Six years ago, I fell in love with this odd-ball band as I watched them live on-stage surrounded by a bizarre array of instruments (or just dustbin lids), comprising of such a misfit of members including a father and son who all hailed from this 'magical place' called Eel Pie Island. Over the years, I've seen this band time and time again playing a variety of small venues before eventually headlining Offset and Dot to Dot festival to similar sized crowds. And a just a couple of years ago, I last witnessed them playing to a half empty venue ...

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Besides working hard on his newly started Congaloid label, Italian born but London residing producer/dj Stefano Ritteri AKA Solo is busy putting together blissful remixes such as this one of forthcoming single “Unhappy Ending” from Canadian singstress Jenna Andrews. It might be a slow burner but it’s an excellent slow burner with soulful vocals, a [...]

Melbourne duo Indian Summer DJs have kicked it proper with their first original “I Do”. Most first attempts tend to be a bit light on but from the get go “I Do” is a proper club burner clipping along with some sturdy drums and a slick breakdown. Borrowing the...

More new Walkmen . Unfortunately, “The House You Made’ is only a B-side and did not make the final cut for Heaven. It’s  a slow burner, that Hamilton’s powers through with his usual tremendous vocals. This family love is becoming quite a nice and mature theme from the band. Heaven will be out May 29th through Fat Possum.

While the following films have all been simmering quietly on the burner while we usher in the major tent poles of the summer movie season, their trailers promise that once the explosions and action die down, we can get back to normal (for the most part). First up is “What Maisie Knew,” featuring the likes of Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan in a Henry James-derived dramedy that is set to explore the complexity of modern marriage and family happenings, and it looks as if it could be a charming little indie from the directing team of “Suture” helmers ...

Joi Tiffany releases a burner of neosoul in 'Pillars of Salt'.

Green Light is Go: on this late night candle burner Aerials … How ultra, ultra, ultra glorious is this rendition by Michigan’s, Rapids">Grand Rapids Kiely Rich? Terrifyingly sublime.

Jonti - ‘Nightshift In Waltz’ (RAJA Rearrangement) (mp3) NY native RAJA recently put Jonti’s ‘Nightshift in Blue’ on the slow burner. This looser version plays out like an astral projection on a Sunday afternoon. Worth a listen. soundcloud.com/lordraja lordraja.tumblr.com jontidanimals.tumblr.com

Originally turned on to Ferocious Fucking Teeth with last years EP Hounds , it didn’t take them along to follow that up with this here debut full-length on Safety Meeting Records. Although, it HAS taken me far too long to write about it. Bummer. Never mind that though, this record is pretty damn good. Definitely a bit different than what I originally heard from them on their EP, less straightforward rock/noise stuff being done here and A LOT more riffage going on. Good call, as it gets some pretty good mileage out of the two drummer set up they ...

By Erin Shay Kodak to Graph works the middle and elevates it with a slow burner and serious compliment to “Work the Middle” by Andrea. It’s soulful and smooth around all-the-right-edges and has the gradual harmonic clarity and the fancy of an old style cartoon. Kodak to Graph takes you on a subtle atmospheric trip [...]

After a long hiatus, glam-rockers The Darkness hit Melbourne for a two-night riot of rock... Selling out their first Palace Theatre show relatively quickly, they added another night to appease those fans with long memories and a burning passion for their music. Looking more metal than glam, there wasn’t all that much to remind punters that this kind of music hit its straps in the seventies, and lost favour after one or two of the genre’s main protagonists were found morally wanting. The Darkness too has had its issues. The band split after six years when Justin Hawkins ...

Beach House Bloom Sub Pop Records [2012]   Fire Note Says: Bloom is another solid collection of indie dream pop from Baltimore's Beach House! Album Review: Indie dream pop group Beach House once again have created a record that stays in its lane of expectations but swells up and beyond any type of ceiling you may think exists. Bloom is the groups fourth long player and it is another atmospheric pop journey that offers 10 songs at a lengthy hour listen. The utterly calm and cool style of Beach House does not get much tweaking on Bloom , which at first ...

J Boogie returns for the final single from his “Undercover” album with a tropical burner for the summer. “El Ritmo” is a carnival ride through the Cumbia sounds of Bang Data, featuring bi-lingual spits from Deuce Eclipse. The DJ Sabo remix takes us into Moombahton territory for a romp in the club....

Rap veteran Nas is so focused on dropping his upcoming Life Is Good this summer that he is willing to postpone talks of speculated joint efforts amongst the likes of Common, AZ and other artists.