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Posted 03.07.09

Dappled Cities Album And Video

 Dappled Cities return to Australia after a breakthrough American tour and SXSW appearance to deliver their 3rd studio album ‘ZOUNDS’. Released in the US later this year by powerhouse label Dangerbird Records (SILVERSUN PICKUPS / THE DEARS), Australia lead the way with an official retail release of 15th August.

‘Zounds’ was recorded in Sydney and New York by Chris Coady (TV ON THE RADIO / YEAH YEAH YEAHS) and was mixed in Australia by ARIA Award winner Wayne Connolly, Scott Horscroft and the aforementioned Coady. Sonically it is the strongest album Dappled Cities have made, and ‘The Price’ is proving to be their breakthrough single after being instantly added to high rotation on Triple J.

The new inventive video clip matches the intensity of perhaps the bands most well orchestrated track, setting them in a futuristic ‘world of lights’ in specially constructed costumes. The video has been produced by Mathematics who recently bought the world the Empire Of The Sun videos.

The band has recently been announced for ‘Splendour In The Grass’ 2009, and the upcoming ‘Wall Of Zounds’ tour in August will take in all Australian states over 16 dates which will be Dappled Cities biggest national headline tour EVER.
 

Posted 03.07.09

Decoder Ring Announce Tour!

Sydney outfit Decoder Ring release their new album ‘They Blind the Stars, and The Wild Team’ through Inertia Recordings on Saturday July 11.

The album, which was recorded with American producer Scott Colburn (Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, John Fahey, Yeasayer), is the conclusion of a journey that began with the 2004 multi award-winning soundtrack to the Australian film ‘Somersault’, and was swiftly followed by the critically acclaimed ‘Fractions’ in 2005.

To celebrate the album’s release, the band will be performing at the 2009 Splendour in the Grass festival, followed by a series of launches along east coast Australia throughout August and September. Bridezilla will be joining the band as special guests along for the ride*.

Posted 03.07.09

Pivot To Host Triple J's Sound Lab

Laurence Pike & Dave Miller from Sydney's Pivot will be hosting Triple J's experimental & electronic music program, Sound Lab, this Sunday 5th July from 11pm-2am (AEST)!

Making history as the first ever Australian act to sign to iconic UK label Warp Records (Aphex Twin, Battles, Grizzly Bear), Pivot bring a grippingly surrealist vision to their music which has made them one of the country's most forward-thinking and paradigm-shifting acts. Their album, 'O Soundtrack My Heart', was released in 2008 to universal acclaim.

You can stream the Sound Lab show live online at www.triplej.net.au on Sunday night. The full show will also be on-demand for one week after first broadcast at www.triplej.net.au/soundlab .

Posted 03.07.09

Jte 4 Oz, Ok?

We’re hearing murmurings (actually make that rumblings of a decent volume) of an imminent Australian tour announcement for Inertia’s fave honky tonk country singer songwriter Mr Justin Townes Earle. Pigeon hole him however it suits you but the man is such a great emerging talent and a brilliant songwriter who turns his hand to myriad styles on the fantastic ‘Midnight At The Movies’. We’re pretty excited so watch this space for tour dates next week!

Posted 03.07.09

Sexiest Band Name In Rock?

Fronted by indie rock’s most prolific figure, Spencer Krug, Montreal five-piece Sunset Rubdown present their newest album ‘Dragonslayer’ on legendary imprint Jagjaguwar (Bon Iver, Okkervil River, Black Mountain, Dinosaur Jr). Already earning the coveted “Best New Music” tag at Pitchfork, ‘Dragonslayer’ is looking to be one of 2009’s most acclaimed exercises in idiosyncratic indie pop! The album is out thru Inertia on July 18.

Posted 03.07.09

Bridezilla And Friendly Fires To Play Splendour

Following the exciting news that Sydney's Bridezilla will be playing New York's prestigious ATP Festival in New York (alongside the likes of The Flaming Lips and Animal Collective), the up-and-coming five-piece have now been announced for Byron Bay's Splendour In The Grass Festival on 25th/26th July!

Their addition to the line-up will see Bridezilla play alongside UK breakthrough act Friendly Fires - who are selling out tickets to their Australian side shows left, right and centre - and Melbourne dance rock trio, Midnight Juggernauts; whose forthcoming album is one of 2009's most anticipated!

Posted 03.07.09

New Urthboy Single

'Ready To Go' is the second single from Urthboy’s upcoming and hotly anticipated third album Spitshine.

Featuring the vocals of Nat Dunn, Ready To Go wastes no time in announcing its intentions: this is a summer invasion; a dancefloor raid, and Urthboy is in peak form.

The production skills that elevated 2007’s acclaimed The Signal, are back once again with Count Bounce lacing the beat. Hackett Films (Gruen Transfer, John Butler) have also created a pulsating energetic video due mid July.

“Ready To Go” will be available digitally from July 17th 

Posted 03.07.09

Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen Unite With Inertia

 The devilishly handsome, musically brilliant and audaciously entertaining MIKELANGELO AND THE BLACK SEA GENTLEMEN are happy to announce that their label, The Black Sea Spice, Tea And Trading Co, is soon to be available thru Inertia!

Dripping with romance, adventure and desire - the new album, ‘Dead Men Tell A Thousand Tales’ is a collection of darkly humourous, highly emotive songs and stories exploring death as a vital and essential celebration of life.  This is a deliciously macabre 'Kabaret Noir' with breathtakingly beautiful theatrical vision, a fantastical world populated with a cast of gargoyles and demons, angels and crows, doomed sailors and spectral gunfighters, whistling soldiers and dancing skeletons.

Mikelangelo is one of the great performers of his time and has toured the world as a star of the Olivier Award winning production La Clique. The Black Sea Gentlemen are his formidable musical ensemble and together they have packed houses and enthralled audiences and critics from the Sydney Opera House to Scotland to Budapest.

FASTER LOUDER MAGAZINE “Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen function on the suspension of disbelief, on the injection of some forgotten - though not outmoded - magic into music. Songs of travails, of sea journeys, of the Devil stalking the streets are their stock-in-trade, and to pull them of effectively, they demand that you take them as they present themselves: eccentrics, cads, and ultimately heart-on-sleeve men of genteel distinction.”

‘Dead Men Tell A Thousand Tales’ is officially released on the 24th July, 2009 and their self titled debut and ‘Journey Through The Land Of Shadows’ are available w/c 29th June.

www.oninvisiblewings.com

Posted 03.07.09

Discover Discovery!

Introducing DISCOVERY, a side project between VAMPIRE WEEKEND keyboardist/producer Rostam Batmanglij and RA RA RIOT singer Wes Miller.

To the delight of many curious fans, details have surfaced of Discovery’s new album, which is set to be released through Inertia via XL RECORDINGS July 11th. Some highlights from the very literally named LP includes an autotuned cover of the JACKSON 5’s classic “I Want You Back”, a remix of Ra Ra Riot's “Can You Tell” (re-dubbed "Can You Discover?") and vocal contributions by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and DIRTY PROJECTORS' Angel Deradoorian.

If you haven’t had time to ‘discover’ Discovery yet, you can listen to some tracks here:

Orange Shirt [mp3]
Osaka Loop Line [mp3]

Posted 03.07.09

Grizzly Bear To Be Triple J's Feature Album

The most acclaimed band of 2009, Grizzly Bear, are having their new album 'Veckatimest' honoured as Triple J's Feature Album next week!

Billed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood as “my favourite band in the world”, Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear are already one of the most celebrated bands to arise in the last few years.

Picking up prestigious Feature Album status from Triple J is only the latest accolade to be heaped upon 'Veckatimest'! It's been lauded as “the best record of the 00s" by Fleet Foxes’ frontman, Robin Pecknold, and praised by critics the world over...

THE AUSTRALIAN 4.5/5 “54 minutes of near perfection.”
MAG 4.5/5 “thrilling, challenging and loftily good.” FEATURE REVIEW
THE AGE 4/5 “walk in line with 50 years of harmony pop, from doo-wop to high plains, through to the Beach Boys and Philly soul.”
FASTERLOUDER “seductive, touching, delicate and enduring” ALBUM OF THE WEEK
DRUM MEDIA “a subtly layered and beautifully confounding record.” ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Posted 03.07.09

Unkle Ho Releases Delightful New And Very Limited Ep

Welcome to the wonderful upside-down world of Unkle Ho, and his perfectly unconventional new EP 'Subterranea'.

Neither poker-faced sophisticate nor court jester, Unkle Ho is the cloaked host from the future, entertaining a grand ball from the past.

Predominantly electronic but enhanced with live instrumentation and a cut and paste aesthetic, Unkle Ho has evolved again, elevating the groove of each composition.

The same folks that kicked up their heels to the sounds of Roads to Roma and Circus Maximus will have five more reasons to seek out Subterranea.

In his first release since moving to Jakarta, Unkle Ho introduces a Latin feel, an increased synth presence and some infectious vocal samples. Never fear, his beloved tubas, trumpets and violins merrily swing in the mix.

Internationally, Unkle Ho’s reputation grows, securing licenses on multiple labels in various countries in the last 12 months – there is no one like him.

Get a preview of the upcoming EP here!

Subterranea is released as a limited edition ‘softpak’ CD (only 1000) and for download through all digital outlets on July 3.

Posted 03.07.09

Jay Haze To Donate Profits From Forthcoming Fabric Mix To Charity

Just after reputable club/label powerhouse Fabric announced Jay Haze's entry into their mix CD series, Jay Haze is revealing his plans for an extensive DJ tour around the world, with proceeds going toward relief efforts from UK charity MERLIN in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Not only that – Jay will also donate 50% of all his DJ fees from September through the end of 2009 toward other groups who provide health care, medicine, treatment for rape victims and access to clean water for the country’s citizens.

Furthermore, Jay has recruited his DJ buddies to join the cause, asking them to donate half their DJ fee from any one of their gigs this year toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Loco Dice, DJ Sneak and Tiga have already agreed, and Jay’s goal is to increase the list exponentially. Jay believes that DJs are blessed to be able to travel the world playing the music they love, and they can make a small sacrifice like this to make a collective difference in the world.

Hats off to Mr Haze!

'FABRIC.47' comes out 11th July.

www.merlin.org.uk
www.jayhaze.com
 

Posted 03.07.09

Metric Added To Parklife Line-up

Civil Society and Fuzzy are proud to announce that Canadian indie-pop four-piece Metric will be part of the line-up for Parklife 2009!

Following the enormous success of their latest album 'Fantasies' - which has already been honoured as Triple J's Feature Album - the tour announcementwill only work to expand their already impressive Australian fanbase.

Metric's addition to the line-up will see them join bands including Junior Boys, Empire Of The Sun, Crystal Castles, The Cool Kids, Lady Sovereign, The Rapture, and more!

Watch their video for current single, "Help I'm Alive", here:

Posted 03.07.09

Definitive Jux Set To Release Cage's New Album

Definitive Jux is proud to present ‘Depart From Me' - the latest full-length album, from underground/indie-rap legend Cage, a/k/a Chris Palko.

The follow-up to ‘Hell's Winter', his 2005 critically-acclaimed LP, ‘Depart From Me' continues Cage's musical saga of a no-holds-barred, brutally autobiographical journey through his past and present. Plagued by abuse, institutionalization, drugs, and violence throughout his life, these nightmarish experiences have permeated his art and defined the music he makes today.

Cage's music is truly reflective of a reality far stranger than fiction. With the upcoming Depart From Me Cage illuminates the struggles he's faced upon entering a world that continues to be a source of loss and confusion. He's helped along in this task with production by EL-P, F. SEAN (HATEBREED) and AESOP ROCK.

Already gaining a massive following both Stateside and online ‘Depart From Me' is set to be one of the Hip Hop releases of the year...  Period.

SPIN "Frightfully focused... one of the year's surprising artistic breakthroughs."

MTV NEWS "This is angsty, downright unsettling hip-hop... (the kind) Eminem can only dream of making."

Check the filmclip to the MTVU chart topping single "I Never Knew You" here

#1 video on MTVU charts ahead of the likes of Crystal Castles, Phoenix and Greenday!!

Cage ‘Depart From Me' is released on Definitive Jux records via Inertia to Australian and New Zealand audiences in July.

www.myspace.com/cagekennylz

Posted 03.07.09

Pendulum's 'hold Your Colour' Has Gone Gold In Australia!

"Hip hop has The Neptunes, Garage has MJ Cole, and now drum & bass has Pendulum" Knowledge Magazine

Awesome Perth drum n bass collective Pendulum have sold 35 000 copies of their sophomore album, 'Hold Your Colour' - achieving Gold sales status in Australia.

Featuring a ground-breaking blend of heavy electronic funk, never-before-heard innovative sounds and "real" musical elements, this 'Hold Your Colour' has proven to be one of pivotal Australian dance releases of the decade!

Posted 03.07.09

Former Child Stars Return To Melbourne In June

After relocating to their adopted home of Sydney, the five lovable rogues from Adelaide return to Melbourne for a few shows to launch the recently released EP Serotonin City.

The Serotonin City EP was produced by Scott Horscroft (Silverchair, The Presets, ThePanics) and is a bold statement of intent - it's catchy, edgy, full of energy and meant to beplayed loud on a Friday night. Much Like the Band themselves.

The EP has already been receiving wide spread recognition with Airplay on TripleJ, Nova 919, FBI, and the TripleJ Unearthed podcast. Serotonin City has also been receiving some love overseas with Control being added by legendary Boston alternative radio station, WFNX - named as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "10 stations that don't suck", and by US Tastemakers Filter Magazine for their upcoming PSSST! Sampler CD.

Off the back of national tours with Madness (UK) and Faker, residencies at Oxford Art Factory and Spectrum and nearly 40 shows since moving to the Harbour City earlier this year, FCS are returning to Melbourne to show why they have got the Harbour City buzzing.

Thursday 25th June - The Prince Of Wales - BROWN PAPER BAG

Friday 26th June - The Brimingham Hotel - with Neon

www.myspace.com/formerchildstars

Posted 03.07.09

Julian Plenti's (paul Banks Of Interpol) New Album Details !!

Behold, here is the cover art and full tracklisting for the upcoming debut album by Julian Plenti (solo release from Paul Banks of INTERPOL).

‘Is... Skyscraper' is due for release 1st August through Inertia and includes guests such as Mike Stroud from RATATAT and Sam Fogarino from INTERPOL.

You can check out the mp3 of ‘Fun That We Have' here.

TRACKLISTING

1. Only If You Run
2. Fun That We Have
3. Skyscraper
4. Games for Days
5. Madrid Song
6. No Chance of Survival
7. Unwind
8. Girl on the Sporting News
9. On the Esplanade
10. Fly as You Might
11. H

Posted 03.07.09

Grizzly Bear Release Two Weeks Video

PITCHFORK 9.0 “Four guys who very quietly set out to make a fantastic record. And so they did.”
 
Following on from the 1st single’s “Two Weeks” 9.0 score on Pitchfork, comes the AMAZINGLY INSANE video to match, which can be seen here.

In other video news, the TWO TRACKS performed for later....with Jools Holland are now both up on Youtube

But wait … it just gets better, Pitchfork then gives 'While You Wait For The Others' no less than 10/10 BEST NEW MUSIC (in case you had any doubts, this will be the next single)

The reactions to the 'Veckatimest' record as a whole and the 'Two Weeks' single have been absolutely overwhelming everywhere.

Don’t be the last kid on the block to have your own copy.

Posted 03.07.09

The Herd Announce Final Tour

Last headline shows for the next 12 months!

Despite hanging up their boots for 2009, The Herd have given in to the demands of online fans and are announcing a final East Coast Tour.

The tour coincides with the special DVD release of the Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary Party, filmed with 13 cameras in late 2008. The DVD captures the vitality and energy of the Elefant Traks celebration.

It’s been a phenomenally successful 12 months for The Herd: their fourth album Summerland debuting at #7 on the ARIA chart and the resulting tour was the biggest in their history.

They went on to win two AIR Awards for Best Independent Artist, Best Hip Hop Album, the J Award for Best Music Video as well as being nominated for an ARIA for Best Urban Album. The Herd made their mark once again on triple j’s Hottest 100 with hit single The King is Dead coming in at #13 and 2020 at #63.

Don’t miss this last opportunity to catch the group’s explosive live show.

Posted 03.07.09

The Big Pink Are Causing A Stir...

That’s right people... EVERYONE is talking about ‘The Big Pink’. The London duo released their first 7” single “Velvet” last April, and are set to drop their second single “Stop The World” this June, with the highly anticipated 4AD album release scheduled for September 2009.

Taking their name from THE BAND's 1968 album, ‘The Big Pink’ create electronic soundscapes described as "The Teardrop Explodes being played by MBV whilst Suicide man the mixing desk". They are long time friends Milo Cordell; founder of MEROK RECORDS, who has released KLAXONS and CRYSTAL CASTLES to name a few... and Robbie Furze (former guitarist with electro-punk singer Alec Empire).

Posted 03.07.09

See Bridezilla And Help Save Fbi

Posted 03.07.09

Takin' It To The Streets!

Forget Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine....

Street Sweeper Social Club is Tom Morello at his Riff-tastic best!

Revolutionary party jams with steamroller guitar riffs, SSSC is Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) on guitar, bass and production duties, with Oakland CA Hip Hop icon Boots Riley (The Coup) on the mic.

Currently on tour across the US with NIN and Janes Addiction and blowing your ears and your mind via Inertia from June 27 !!

Posted 03.07.09

Sophmore Album From Deastro Out In July!

Inertia is proud to announce it will be releasing the second album from exciting new artist Deastro . His sophomore release, Deastro's ‘Moondagger' will be released in July on Pod Records (The Whitest Boy Alive, David Byrne & Brian Eno, UNKLE).

When Randolph Chabot, the 22-year-old auteur behind Deastro, is asked about the title of his new album, he recounts a dream about a prince, a kingdom, an evil King of Darkness, and a search for the mythical "Moondagger," the bearer of which wields ultimate power. While Moondagger, Deastro's astonishing new album, does contain traces of that dream-in all of its bittersweet, fantasy-novel glory-the record itself is infinitely more down-to-earth, containing the sort of unrelentingly earnest, inspirational pop music that could only come from a kid weaned on fiction but living desperately, joyously in the here-and-now.

Garnering comparisons to New Order, The Postal Service, and MGMT, you can get a taste of Deastro by downloading his new single "Parallelogram": HERE

Posted 03.07.09

Soul Jazz Release Dub Echoes Dvd

'Dub Echoes' is a fascinating documentary marks both the 40th anniversary of the invention of Dub and the 20th anniversary of the death of King Tubby, the genius legend of this far-reaching musical revolution.   Featured in many official film festival selections, three years in the making this features an incredible array of artists - from Jamaican legends like U ROY, KING JAMMY, LEE PERRY, SLY & ROBBIE, BUNNY LEE, to similarly awe-inspiring artists who have taken Dub into new directions in the 21st Century including KODE9, ROOTS MANUVA, HOWIE B, ADRIAN SHERWOOD, PETER KRUDER, ADAM FREELAND and MAD PROFESSOR among many more.

Awards include: Official Selection SONAR (Barcelona), Official Selection Reggae Film Festival (Jamaica), Official Selection Music Doc (Sweden), Official Selection File (Brazil)

Posted 03.07.09

Vote For The Definitive Warp Album!

Warp 20 Create The Definitive Warp Album.

Your top 10 (by different artists) will combine with Warp's top 10 to make a historic album for release this Autumn.

Leave personal messages and memories and the best will be printed in the album art.

There is only one week left to vote for your fave WARP20 tracks on their forthcoming 20th anniversary compilation album.

Due for release in September.

Click HERE to vote for your favourite artists like Grizzly Bear, Aphex Twin, Jamie Lidell, Pivot and Born Ruffians!

Posted 03.07.09

Sia Releases Dvd!

Hot on the (cha cha) heels of the local success of ‘Some People Have Real Problems' and recent Australian tour, Sia is set to release a full length concert dvd titled ‘TV Is My Parent' here on June 13. The dvd features a fantastic live performance filmed at NYC's Hiro Ballroom last year as well as film clips and on tour footage.

Watch this space over coming weeks for details of an exciting (and pretty crazy) You Tube competition where you get to make a video for Sia!

Posted 03.07.09

New Fat Freddy's Drop Album Coming Really Soon- The Wait Was Worth It!

It seems like an eternity since New Zealand 7 piece dub soul collective released their first studio album ‘Based On A True Story' (DRP006) in 2005.

Blending hi-tech soul, jazz & reggae, the 7 strong New Zealand collective FAT FREDDY'S DROP have been winning an ever increasing global fan base since the release of their 200,000-selling (and 8 times platinum in NZ!!) debut

Their devotional following, built up from incredible live shows and sales that are astounding taking into account their minimal promo push here, is ensuring follow up ‘Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW' is one of the most anticipated albums of 2009!

Their devotional following, built up from incredible live shows and sales that are astounding taking into account their minimal promo push here, is ensuring follow up ‘Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW' is one of the most anticipated albums of 2009!

 The first two sinlges, "The Camel", with ALICE RUSSELL helping out with renowned Freddys singer DALLAS TAMAIRA aka JOE DUKIE (whom legendary BBC anouncer Charlie Gillett named the "best soul singer in the world today"), & "Pull The Catch" have received a great response and give an indication of how the Freddys sound has evolved.

As FFD mastermind MU said "We're better songwriters, we're moving away from the big long jams that are probably more of a live thing. There was no external pressure. There was pressure to try and come up with something that's a natural progression.

Dr. Boondigga & The Big W is out June 6th!

Posted 03.07.09

Friendly Fires To Play Splendour In The Grass

ngland's energetic three piece FRIENDLY FIRES have been announced to play the SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS festival in Byron Bay this July, with a run of sideshow dates to be announced in the next few weeks! This will be the UK trio's first tour to Australia and promises to be one hell of a dance party, if the recent review by NME of their sold out show at LA's The Troubadour is anything to go by.

Friendly Fires music is a euphoric, melodious blend of synths and punky guitar riffs, recalling the much-loved sounds of artists such as !!! (CHK CHK CHK), HOT CHIP and KLAXONS. Watch the brilliant "Skeleton Boy" video here.

Posted 03.07.09

Bridezilla To Play Ny's Atp Festival!

Sydney’s Bridezilla have been selected to appear at September’s prestigious ATP Festival in New York (which The Flaming Lips and ATP are curating)! Sharing a stage with international superstars including Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Deerhunter, El-P, The Jesus Lizard, Iron & Wine, Deerhoof, and The Flaming Lips – as well as fellow countrymen The Drones and Dirty Three – Bridezilla’s performance will only fuel the eager anticipation for their yet-to-be-titled, debut full-length, set for release later this year on Inertia Recordings.

Apart from high profile support slots for Adelaide pop sensation Sia, Bridezilla have kept a relatively low profile over the last couple of months. The band have been holed up in a barn in rural NSW recording their debut with iconic US producer Kramer. Recording has finished, and the record is set to be mixed in the next few weeks.

An industry legend, Kramer has played as part of bands including Ween, Bongwater and Butthole Surfers; spawned his own label & recording studio; as well as produced for the likes of Galaxie 500 (whose entire catalogue he produced), Low (whom he discovered and produced), Daniel Johnston, Palace Songs (aka. Will Oldham/Bonnie “Prince” Billy), King Missile, Half Japanese, Urge Overkill, and – only earlier this year – Adelaide’s Leeder Cheetah.

With ATP's international endorsement signaling a rapid expansion of Bridezilla’s profile, and Kramer’s involvement on their album hinting at a dramatic extension of their already remarkable sound, you can bet that 2009 will be a big year for Bridezilla. Stay tuned!

Posted 03.07.09

Vampire Weekend Talk About Their Second Album

Following Vampire Weekend's performance of new track White Sky on the Jimmy Fallon show, the band continue to tease us with more information about their second album. Remote Control have given the heads up on an interview singer Ezra Koenig did with EW.com: "For the last month or so, it's just been us by ourselves in this small studio, working every day," Koenig says. "It's nice after having been on tour so much to be in a slightly different situation, but it's pretty intense. We're really trying hard to do everything that we want to do."

With the songwriting process more or less finished, Koenig says the band has moved on to refining its studio approach. "It's definitely going to be a recognizably Vampire Weekend sound, but there are going to be new sounds. We're trying to challenge ourselves not to use the same bag of tricks that we used on the first album -- different instruments, stuff like that."

One new song that's almost certain to wind up on the album is "White Sky," which Vampire Weekend brought to Jimmy Fallon last month. Notes Koenig: "The recorded version is very different from how we played it on Fallon. Because we were still working on the recording, we decided to do this very slow acoustic version [on TV]. The real version is more like how we've been playing it live. There's a lot of synth sounds, and it's a little more pumped up."

Posted 03.07.09

Pony Up New Album And Oz Tour!

Montreal's brilliant indie-pop quartet PONY UP have toured relentlessly across the globe since the release of their 2006 debut ‘Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes'. Two of the four members (Lisa Smith and Laura Wills) also joined the touring line up of THE DEARS, and between all of this activity Lisa, Lindsay, Laura and Sarah found time to write and record a new album! Recorded in Montreal with producer Murray Lightburn (singer, song-writer and producer of THE DEARS), PONY UP's new album ‘Stay Gold' projects a sense of total exuberance.

The even greater news is that Pony Up will return to Australia for a tour this June! The girls will be joined by LAUGHING OUTLAW RECORDS label mates THE DEVOTED FEW. With the kind of accolades flying thick and fast for ‘The Devoted Few', and one of Canada's finest hitting our shores to fly their own flag, these shows are sure to be earning their own praises come June.

Posted 03.07.09

Warp News!

Iconic U.K label Warp Records - who've released music this year from the likes of Prefuse 73, Hudson Mohawke, and Squarepusher, and will soon be releasing the highly-anticipated albums by Grizzly Bear and Maximo Park - have launched a new website! Tell your friends!

www.warp.net  

Posted 03.07.09

Diplo And Switch Are Major Lazer

Released on Downtown / Inertia in June is the long awaited project from the dream team of Diplo & Switch.

Together they have worked on some of the most important records of the last few years including both albums from Santigold & MIA.

All that on top of Diplo's Mad Decent empire and Switch being one of the most in demand remixers working today.

The duo encamped at the legendary Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica to record ‘Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do', a collection of tracks that draws from the rich dancehall tradition of Jamaica, the futuristic dance-floor-killing aesthetic of Diplo and Switch, and contributions from some of the biggest names in dancehall today as well as friend like Amanda Blank, Mapei & Santigold.

The first single "Hold The Line" is all over the web and radio.

www.myspace.com/majorlazer

Posted 03.07.09

New Rogue Records Signing - Californian Based Act Odawas

Taking their name from a Great Lakes Native American Indian tribe, Odawas combine the sweet and melancholy of Mercury Rev and My Morning Jacket with the widescreen soundtrack production feel of Angelo Badalamenti or early Vangelis. Truly outstanding, their album ‘The Blue Depths' is out now.

Odawas' single "Harmless Lovers Discourse"

Posted 03.07.09

Inertia Employment Opportunity: Touring Agent

TOURING AGENT
Full time position

Sydney based leading independent touring company Civil Society, a division of Inertia, is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Touring Agent to join it’s expanding team. Civil Society has recently toured acts such as Santogold, Dandy Warhols, !!!, Trail of Dead, Pendulum, The National, Cinematic Orchestra and Sia to name a few.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing relationships and negotiating with international agents, artist managers, promoters, venues and festivals. The role also involves day-to-day management of Civil Society’s touring Events.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience in a touring and/or events role and have extensive local and international contacts. They will have a solid knowledge of the music industry and all aspects of managing and promoting a tour. They will possess a very high level of communication and negotiation skills, the ability to meet deadlines and troubleshooting skills. They must be able to work autonomously, as well as within a small team.

To apply: Please send your cover letter and resume to kylie@inertia-music.com by Friday 17th April. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.