2017 has turned out to be a most excellent vintage for music. This is the annual Top 50 countdown – looking at some of this year’s essential releases. As usual, I struggle and even feel guilty (silly I know!) with the releases I’ve left out. Even if I had a top 100 I would feel the same. This is Part 2 – counting down to my favourite releases of the year – both shows are streamed content only. Enjoy!
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2017 has turned out to be a most excellent vintage for music. This is the annual Top 50 countdown – looking at some of this year’s essential releases. As usual, I struggle and even feel guilty (silly I know!) with the releases I’ve left out. Even if I had a top 100 I would feel the same. This is Part 1 – both shows are streamed content only. Enjoy!
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Inspired by the rice fields of Nagano, Japan and the process known as “waking up the fields”, Darren McClure has created glacial drones with manipulated field recordings, warm and calming. He says that “stillness, parallel lines and nature are represented in the music just as clouds and mountains are reflected in the flooded fields.” As well, the excellent piano/string compositions of Slow Meadow’s Costero, plus sounds from Ghost and Tape and the Greatest Hoax.
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Frazey Ford returns to Australia with some new songs to share and an extensive tour around the country. I just happened to bump into her and she graciously took time out for a quick chat about her latest single, a cover of D’Angelo’s ‘When We Get By’. As well, new releases from Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed, Caleb Ford, Hussy Hicks and news of Rachel Baiman’s tour to Australia early in 2018.
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Featuring brilliant new local releases from Ups and Downs (back to their jangly best!), The Nature Strip and Yhan Leal. As well, one of this year’s finest folk offerings from UK artist Megan Henwood.
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