8 REVIEW: JAMES BLAKE – THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING (POLYDOR) Pelican21 May 2016 The tone of Colour is much more warm and romantic than the introspective Overgrown, with plenty of songs referencing relationships and affection as opposed to Blake’s own experiences as a musician. Bridget Rumball reviews. Music0 Comments8 views
Musings from (Relative) Sobriety Pelican11 March 2016 ‘Hey, why aren’t you drinking tonight?’ It’s the usual story for a Saturday night- out the back of my friend’s house, lingering around the haphazar... Voice0 Comments23 views
4.5 SIA – This Is Acting (Inertia / Monkey Puzzle / RCA) Pelican9 February 2016 This is Acting probably seemed like a great idea on paper - Sia taking back songs that she’s written for others, and making them her own. But there is absolutely no difference between 80% of this track list, and the track list for 1000 Forms of Fear; proving that this isn’t necessarily acting, but continuing on as normal. Music0 Comments73 views
7 St LUCIA – MATTER (COLUMBIA RECORDS) Pelican4 February 2016 Hold on tight to your lycra and perms, kids because Synthpop is back. St Lucia's latest album 'Matter' takes the campiness and nostalgia of the 80s to the nth degree. Music0 Comments15 views
Pelican’s Albums of the Year Pelican24 November 2015 It’s not quite the end of the year, but it is the end of the Pelican year, so I thought I would get Peli’s music writer community to give us their top 5 alb... Music0 Comments30 views
7.5 Muse – Drones (Warner Bros/Helium-3) Pelican29 July 2015 Everyone’s favourite space rockers are back, this time treading unchartered waters. Muse’s Drones is a concept album, in which a protagonist falls out of lo... Music0 Comments3 views
9 Everything Everything- Get to Heaven (Sony RCA) Pelican29 July 2015 Of all the possible indie-rock bands to tackle the thematic content of a world gone wrong, British four piece Everything Everything would have to be one of the ... Music0 Comments7 views
7 SpaceManAntics – Katzenjammer/Don’t Be The Last (Independent) Pelican28 July 2015 When you are meant to review an single by a band called SpaceManAntics, its hard to take their music seriously. Good thing that this small band out of Freo seem... Music0 Comments11 views
SELLING SIA: Pop’s musical superwomen Pelican28 March 2015 Sex, body and appearance sells. This is true now more than ever within the music industry, generally renowned for a constant pushing of image and appearance as ... Music0 Comments14 views
