Australian band The Jezabels have just released their second record, The Brink, and Lip’s Ruby Turner spoke with the effervescent and enthusiastic lead singer Hayley Mary about putting out a new record, feminist music icons and what it means to be an Australian musician. Did you have a particular sound or concept in mind for…
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This morning, St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival announced their lineup for 2014, with the festival calling it their most ‘eclectic’ yet. The lineup spans genres, and includes first class hip hop, indie, electronic, rock, pop, alt and folk acts from around the world. So, in terms of supremely talented ladies, what’s on offer from Laneway? Read…
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With what has been described as their most ambitious tour to date, Australian sweethearts, The Jezabels have engaged on a large scale tour of Australia. They’ve taken along with them, Canadian up and coming indie dance queen, Lights, and Triple J Unearthed High winners, Snakadaktal. The last few year for the Jezabels have been nothing…
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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…
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Adelaide has a lot to answer for (I’m allowed to say that because “Adelaideans” are my in-group). As much as we complain about musicians readily overlooking us on national tours, the support for live music also isn’t that great (a bit of a twofold problem, but that’s a dilemma for another day). But The Jezabels,…
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Everyone in Australia (and apparently, most of Canada, the UK and Singapore) knows who The Jezabels are. Dunja Nedic spoke to vocalist, Hayley Mary, last year, and I got the chance to speak to Heather Shannon about their recent travels, coming home, and get a little bit of insight on their debut album, Prisoner. So…
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The Jezabels (L-R): Sam Lockwood, Heather Shannon, Nik Kaloper and Hayley Mary. In addition to a hectic touring schedule that has seen them supporting acts including Tegan & Sara and Josh Pyke, as well as performing in New York City in October as part of the CMJ showcase, the Jezabels have just released Dark Storm,…
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