What a a week for music! Now that Splendour In The Grass is well and truly over, (have you seen our band interviews?) we’re focusing on new tracks from our land and beyond. Leading the pack this week are Splendour alum Haim who have a brand new single which they’ve released ahead of their debut album. We’ve also got some tunes from Thnundamentals, Yuck , and Hookworms along with the new song from Melbourne-born New York-Based Scott & Charlene’s Wedding. All that and more! Check it.
Haim – ‘The Wire’
They don’t even have an album out but the Haim sisters are the new verified poster girls of music. Over the past year these Californian babes have released a string of indie pop tracks with a perfect strike rate of brilliance, time and time again living up to their massive levels of hype. Spoiler alert: their latest single definitely doesn’t break the trend. Showing more of their versatility, ‘The Wire’ is a triumphant piece of ‘90s power pop that has Haim’s most rock-inspired sound to date. The girls exchange vocal duties over stomping drums and flared guitars which steadily built up to another one of their punchy, infectious choruses. Haim’s debut album Days Are Gone is due out on September 30. Let the countdown begin.
Thundamentals- ‘Smiles Don’t Lie’
Sydney trio Thundamentals continue to show why they’re up at the top of our country’s competitive hip hop scene. Their superb new single ‘Smiles Don’t Lie’ adopts a new approach by turning the tempo down with some hazy, chilled out beats and letting Tuka’s soothing vocals shine in a tranquil sing-along chorus. The boys are currently working on their third album which is yet to get stamped with a release date but if it sounds anything like this track then it’s certainly one to look out for.
Yuck- ‘Rebirth’
With a title that openly nods to the loss of frontman Daniel Blumberg, Yuck’s first new offering with Max Bloom stepping up to the podium also sees them losing some of the 90s rock snarl, instead throwing their guitars into a haze of another of the decade’s genre staples: shoegaze. But don’t fret about My Bloody Valentine sheets of white noise, the results are pleasingly melodic.
Hookworms- ‘Form And Function’
On the lead single from UK psych rock band Hookworms’ debut, Pearl Mystic, it seems like the entire swirl of organs, guitars, and gang choruses is in place to justify the two-minute long freakout ending. But like a rollercoaster chugging up the incline before its dizzying slide downwards, that doesn’t make the tye-dyed anticipation any less enjoyable. Or stem the desire to take the ride multiple times. Climb on board!
Dan Webb- ‘Sandstorm’
‘Sandstorm’ is the eighth track in Dan Webbs ’12 Songs, 12 Months’ series, a scary reminder of how fast 2013 is going. There is something whimsical about the organ that is featured throughout the whole of ‘Sandstorm’, that reminds you of being in a fairground or whirling around on a carousal. The vocals are laidback and lyrically it seems a little sad, but I guess that’s up to you own interpretation, but overall another catchy tune.
Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – ‘Jackie Boy’
One of our favourite Melbourne bands is back with some more garage-infused dazed out punk rock that’d bound to get you bopping your had emphatically. Taken from their forthcoming LP Any Port In A Storm (out on Bedroom Suck on October 7th) it’ll be the first release since 2012’s much hyped and super loved split-LP Two Weeks. Now based in New York City, Craig Dermody’s unique brand of fuzzed out rock is still a favourite and we simply can’t wait for the album.
Jimmy Hawk – ‘Yanna Homme’
With a voice so warm it’ll heat up any winter chills you might have, Jimmy Hawk’s latest single continues in the same acoustic vein as his previous work with an added sincerity to his lyrics. “Does she wanna be loved, loved, loved? I want her to,” he coos in this stark dedication of love, while singing to the woman in question and unabashedly declaring his feelings to the mystery woman or figment. A great listen.
Tumbleweed – ‘Mountain’
Tumbleweed are back. If you weren’t around in the 90s and missed this awesome band, you now have a chance to fall in love with them! ‘Mountain’ is the epic seven minute first single to be taken from their forthcoming album produced Paul McKercher. With Richie’s trademark vocals, amazing drum fills and fuzzed out guitars Australia’s seminal rockers are on fire and keeping true to themselves by not writing radio friendly three minute songs.
