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Album of the month

Give Some Get Some

Lost Animal

It’s not every day you hear about a new Lost Animal album. In fact, it’s been ten years between drinks. The debut Ex Tropical was released in 2011, and followed by You Yang in 2016. So what happened, and where’s frontman/mastermind Jarrod Quarrell been for the last ten years?

From the horse's mouth, “I don't give a fuck about productivity”. A humbling reply. It confirms Quarrell's MO: here’s an artist as a non-conformist. And when he does see fit to bless us with his unique vision of what music can sound like, it has the ability to completely charm and disarm. Amongst a sea of rock bands, LA is essentially a solo act. Simply put; LA is JQ. But on the other hand, amongst an ocean of solo acts, LA possesses the grandiosity of a full band, punk in spirit, but without being fast, or heavy. Armed with keys and synths, timbres align more with what a toucan might listen to, as opposed to what's heard commonly throughout Melbourne's gig economy. Strings are gently plucked and horns are tenderly blown. These are the colourful brush strokes that decorate the upper frequencies. They’re the ticket to a far away land; exotic, and potentially very dangerous. If the crew from Hear My Eyes are reading this, consider Lost Animal performing Give Some Get Some as the soundtrack to the next time you screen The Hangover Part 2. Yeah, the one where shit gets super fried in Thailand.

REISSUE OF THE MONTH

The Sound of White

Missy Higgins

Eleven/EMI re-release of ‘The Sound Of White’ on white vinyl due to popular demand. Originally released in 2004, The Sound Of White is and lead track ’Scar’ won Missy her first ARIA Award along with APRA’s Song Of The Year. 

In 2005 The Sound Of White, which also features singles ’Ten Days’ and ’The Special Two’, received an extraordinary five ARIA Awards including Album Of The Year. The album is over 9 x platinum.

LABEL OF THE MONTH

Spoilsport Records

Spoilsport Records is a Naarm/Melbourne based DIY independent label founded in 2018 by multi-instrumentalist Sam Lyons (Eggy, House Deposit, Mug). Built on an ethos of physically releasing music that might otherwise go unreleased on a physical format, the label began near the end of 2018 with small-run, individually hand-dubbed cassettes made in Lyons’ bedroom.  

Now 7 years old, it has grown into a mainstay of the Australian underground music scene, releasing albums for artists such as Way Dynamic, Delivery, Kosmetika, Season 2 and Quality Used Cars, across an eclectic mix of genres from off kilter post punk and new-wave, to Australiana, baroque folk and synth pop.

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