Scout Niblett – It’s Up To Emma (Drag City)
There’s not much room for ‘fun’. No room for pom poms and a nihilistic refrain chanted ad nauseum like it’s a game. It’s straight down the line fucked upness, which is appropriate given the album is wedded so tightly to a heart that’s been badly burned.
Electrelane in Australia
I can’t remember the last time the music from the night before left me feeling hollow. Gutted. Sad it had to finish.
Eleanor Friedberger @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney, 29.01.12
‘Lost At Sea’ is better. The guitar is no longer wielded like an apology. From here it’s going to be all right (as in everything is right not merely alright).
These are a Few of my Favourite Things … from 2011 | Victoria Birch
Maybe I’ll save the angst and tell her we started here all along
Eleanor Friedberger – Last Summer (Merge)
The rough and tumble is a calculated move.
A Music Critic’s Response: Why One of Us Doesn’t Think You’re a Retarded Arsehole
I’m a tastemaker, right? How can I make taste if everyone’s beating me to the punch?
Little Scout – Take Your Light (MGM Distribution)
I’m loathe to call it background music but that’s about the nub of it.
Ben Salter – The Cat (self-released)
The Cat deserves a home because it struggles to conform. It’s the appeal of the outsider.
The Grates – Secret Rituals (Dew Process)
If you’re 15 Secret Rituals will be bliss
Memory Tapes – Player Piano (Carpark)
In the immortal words of that shit film, “He’s just not that into you”.