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It Thing Share Persian Rug Single

August 23, 2024 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Today the ladies are belting it out; we had UV-TV and Rose earlier, and now the howling pipes from Charlotte Gigi keep me coming back to this fresh tune from Melbourne’s It Thing. Upon a few run throughs, I’ve decided that this track is definitely a war between the discordant ringing of the guitars and Gigi’s voice; they have this sparring swirl, almost like a call-and-response between one another. It gives the song a natural tension that allows for the track to seduce the listener whilst it carefully moves towards its quick finish. A pretty special opening track from their new Spirit Level EP, out next week via Marthouse Records.

<a href="https://itthing.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-level">Spirit Level by It Thing</a>

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Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice Offer Keeps Ya Head Up Video

April 15, 2024 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you’ve grown to accept that the Melbourne music scene is all bright guitar sounds and warm breezy melodies, might I ask you to listen to Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice? This bunch are working with a sound that’s much much darker, akin to that sort of middle period for Liars when they were moving from rock to more electronic sounds. That said, this isn’t an electronic piece, though there are certainly elements of that bleeding into the tune; it’s instead a study on locking into a groove and bringing in new pieces to see what fits. There are horns and discordant notes that almost seem as if they’ve been thrown at the centerpiece to see the reaction. This is a song only for the cool kids, pushed by the rhythm with risks running throughout. You’ll hear this jam on the new Total Reality LP, out this Friday via Marthouse Records.

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