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NUMBER ONE HUNDRED & FORTY.

April05

I’ve had the new LP Helplessness Blues, from Seattle kids Fleet Foxes, for a little under a week, and to be honest have barely listened to anything else in those six days. It’s been nearly three years since their eponymous debut launched them into the hipster consciousness, a pretty long wait on new material, but for me, this sophomore release goes beyond my expectations. The songs are familiar; the layered harmonies and instrumentation, but Pecknold’s prose-like lyrics speak to me with a fresh voice.

The band recorded this footage whilst traveling on tour and recording the new album.

NUMBER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY SIX.

March14

Ramón Ayala’s film clip for Spanish indie group Bedroom’s recent single Cançó de l’alba is an avant garde, surreal and somewhat erotic descent into a daydream-esque forest.

Boobies alert!

NUMBER NINETY THREE.

June18

Sofia Coppola’s new film Somewhere solely features music by Phoenix. And it looks awesome.

NUMBER NINETY TWO.

June15

Somewhere between The XX and MGMT, Young Blood is New Zealand band The Naked and Famous’ first single from their forthcoming album. The video was directed by the Special Problems boys; who I’ve been meaning to shout out to for ages anyhow - those kids do some fine work.

NUMBER EIGHTY EIGHT.

May21

For your sonic pleasure, I’d like to introduce to you a little (well, that’s an objective term, seeing as there’s seven of them) band from Sydney’s North-West: sleepyhands.

If you’re an FBi listener you’ll have already heard a track or two, them’s the perks of having one of your band members work at the station, however, these kids are my pick as the latest indie darlings to come out of Australia. (I might be slightly biased seeing as how I adore pretty much every member, but I dare you to head to their myspace and not fall in love!)

With an ep freshly pressed (produced with the help of Jonathan Boulet) and a few gigs up their sleeves, I’d say this is the band to follow this year. Watch this space!

NUMBER EIGHTY THREE.

May06

I’m pretty sad I didn’t get tickets for Splendour in the Grass today (the line up is probably the best conglomerate of acts to ever hit Australian shores), so I’m trying to buoy my spirits with the following sonic inspiration:

The Tallest Man on Earth The Wild Hunt

Efterklang Magic Chairs

Foals Antidotes

NUMBER SIXTY FIVE.

April19

Here’s a little teaser on a new project Leonie and I are working on… this is the cover of the first of a series of travel zines, featuring some good ol’ fashioned insider hints on the cool places to hit when you’re in town. More on this to come…

NUMBER FIFTY NINE.

April06

Just putting the finishing touches on the artwork for Maggie Eckford’s debut release: For What It’s Worth. This girl’s voice is money, so get on over to her myspace and check out her tunes! It was a pleasure shooting Maggie on the streets of Bondi, and so much fun coming up with the hand-produced text treatment for the album.