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
8 Mining Tax – Degenerational Report (Workplace Safety CDRs) Pelican29 July 2015 You might expect a band with such a specific ‘analogue synth meets economic mismanagement’ vibe to rely too much on gimmickry, but past the initial gag lies... Music0 Comments10 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 Comments8 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
8 Carrie and Lowell – Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) Pelican13 July 2015 The softly spoken Sufjan Stevens from Michigan marks a return to his indie folk roots in Carrie and Lowell. Accompanied by plucked acoustic melodies, ... Music0 Comments8 views
5 Strangers to Ourselves – Modest Mouse (Epic) Pelican13 July 2015 Its been eight long years since Modest Mouse released an album and arguably another three since they made anything worthwhile, but while the drought i... Music0 Comments0 views
8 Jenny Death (The Powers that B pt. 2) – Death Grips (Third Worlds/Harvest) Pelican13 July 2015 It’s hard to separate Jenny Death from the hype it’s been receiving for the last year. 2014 saw the release of Niggas on the Moon, ostensibly the first half... Music0 Comments14 views
The Popularist Manifesto (Party for Your Right to Fight) Pelican30 April 2015 So you want to change the world. In the words of Joe Strummer, “You gotta give it all you got, or forget it,” and he’d know: their protest song, ‘Rock... Music0 Comments3 views
6 Dream Rimmy – Dream Rimmy EP (Independent) Pelican28 March 2015 The term “up and coming” has been prone to overuse in the Perth music scene, but this is a well-founded depiction of Dream Rimmy in terms of the musical qua... Music0 Comments9 views
Matilda Bay Musings: March Pelican28 March 2015 ‘What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me’ by Chaka Khan (1981) Ned Doheny was a white session musician from the ‘70s who came from money and played in the band, Av... Music0 Comments7 views
