling you I’m doing so, but not sharing, would be a tease, so this week I’m bringing you a top 10 list of Aussie songstresses from the last ten years or so. Some you may not have…
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Teen Girl Scientist Monthly is the kind of band name that sees you saying it twice just to make sure you got it right the first time. In contrast, their new album, from the strong bass and feisty vocals of the very first track, makes it easy to understand what they’re all about. Modern…
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Janine Rostron is a bit of a personal hero of mine- I’m just going to chuck that disclaimer out right from the start. Go and watch her latest single Misxgyny Drxp Dead under the moniker Planningtorock and you’ll know exactly where my kiddish adoration springs from. Her commitment to pushing boundaries in sound, video and…
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Enigmatic. Mysterious. At times exuding such warmth that the listener cannot help but melt. Haunting. Evocative. Beautiful. Brighter Later’s The Wolves is all of these things. Casual listeners beware, this record demands attention. The Wolves is the debut LP from the Melbourne-based collective (primarily the musical outlet of writer, radio producer and songwriter Jaye Kranz)….
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The conceit of Rumer’s (née Sarah Joyce) album Boys Don’t Cry, is simple—it’s a cover album of lesser-known songs from the seventies by male artists. Rumer’s deep vocals inhabit each track fully, imbuing every song with a bittersweet strength. The selection of tracks is such that each complements another and is done with care, to…
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I’ve been a fan of L.A. indie darlings Local Natives for quite some time now. I remember listening to their debut album Gorilla Manor almost every day on the long train rides I had to take from my parents’ house in coastal New Jersey to Manhattan for my internship and then job the summer after…
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Zara Huts’ voice wavers with nerves on the opening notes of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”. She steels herself and carries on, her roots influence infusing the song with a captivating, husky quality. The setting is a backyard party for a family friend, and silence quickly falls over the middle-aged women in attendance, as Huts finds…
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Synthpop trio Class Actress’ Rapprocher opens in much the same way as it continues—with a throbbing, synthetic beat over which Elizabeth Harper gently croons. Harper’s breathy vocals complement the seemingly discordant electro elements of her tracks, and thus the album holds together in an unexpected way. The result is pleasant and undemanding listening. Rapprocher’s mesh…
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It must now seem inevitable that Danielle Caruana would grow up to become intensely musical. Perhaps known to some only as John Butler’s wife and philanthropic partner, Caruana was the youngest daughter of a “frustrated musician” who actively encouraged each of his six children to pursue music. Caruana was brought up learning classical piano and…
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Melbourne based trio Aluka are set to gain more attention for their exciting experimental take on the a capella genre. In between writing catchy songs, creating cool videos, and most recently, popping out babies (of both the musical and human variety), the girls took some time out to answer a few questions. I’ve been quite…
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As you may have noticed on our website, Lip has recently become a Pozible partner and thus holds a page of our favourite Pozible projects – the ones we think Lipsters would love and consider supporting. This week, I spoke to Amy Vee, emerging musician and creator of the current project “Fits and Starts”. …
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Ben Green and Aaron Cupples, two Australian expatriates who met for the first time in Barcelona in 2009 – though that’s not what Aaron thinks – formed a musical marriage they call Civil Civic. With the upcoming release of their debut album, it’s only now they’ve set their heart on a debut tour of Australia….
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Heralding from the bowels of Melbourne, Sleepy Dreamers are a four-piece band that boast the familiar tunes of Whitley and Mumford & Sons while wrapped in a pensive quality akin to Wintercoats. Their single Winter Make Way is the first single from their debut EP Creatures, which is due out this March. Lip was fortunate…
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Ex-Philadelphia Grand Jury Frontman Simon Berkfinger is a man of many names (no, sadly, Berkfinger is not his real surname), and currently he’s travelling under the name Feelings, with his second tour under the new moniker just around the corner. I spoke with Feelings about the tour and his new single Intercourse, and was graced…
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