The Scientists
The post punk psychedelic music of the late 60s spurred the Scientists, out of Perth, to create disjointed loud sounds. Their sound is anything but smooth. Their 3 minutes and under songs feels like a dash of the Ramones and drip of The Church. This band has no trouble advertising tat they have no idea what the fuck they are dong. They are erratic, erroneous and elegiac I sincerely love a band with no real agenda. There is an organic rebellion to structure and form in their musical endeavors.
Kim Salmon, the edgy front man of he Scientists, has been stood up and he's not going to take it. This under the radar gem is A jaunty song about getting jilted on date night is both comical and fucking true. Ever stand around in your Friday night best waiting and checking the door of the place you were to meet only to slink out in dashed hopes and embarrassing defeat. You know people were wondering why you are sitting on the bar stool alone. Ouch. THe Scientists rip their off beat mix of proto punk and psychorockabilly like wild marauders with a score to settle. Don't stand up Kim. He will pen a revenge song about you. For other she done me wrong songs from Australian bands check out Lime Spiders "Weirdo Libido" and the Stems "Tears Me In Two". Come on now guys own your feelings.
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Middle Kids
The well matched trio from Sydney blends insouciance and insight. They may be young but they have a vision to bring us some music that reminds me of 1998 with no cell phones and a Barnes Nobles book store with a music section. Lovely Hannah Joy turns her guitar upside to take it on the upstroke. Tim's got the down beat. They don't so much play dueling guitars so much as strumming in tandem. Her glassy voice takes hold of you immediately. She holds her Aussie accent wit a Sharp enunciation even when she warbles. He blends in his harmonies still a step back from her. Most welcome unconventional south paw songstress and her right handed partner. She turned the right handed guitar around to get the low strings. It feels right. Romantic songs that are still rooted in reality make this band an Australian darling.
You don't have to sell it
I am sold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The Vines
Craig Nicholls is a beautiful, beautiful boy with limitless musical and artistic talent yet he gained quite the reputation for being er "difficult" on stage and off. At a cout hearing, his lawyer brought up hat he had severe Asperger's Syndrome. All charges were dropped so he could ontiune to create music with his band the Vines. (BTW Syd presented with similar symptom's and he was a freaking genius)
A stand out tune by this band that seamlessly blends 60s garage rock with genuine 90s alternative rock n roll is "RIDE". The song clocks in at 2:43 and could have kept it moving for another 4 minutes. His vocal meanderings are a mix of George Harrison and Kurt Cobain. He fronts the four piece wearing a loose over sized cardigan while imploring your to "Ride with me" The chord progression is minimal and mixes easily with the clobbering drums sound. Add some well timed hand claps and you've got a stone cold classic.
The Vines' music runs the spectrum by heavy racing guitar work to dreamy slow winding tunes like "Amnesia". This track is a hazy hallucegenic gem that evokes nostalgia to a calmer time in your mind at least. The Vines have an evolving sound where the past and the future implode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL_dI3GtB4o
Snorkeling in Kitty Miller Bay Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAF-7oOP4AM
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