A couple days ago I was finishing up a run through Alex Lahey’s great new record The Best Of Luck Club while waiting for a Lyft. Out of respect for the drivers, I usually take my earbuds out when I get in the car, but for some reason I left them in and when the last track from Lahey played, Spotify did their algorithm thing … Continue reading Angie McMahon-Salt
It had been a few years since I heard from my favorite Melbourne punks The Summervilles, so I was happy to receive an email last week letting me know they just released a new album. The last thing I listened to by them was Twelve Ways Yo Fuck Up Before Breakfast way back in the fall of 2013. They took their time with the new … Continue reading The Summervilles-All Is Lost
Every time I think about this band I feel the need to say their name with the same inflection Jack White gives when he says “Screwdriver” in that song off The White Stripes self-titled album. Dick Diver doesn’t have much in common with the bluesy riffs White loves, though. Instead, this Melbourne foursome goes for dreamy pop and early R.E.M.-style college rock. The latter is … Continue reading Dick Diver-“Tearing The Posters Down”
The Summervilles came out guns blazing when they released their first songs in 2011 and two years later they still haven’t run out of ammo. The punk band from Melbourne Australia takes a good bit of influence from American bands like The Thermals, but put their own spin on the genre. 12 Ways To Fuck Up Before Breakfast isn’t quite as rough as their two … Continue reading The Summervilles-12 Ways To Fuck Up Before Breakfast
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