Feature Sounds

by Kort ‘Invariable Heartache’ is an album inspired by a shared love of Nashville and its musical traditions. Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner – a long time champion of the city’s history and charms – and Cortney...

by Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Soundway set sail for the Colombian coastal town of Cartagena for their first selection of 2011. Sourced from a period when musicians effortlessly combined the swing of cumbia...

by The Liberators This self-titled debut effort is a solid example of the type of new afro-inspired funk that is rivaling the greatness of classics from 70s Africa. With a fierce array of super heavy...

by Dereb the Ambassador Dereb Desalegn is well known on the streets of Addis Ababa as one of Ethiopia’s most respected singers. After moving to Australia he has performed extensively with his group Lion Of...

by Imelda May If there's an overlap between burlesque and rockabilly, Dubliner Imelda May Clabby embodies it. Visually, she's all skintight leopard-print and red lips; musically, she throws her considerable energies into a sharp mix...

by The Waifs The Waifs have come a long way from their humble beginnings in the early 1990s. From busking at Fremantle markets to selling their first few albums on consignment (dealing with hundreds of...

by Watussi Legend has it that the record was pressed from a perfect diamond disc that was thrown from the belly of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia back in the early 90s, only...

by The Little Stevies Recorded in the USA with LA-based producer Ethan Allan (Tim Finn, Kristin Hersh, Luscious Jackson), ‘Attention Shoppers’ is a break away for the more saccharine, laid-back and folk-influenced style of their...

by Laneous & The Family Yah Their 8th official release, The ‘Scissors’ EP is the 1st installment of the bands ‘Found Things Collection’. Consisting of 3 x EP's to be released across 2011, The ‘Scissors’...

by Mogwai Recorded at Chem 19 studios with producer Paul Savage (who recorded 1997’s Mogwai Young Team), Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will is the band’s seventh album. It’s a brave and instinctive album...

by Raul Malo Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey,...

by Various To celebrate Womadelaide 2011 this CD features artists such as Horace Andy, Nitin Sawhney, Bob Brozman, Afro Celt Sound System The Creole Choir of Cuba and many more. This week's Top 10:

by Various Hook, Line & Sinker features twelve carefully chosen songs from Little Richard, Dave Bartholomew, Amos Milburn, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Floyd Dixon and others. The CD is a ferocious and enthusiastic blast of rocking...

by Charles Bradley On first spin, most listeners won't be able to tell that gutsy soul singer Charles Bradley's Daptone debut wasn't recorded in the late '60s and dusted off for release in early 2011-this...

by Fefe Produced by Dan the Automator (Gorillaz), Jeune à la Retraite is the debut album from Féfé. Inspired by the likes of Bob Marley, Sam Cooke, and Fela Kuti, the Nigerian-born French MC's 2009...

by The Level Spirits Featuring former Stems man Julian Matthews on guitar, Miss Molly Jean Morrison on vocals, ex-Kingpin 440 bassist, Mark Mansour and the mighty Robert Urban on the drums, The Level Spirits blend...