We shine a light on the excellent “We Are The Wildlife” from Brona McVittie, an Irish Harpist with a divine voice who takes us on a psycho-geographic journey through traditional folk with electronic flourishes and subtle atmospherics. I’ll chat about probably my favourite WOMADelaide yet with Pimpod subscriber Andy and we delve into the build up of excellent new releases from Kim Richey, Marlon Williams and Ryley Walker.
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Featuring the latest cassette from Melbourne’s Lee Hannah, who has taken a new direction with his work. Infinirely is a stunningly slow-moving 20 minute short film / album depicting the intricate natural and unnatural ecology of Australia’s mallee district. Plus relaxing compositions of Panoptique Electrical, Yellow6 ,Monty Adkins and Cicada.
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An extra tasty 1/2/3/4 with some essential new releases. Haley Heynderickx’s debut is already one of my favourites for 2018, with some deft guitar work and imaginative lyrics. How can you not gravitate to an artist who dreamed she was transformed into a feamle Jimi Hendrix at age eleven? Plus folkie Serafina Steer’s cracking post punk trio Bas Jan, metaphysical rolling folk from Red River Dialect and the beguiling sounds of Jerry David Deciccia.
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Ty Segall has for ten years been crafting a raft of excellent releases, mining psych rock and morphing it into his own genre. His latest release, Freedom’s Goblin is chock full of nuggets that will have you grinning from ear to ear. It’s a triumphant thumbs up from Pimpod HQ for his fuzz laden cover of Hot Chocolate’s Every 1’s A Winner. As well, the return of Merpire, who moved from Sydney to Melbourne after a huge 2017, her latest Hauntways is a catchy slice of synth pop. Plus Welsh label Cae Gwyn celebrate ten years of fantastic releases.
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Ambient guitar, lush drones, delicate electronics. Another special selection of The Quiet Space.
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