Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tape/Off – …And Sometimes Gladness: Cam’s Review Corner

February 2, 2012 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

tape off - and sometimes gladness

Brisbane’s resident maestros of fuzzed-up indie rock, Tape/Off, return with their second 5-track album, …And Sometimes Gladness, following 2010’s rambunctiously confident debut Unreel Unravel.

Dirty Projectors with Bjork – Mount Wittenberg Orca: Cam’s Review Corner

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Brooklyn’s genre-bending Dirty Projectors team up with Bjork to produce a largely a cappella song cycle about whales and their displeasure about the badness of humanity.

Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow: Cam’s Review Corner

kate bush - 50 words for snow

It’s not for no reason that reams of interesting artists such as PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, John Lydon, Muse and Bjork cite Kate Bush as a major influence.

The Great Australian Songbook: Cam’s Review Corner

the great australian songbook

Another compilation sure to ignite furious why-didn’t-they-include… arguments, The Great Australian Songbook is a noble effort to represent the best Oz rock of the last century, as well as this one.

Tara Simmons – Be Gone (Single): Cam’s Review Corner

January 4, 2012 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

Brisbane indie-pop visionary Tara Simmons gives us a tantalising taste of her forthcoming second album with lead single Be Gone.

Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (Experience Edition): Cam’s Review Corner

January 3, 2012 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

wish you were here

With its spacey synths and long songs, Pink Floyd’s 1975 follow-up to the commercially colossal Dark Side of the Moon album proved to be a return to the band’s more explicitly prog-rock stylings of earlier works.

Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon [Experience Edition]: Cam’s Review Corner

December 26, 2011 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

pink floyd - dark side of the moon

There’s little that hasn’t been said about Pink Floyd’s 1973 opus, The Dark Side of the Moon. It’s long been part of the classic rock canon, and deservedly so, especially if sales figures have anything to do with it. Not too many albums can boast an uninterrupted 15-year run on the UK Billboard charts.

U2 – Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition): Cam’s Review Corner

December 17, 2011 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

u2 - achtung baby

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since fans expecting another dose of echo-heavy spiritual earnestness from its chief purveyors were confronted with the shrill sounds of Zoo Station tearing out of their speakers.

Bluejuice – Company: Cam’s Review Corner

December 14, 2011 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

bluejuice company

Getting plenty of airplay and admiration at present, Sydney’s Bluejuice give us their third album, Company – twelve tracks of criminally catchy indy/disco/pop-rock.

Wavves – Life Sux: Cam’s Review Corner

wavves - life sux

LA’s Wavves arrived on the skate/pop/punk/skuzz scene in 2009 with their self-titled debut. They return with their third release, an 8-track mini album (if you include the two bonus tracks) by the refreshingly honest name of Life Sux. Wavves is the brain child of lead singer Nathan Williams, who writes all songs on the album, apart from opening track Bug, on which he shares a writing credit with Stephen Pope.

The Beach Boys – Smile: Album Reviews

November 16, 2011 by Cameron Macintosh Jr  
Filed under Cam's Review Corner, Music

the beach boys - smile

Given that the Beatles were spurred on to produce Sergeant Pepper by the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, the mind can only boggle at the chain of inspiration that might have eventuated had the Beach Boys been able to complete their legendary ‘lost’ Smile album at the height of the 60s.

David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat: Cam’s Review Corner

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Ubiquitous producer extraordinaire David Guetta is back (not that he ever seems to go away) with a two-CD set of new music; Nothing But the Beat.

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