Libraries
By The Love Language
Review by Ed Butler (Aug 31st '10)
The Love Language’s self-titled debut from last year was a lo-fi effort in stateside misery; an Americana spin on what has been an Anglophone niche for decades. While almost every beat on The Love Language could be linked to The Kinks’ more downbeat efforts, there was always the unmistakeable timbre and tone of the American folk tradition. The follow up, Libraries, finds Stuart Lamb in more upbeat, but downcast, form. It also finds him, one minute into the opener, ‘Pedals’, referencing Arcade Fire just…
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Band of Horses on Success, Kid Cudi and why Bruce Springsteen is Scary
Featuring Band of Horses
By Joshua Grimm (Aug 11th '10)
Just months after it's well-received release, Band of Horses are bringing Infinite Arms to Australia. Before they took to the stage in Sydney, WB sat down with Tyler Ramsey, lead guitarist, to discuss the album, tour and band.
WB: How has the trip out to Australia been so far?
TR: It's been great. We were here before and I remember having a blast. Melbourne was a lot of fun but we've been pretty busy this tour and haven't really been exploring that much.
Infinite…
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Broken Social Scene - The Corner - Monday 2nd August, 2010
Featuring Broken Social Scene
By Alex De Petro (Aug 17th '10)
In early 2008 I saw Canada’s Broken Social Scene perform a lifeless and unimaginative set at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel. Touring with conspirators Stars and Feist for the Laneway Festival, BSS only managed a lineup of six that evening, and failed to inspire the increasingly antsy crowd. This was not the case on the 2nd of August, 2010, as BSS absolutely blew the Corner Hotel apart with a powerful, expansive and, most importantly, endlessly energetic set touring on the back of their excellent recent release Forgiveness Rock Record.
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