My favorite music from Australia

Published by Adam on May 20, 2015

While living in Australia for the last three years, I’ve looked for cool local music–the best young songwriters who sound poised for an international breakout (if they haven’t done it already). In recent weeks, I’ve highlighted a few of my top picks–mostly in my favorite genre, rock ‘n roll.

In case you missed any of them, here’s a quick video roundup! Click the names of the musicians to read my full post.

Tame Impala

The Delta Riggs

Seth Sentry

Cloud Control

Wolf & Cub

Best music from Australia – Cloud Control

Published by Adam on May 8, 2015

Welcome back to Best Music from Australia!

You may have heard that I’m leaving Australia. After spending three amazing years in the land down under, my wife and I are moving back to the United States. While I’ve been here, I’ve tried to check out as much of the local rock scene as I can.

In previous posts, I’ve featured Tame Impala, The Delta Riggs and Seth Sentry. Today, I give you a great indie band hailing from the breathtaking Blue Mountains just outside Sydney.

Cloud Control

I’d heard of Cloud Control before arriving in Sydney, but it wasn’t until the release of their second album Dream Cave that this band became one of my favorites. You may remember I listed that album as one my top discs for 2013.

There is something darkly hypnotic about this band’s boy-girl harmonies and twinkling guitars. On track of track they show their songwriting chops, whether it’s the anthemic “Scar” or the dark groove of “Island Living.”

You know, I always love a band with a sense of humor. That comes through especially on “Happy Birthday,” which features the boisterous lyrics, “I hate my birthday it’s true / A happy thought here for you.”

Check out the video for “Scar” above!

Check back next week for another great Australian rock band!

Best music from Australia – Tame Impala

Published by Adam on April 17, 2015

In this multi-part series, I’ll tell you about my favorite Australian musicians. First up…

Tame Impala

All right, so I knew about this band before I came to Australia. But in my mind, Tame Impala truly broke out while I was here, releasing an amazing second album and playing a bunch of killer shows. Hailing from Perth, these lads have a sound that’s big enough for large venues, but the tunes are so multi-layered and intricate, you’ll want to play their tunes through some good headphones, too.

Singer Kevin Parker also appears on three funky tracks on the new Mark Ronson album, Uptown Special.

I got to see Tame Impala live for the first time at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown and they just destroyed.

If you like psychedelic rock music, you owe it to yourself to check this great band out. Here’s a video for “Elephant,” the big single off of 2012’s Lonerism. Tame Impala is expected to have a new album out later this year, so stay tuned.

Check back next week for another great Australian band!

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