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Proving that indie is not just that electro noise we're all now accustomed to, Plastic Palace Alice follow up their smash singles 'Empire Falls' and 'The Girl Who Cried Wolf' with their debut album 'The Great Depression'.
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Antidotes
Artist: Foals
Label: Transgressive Records/Sub Pop
Album Of The Week: 2008-03-24
Mimicing insects and the solar system are but two ideas incorporated onto the debut album by the British five-piece, Foals. After taking South by South West by storm, 2008 is looking very sweet for these experimental dance-rockers.
Foam Faces
Artist: UTS
Label: none
Album Of The Week: 2008-03-17
This Vancouver indie/new wave 4-piece created some buzz in Australia on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour. Now that buzz has turned into a spark with their electrifying new album 'Foam Faces'.
Breed Obsession
Artist: Gyroscope
Label: Warner
Album Of The Week: 2008-03-03
The shining star of the Australian emo circuit; Gyroscope are back with a bang... and their 3rd studio album 'Breed Obsession'. Watch out, this snake bites.
We've Got You Surrounded
Artist: The Dirtbombs
Label: Lance Rock
Album Of The Week: 2008-02-25
The Dirtbombs bring out a killer 4th studio album with their 17th different line-up, but still in keeping with their basic structure; two basses (one regular, one fuzz), a guitar, two drummers and whoever else happens to drift into the studio for some backing vocals and hand-claps... like most garage rock bands yeah?
Promises, Promises
Artist: Die! Die! Die!
Label: Etch N Sketch
Album Of The Week: 2008-02-18
Energetic New Zealand punk act tear up a storm with their sophomore record 'Promises, Promises'.
Robots and Laptop Dancers Make Good Friends
Artist: Eskimo Disco
Label: Creative Vibes
Album Of The Week: 2008-02-11
Eskimo's Disco's debut record 'Robots and Laptop Dancers Make Good Friends' showcases the best of their critically acclaimed live show that they have forged supporting the likes of the Arctic Monkeys, The Subways and Chromeo.
Humble Beginnings
Artist: Raven
Label: Shogun
Album Of The Week: 2008-02-04
A member of the highly regarded Hungry Humans collective (with Fatty Phew and Autism) and co-founder of the massive Lost Soulz, Raven drops this amazing debut solo record on us for the perfect Australia Day present.
Matt & Kim
Artist: Matt & Kim
Label: Popfrenzy
Album Of The Week: 2008-01-28
The debut album from boyfriend/girlfriend indie duo from Brooklyn, NYC who formed in 2004.
Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
Artist: Lightspeed Champion
Label: Domino
Album Of The Week: 2008-01-21
Lightspeed Champion (AKA Devonte Hayes) brings us his debut album 'Falling off the Lavender Bridge', containing a beautiful mash of musical genres - and completely different from his previous work with the cult heroes, Test Icicles.
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Artist: Lupe Fiasco
Label: Atlantic Records
Album Of The Week: 2008-01-14
25-year-old Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) returns with his sophomore album 'Lupe Fiasco's The Cool', largely inspired by a track off his debut album also titled 'The Cool'.
Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic
Artist: Junk Science
Label: Definitive Jux
Album Of The Week: 2008-01-07
Made up of Baje One and DJ Snafu, both members of the prominent Brooklyn crew Nuclear Family, Junk Science release their sophomore album "Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic". The album is laced with their signature, intentionally dusty, lo-fi sounds and is themed around the tonic itself.
Chemistry Lock
Artist: Kevin Gorman
Label: International Deejay Gigolo
Album Of The Week: 2007-12-31
Forming his own label, Mikrowave, in 2006, and part of Madrid's Net 28 crew, Mr Gorman has released his debut album 'Chemistry Lock'. Kevin is now gigging exclusively with his laptop and MIDI gear allowing him to experiment and improvise live, performing different edits of his own music every time.
B-Ball Zombie War
Artist: Various
Label: Stones Throw
Album Of The Week: 2007-12-24
Another Stones Throw hip hop compilation, this time in collaboration with gaming publisher 2K Sports with tracks to appear in its 2K8 video games. Features new collaborations by Talib Kweli, Q-Tip and MF Doom rapping over beats by the late J-Dilla.
Mistletonia
Artist: Various
Label: Mistletone Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-12-17
An album of new and exclusive Christmas songs from Melbourne's own Mistletone Records includes local and international artists such as Pikelet, Barrage, Ned Collette, the Sticks and John Maus.
Introducing Foxy
Artist: Foxy Shazam
Label: Feret Music
Album Of The Week: 2007-12-10
Sophomore album from US five-piece experimental rock band.
Untrue
Artist: Burial
Label: Hyperdub/Shogun
Album Of The Week: 2007-12-03
Burial is an anonymous dubstep muso from London who's mix of dark, grimey beats and R'n'B vocal samples make 'Untrue' one of the electronic albums of the year.
Ace of Hearts
Artist: A-Love
Label: Crookneck Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-11-26
'Ace of Hearts' is from Melbourne MC A-Love, and is her debut album. She is known for her witty lyrics and funky beats.
Good Bad Not Evil
Artist: Black Lips
Label: VICE Records / Etch n Sketch.
Album Of The Week: 2007-11-19
Four peice band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000.
Watts Happening
Artist: Ohmega Watts
Label: Ubiquity Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-11-12
'Watts Happening' is MC and producer Ohmega Watts' second album. He is known for his funky and energetic style of hip hop. Touring Australia in late November.
The Live Artex
Artist: Damn Arms
Label: Timberyard/Shiny
Album Of The Week: 2007-11-05
Debut album from Melbourne new-rave rock outfit produced by Nick Littlemore from Pnau.
Elect the Dead
Artist: Serj Tankian
Label: Serjical Strike/Reprise
Album Of The Week: 2007-10-29
Debut solo album from the System of a Down frontman is a loud mix of politics, rock and roll.
Gospel Ambitions
Artist: Soft Tigers
Label: Below Par/Shiny
Album Of The Week: 2007-10-22
Debut album from this Sydney three-piece consists of cheesy keyboards, Australian backyard samples and an indie rock shine.
Burn City
Artist: Pegz
Label: Obese Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-10-15
The 3rd album from Melbourne hip hop figurehead and owner of Obese Records is one banging record of rhymes, beats and storytelling.
Cease to Begin
Artist: Band Of Horses
Label: Sub Pop
Album Of The Week: 2007-10-08
The sophomore album from Seattle's Band of Horses contains more of the bitter/sweet/depressing indie pop that the band has become known for.
The Rescue
Artist: Horsell Common
Label: Shock/Boomtown
Album Of The Week: 2007-10-01
Horsell Common are a three piece from Melbourne and are known as one of the most outstanding heavy rock outfits on the Australian live touring circuit.
The State Of Things
Artist: Reverend and The Makers
Label: Wall Of Sound
Album Of The Week: 2007-09-24
'Reverend and The Makers' are an Indie Electro band based in Sheffield, England. 'The State Of Things' is their debut album and includes the popular single 'Heavyweight Champion Of The World'.
Mirror Mirror
Artist: Dardanelles
Label: Mosquito's Tweeter
Album Of The Week: 2007-09-17
The debut album from Melbourne electro-punkers. Ten dark but danceable pop tunes see the band nail the Dardanelles 'sound' on and it's a good thing.
None Shall Pass
Artist: Aesop Rock
Label: Definitive Jux
Album Of The Week: 2007-09-10
Aesop Rock (aka Ian Matthias Bavitz) is an American hip hop artist and producer. It is produced by Aesop Rock himself, Blockhead, Rob Sonic and El-P.
Orchestra of Wolves
Artist: Gallows
Label: In at the Deep End Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-09-03
Gallows are an English punk/hardcore band from Watford. The band has broken the previous record for "Loudest Band in the World", achieving 132.5 decibels.
Down on the Farm
Artist: The Smallgoods
Label: The Lost and Lonesome Recording Company
Album Of The Week: 2007-08-27
The Smallgoods are a five piece band from Melbourne. They are playing at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on September 1.
Kala
Artist: M.I.A.
Label: Interscope Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-08-20
M.I.A.(aka Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) is a London rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Her music style contains elements of grime, hip-hop, ragga, dancehall, electro, and baile funk.
23 Years In The Makin'
Artist: Fatty Phew
Label: Insomnia/Shogun
Album Of The Week: 2007-08-13
Fatty Phew is a Geelong MC/Producer. The album features guest appearances from Autism, Class A and DJ Perplex.
Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
Artist: Fair To Midland
Label: Serjical Strike/Universal Republic
Album Of The Week: 2007-08-06
Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True is the third full length album by alternative rock band Fair to Midland. It is the band's major-label debut after two self-released albums.
Boylife
Artist: Lo-Fi Fnk
Label: Moshi Moshi Records/Universal Music
Album Of The Week: 2007-07-30
Two piece electropop duo from Stockholm. Currently touring England. Have also done a remix of Mika's song 'Big Girls'
New Wave
Artist: Against Me!
Label: Sire Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-07-23
Against Me! are an American rock band formed in Naples, Florida, later relocated to Gainesville, Florida. 'New Wave' is their 4th studio album to date, and their first major label debut.
The Bird and The Bee
Artist: The Bird and The Bee
Label: Blue Note Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-07-16
The Bird and the Bee are a jazzy indie/pop musical duo from Los Angeles.
Young and Restless
Artist: Young and Restless
Label: Dot Dash
Album Of The Week: 2007-07-09
Five piece punk band based in Melbourne. Vocal collaborators on the album include Peter Saladino (Brisk) and Tom Lyngcoln (The Nation Blue).
Legend: Official
Artist: Brad Strut
Label: Unkut Recordings/Peruvian Gemz
Album Of The Week: 2007-07-02
Melbourne Hip Hop/Grime artist delivers his second anticipated album, featuring Outerspace, Sean Price, LC fam Trem, Bob Balans, Daniel Merriweather & Lee Sissing.
The Warning
Artist: Daysend
Label: Faultline/Stomp
Album Of The Week: 2007-06-24
Five piece hard rock/metal outfit from Sydney.
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Artist: Justice
Label: Ed Banger Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-06-18
Two piece French electro duo. Feature hit single 'D.A.N.C.E.'
Lovers and Crypts
Artist: Bunny Rabit
Label: Voodoo-Eros
Album Of The Week: 2007-06-11
New York grime artist Bunny Rabbit performs singsong hip-hop rhymes about sex, love and death.
Flashlights
Artist: So Many Dynamos
Label: Skrocki Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-06-04
So Many Dynamos are an indie rock band from Illinois. Their music is laden with aspects of pop, dance-punk, and math rock.
With Lasers
Artist: Bonde Do Role
Label: EMI/Domino
Album Of The Week: 2007-05-28
Funky Brazilian beat-makers Bonde Do Role's debut album 'With Lasers' finally lands at SYN. Features the tracks 'Office Boy' and 'Solta O Frango' (which in English means 'Release the chickens').
Artful Time Reduction
Artist: Channel Two
Label: Kajmere/Channel Two Sound System
Album Of The Week: 2007-05-21
Channel Two are LA's Terence Yoshiaki (one of the founding members of The Black Eyed Peas) and Hamburg's Andreas Bingel. Features Pharcyde, Ming from The Spooks, NFA, rapper Apl from The Black Eyed Peas just to name a few.
The Hard Road: Restrung
Artist: Hilltop Hoods
Label: Obese
Album Of The Week: 2007-05-14
The Aussie hip hop outfit have remixed their #1 album 'The Hard Road' to feature a score performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, composed by Jamie Messenger.
Stand Out / Fit In
Artist: The Basics
Label: AMB
Album Of The Week: 2007-05-07
The Basics are a three piece band from Melbourne. Their singer-songwriter frontman Wally De Backer is also famous for his project 'Gotye' which he started at the same time as The Basics.
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Artist: El-P
Label: Definitive Jux
Album Of The Week: 2007-04-30
In his own words El-p has called, 'I'll Sleep When You're Dead', his 'post-traumatic stress album where he attempted to capture the political by representing the internal.' The album features appearances by Trent Reznor, The Mars Volta and Cat Power, amongst others.
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Artist: Plan B
Label: Pet Cemetery/679/Warner
Album Of The Week: 2007-04-23
British grime rapper Plan B's debut album seamlessly flips between Hip Hop, R&B and Acoustic music.
Year Zero
Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Label: Universal
Album Of The Week: 2007-04-16
Most of 'Year Zero' was recorded in hotel rooms around the world on laptops, with very few musicians beside Trent Reznor and some surprise vocalists. Mainman Trent Reznor revealed that the new effort is a concept album and "part of a bigger picture of a number of things I'm working on. Essentially I wrote the soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist."
ABC
Artist: Jin
Label: Shogun
Album Of The Week: 2007-04-09
Jin is a Chinese American rapper who was born in Miami and raised by his Chinese immigrant parents. 'ABC' stands for American Born Chinese. The album is completely in Cantonese.
Atlantis - Hymns For Disco
Artist: K-os
Label: EMI/Astralwerks/Virgin
Album Of The Week: 2007-04-02
K-os is a Canadian rapper releasing his much anticipated third album, which is gaining rave reviews from around the world.
Somewhere, Anywhere
Artist: New Buffalo
Label: Dot Dash
Album Of The Week: 2007-03-26
New Buffalo is singer-songwriter Sally Seltmann's project. She will be touring the country during March to celebrate the launch of her single 'Cheer Me Up Thank-You.'
Risk Revival
Artist: Hot Cross
Label: Hope Division/Equal Vision Records
Album Of The Week: 2007-03-19
Hot Cross is a five piece from Philidelphia. The band features ex-members from Interpol, You & I and Off Minor.
Runaways
Artist: Art of Fighting
Label: Remote Control
Album Of The Week: 2007-03-12
Melbourne 3-piece release their 3rd album of beautiful, considered guitar pop songs.
Myth Takes
Artist: !!!
Label: Warp/Inertia
Album Of The Week: 2007-03-05
!!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) is a US punk-funk eight-piece and 'Myth Takes' is their third album. !!! play Golden Plains festival this coming Labor Day.
Hats Off To The Busker
Artist: The View
Label: Sony BMG
Album Of The Week: 2007-02-26
Debut album from 4-piece indie pop-rockers from Dundee, Scotland. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums charts a couple of weeks back. Features the single 'Wasted Little DJs'.
Been There Done That
Artist: Bias B
Label: Obese
Album Of The Week: 2007-02-19
3rd full-length release from Melburnian MC Bias B. This is also the 50th release for Melbourne-based, independent hip hop label Obese Records. Album features Bigfoot, Plutonic Lab and Ciecmate.
Free Your Mind
Artist: Amnesty
Label: Now Again/Basement Digs
Album Of The Week: 2007-02-12
Amnesty were an Indianapolis funk outfit during the 1970s. This album comes from mostly unreleased tracks recorded by the band 33 years ago and remastered from the original session tapes.
Myths Of The Near Future
Artist: The Klaxons
Label: Universal
Album Of The Week: 2007-02-05
Debut album from current nu-rave 'buzz band' from the UK. Singles thus far have been Gravity's Rainbow, Magick and current single Golden Skans.
The Crane Wife
Artist: The Decemberists
Label: EMI/Capitol
Album Of The Week: 2007-01-29
4th album from the Portland, Oregon 5-piece, and their first on a major label.
I.B.B.
Artist: Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band
Label: Valve Recods/MGM
Album Of The Week: 2007-01-22
Afra and Incredible Beatbox Band are a three-piece human beat box group from Japan. They're playing the Melbourne Big Day Out this Sunday.
Friend Opportunity
Artist: Deerhoof
Label: Trifekta/Shock
Album Of The Week: 2007-01-15
8th album from three-piece indie rockers from San Fransisco. Includes the tracks 'The Perfect Me' and '+81'.
Kingdom Come
Artist: Jay-Z
Label: Def Jam
Album Of The Week: 2006-12-11
The return of Jay-Z sees the hip hop legend turn in a suave, if predictable, 11th album.
Sensuous
Artist: Cornelius
Label: Warner
Album Of The Week: 2006-12-04
Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer. 'Sensuous' is a gentle, mysterious album and features truly innovative instrumentation.
!Mayday!
Artist: !Mayday!
Label: Creative Vibes
Album Of The Week: 2006-11-27
!Mayday! are a hip hop duo from Florida. Their self-titled debut features appearances from Cee-Lo Green (Gnarls Barkley), legendary DJ Craze (6x World Battle Champion), multi-vocalist and beat box musician Killa Kela, and hip-hop guru Devin the Dude.
Public Warning
Artist: Lady Sovereign
Label: Def Jam/Universal
Album Of The Week: 2006-11-20
Debut album from female MC Sovereign. "Public Warning" was recorded with Lady Sovereign's live band at The Roundhouse in Manchester on her UK tour in November 2005.
So Divided
Artist: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Label: Universal/Interscope
Album Of The Week: 2006-11-13
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are from Austin, Texas and formed in 1993. The band has personally distanced themselves from their album 'So Divided' since its release, choosing not to play any material from it on their current tour and write new material.
Replica Replica
Artist: Red Riders
Label: Ivy League/Liberation
Album Of The Week: 2006-11-06
Sydney based indie rockers are back after 3 solid years of touring with their infectious debut album. ''Replica Replica' was recorded in Byron Bay and was produced by Woody Annison.
The Black Parade
Artist: My Chemical Romance
Label: Reprise/Warner
Album Of The Week: 2006-10-30
The Black Parade is the third studio album by My Chemical Romance. It is a concept album, and a rock opera focusing on a character called "The Patient", who dies during the course of the album.
The Shape Of It
Artist: True Live
Label: Shock
Album Of The Week: 2006-10-23
Aussie Hip Hop ensemble whose debut album has been described as "the most epic Australian hip-hop album yet." Instrumentally, the members come from a clasic orchestral background, but on 'The Shape Of It,' have managed to be daring and experimental by combining the two genres.
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