Some new stuff from Melbourne’s Pageants this week, from yet another brilliant Sensory Projects signing.

I’m really digging the lo-fi pop vibe on Drink The World, it reminds me of all the great stuff coming out of the states at the moment, but with a distinctly Melbourne flavour.

Their EP Forbidden Delicious will be out soon. You should definitely buy it.

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Some incredibly fun weirdo electronica here from Baltimore’s Happy Family.

Great sounds… and that jagged bass line is so perfect when it kicks in.

A big surprise is about three and half minutes through when the track seems to rapidly ascend into some kind of higher experience, and the back down again nice and slowly, bringing you out of the trance very comfortably.

Happy Family – Going To

If you’ve been reading much of this website, you’ll see that we have an affinity with a classic pop tune. However, check out this Kinks track from 1969…its a bit different from the usual (and excellent) short garage pop songs we all know and love The Kinks for. Clocking in at 6:42, its far beyond anything from them that you’d hear in any normal situation.

What really gets me every time is when it takes a big turn and get all psych’ on yo’ ass, ending up in an almost 13th Floor Elevators kinda jam…. Amazing!

The Kinks – Australia

You may have noticed we are undergoing some changes at the moment. Please hold tight it won’t be long. We have some new page design / logo / format / etc ideas that we are trying out.

We decided to change our post format to a regular weekly (on FRIDAY) music post. We’ll have 3 new music posts for you every Friday morning. You can either visit the website directly, or you can sign up for the mailing list and receive Friday’s music posts directly to your inbox.

In other news, keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming live shows / nights we have planned in Sydney…more info soon!

Love you forever, FNMC

Awesome lo-fi shoegazey stuff here from California’s Tomorrows Tulips. Alex Knost used to be in Japanese Motors (who have just announced “indefinite hiatus”) but has since teamed up with his girlfriend Christina Kee and started Tomorrows Tulips.

Eternally Teenage is from their Yesterdays Demo’s EP. They’ve apparently recorded another EP which will be released this year on Papermade.

Tomorrows Tulips – Eternally Teenage

Really loving this track from late 70’s New York No-Wave group Teenage Jesus & The Jerks.

Teenage Jesus & The Jerks – Orphans

Dr John will take you on a swampy, muddy, deep and dirty louisiana voodoo trip with his seminal (first time i’ve ever used that word) 1968 album Gris-Gris. Opening track Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya is only really the tip of iceberg of what you’ll find on this album. Hard to find on vinyl or CD, but still easily available on iTunes.

Dr John – Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya

Auckland, New Zealand’s 1995 continue their excellent dark-wave post punk stuff here with their latest single Polar Rapid, which is split 7″ with Brisbane’s DZ. A slight change in vocal style here from their previous stuff, and it really works for them.

Polar Rapid, and their previously released Guilt EP, are still available directly from the bands myspace.

Previous post 1995 – Gettin’ Brainz click here

Beach House’s album Teen Dream is out now. They’ve managed to get a well produced clean cut album without sacrificing any of the character that made their old stuff so good. Norway is the first single, and it’s as good as you’d expect and more.

Out on Mistletone in Oz, Sub Pop elsewhere.

Beach House – Norway

This is the best dance track (in any of the zillions of sub-genre’s of modern dance music) i’ve heard in quite some time.

Ruf Dug is also known as Some Freak and this amazing cut is out on The Popular People’s Front.

Ruf Dug – Dirty