Feature Sounds

by Duchess Says Duchess Says Sciences Nouvelles (PBS Feature Record) Montreal’s Duchess Says have been around since 2003, though working at a slow clip with new LP Sciences Nouvelles only their third LP to date...

by Julia Jacklin Julia Jacklin Don't Let the Kids Win (PBS Feature Record) To me, Julia Jacklin has almost come out of nowhere. Her name was unfamiliar to me until it came into my locker...

by The Peep Tempel The Peep Tempel Joy (PBS Feature Record) Melbourne divorce-wave trio The Peep Tempel delivered a near perfect punk record two years ago. Tales pushed them from barroom heroes to festival favourites...

by Xylouris White Xylouris White Black Peak (PBS Feature Record) Xylouris White are a punk rock band. Jim White – surely one of the greatest and most versatile drummers to have emerged from this country...

by friendships friendships Nullarbor 1988-1989 (PBS Feature Record) Bold, brave, raw, refreshing, unique – these are but a few words to describe this truly epic release from local duo friendships . This collaborative ‘art project’...

by Billy Bragg and Joe Henry Billy Bragg and Joe Henry Shine A Light (PBS Feature Record) In 2013, Billy Bragg released the album Tooth & Nail , produced by singer/songwriter Joe Henry . It...

by Ross McHenry Ross McHenry Child of Somebody (PBS feature record) In a relatively short time Ross McHenry has built himself a solid reputation as a bassist, composer and producer. Through his Afro-jazz ensemble Shaolin...

by The Frightnrs The Frightnrs Nothing More to Say (PBS feature record) First soul-funk reissue-label-supreme NUMERO releases an anthology on Melbourne post-punksters, The Scientists, and now DAPTONE is pushing a rocksteady album! 2016 has turned...

by Chook Race Chook Race Around The House (PBS feature record) Despite a string of singles and EPs over the last few years, Chook Race kept us all waiting for their self-released debut, appropriately titled...

by Taipan Tiger Girls Taipan Tiger Girls # 2 (PBS feature record) Taipan Tiger Girls have the ability to create some of the most 'be-still-my-beating-heart' moments. Which is not particularly surprising of the sheer wealth...

by Kylie Auldist Kylie Auldist Family Tree (PBS feature record) Timing can be everything. Well, maybe not everything but right now I reckon it’s quite a lot for Melbourne superstar, Kylie Auldist . For the...

by Camera Camera Phantom of Liberty (PBS feature record) Like most media-created genre tags ‘krautrock’ is vexatious for a bunch of reasons – the inherent racism of the term of course principal among them. Kosmicshe...

by Dinosaur Jr Dinosaur Jr Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not (PBS feature record) Looking back, Dinosaur Jr’s dissolution in the late 90s didn’t seem to offer much hope of a reunion – the...

by Miss Destiny Miss Destiny Self-Titled (PBS feature record) As a constant on Melbourne stages for the past few years, Miss Destiny have had plenty of time to hone their proto-punk sound – distilled down...

by San Lazaro San Lazaro La Despedida (PBS feature record) By their own admission, San Lazaro’s new album – La Despedida – is not glamorous. And that’s a good thing. It’s raw, gritty, no frills...

by Betty Davis Betty Davis The Columbia Years 1968-1969 (PBS feature record) Fans of all things nastay rejoiced when early demo sessions by the legendary funk diva Betty Davis were discovered in the vaults of...

by Cash Savage and the Last Drinks Cash Savage and the Last Drinks One of Us (PBS feature record) One Of Us is the third album from Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, and it’s...

by Plutonic Lab Plutonic Lab Deep Above the Noise (PBS feature record) This this the fourth episode of Pluto as a solo artist, courtesy of Wax Museum Records. Album artwork is by the gifted photographer,...

by The Mystery Lights The Mystery Lights The Mystery Lights (PBS feature record) Mystery Lights – Self-Titled. This album is the first to be released on WICK Records, a new subsidiary of the good people...

by Case/Lang/Veirs Case/Lang/Veirs Case/Lang/Veirs (PBS feature record) It all seems to good to be true. In what seems like such a good idea, you wonder why they didn’t think of it earlier. It all came...