i thought i should post a new blog finally. and then i thought i should make it music related. and then i thought i should make it local music related. and then i remembered how i was listening to uisce last night, and how much i enjoyed it. and how it reminded me how i always think it's a shame that not enough local bands in musical styles i'm interested in really try to make their own style and make an impact rather than just sounding like international bands. this may also have been influenced by reviewing
the new butterfly effect single the other day, and my growing feeling that most of the well known bands in these fields are given support because they're considered the best aus bands we have, but when you put them in an international field, they're not that far up the list at all.
so here are my seven favourite australian albums. albums that i think have done something original and have found really enjoyable, and most importantly, exciting:
the grand silent system - gift or a weapon
silverchair - neon balroom
theredsunband - peapod
non-intentional lifeform - uisce (ish-ka)
architecture in helsinki - in case we die
regurgitator - tu-plang
disclaimer:
why six? because i limited it to one per band, full length albums and tried to make it only stuff that is fairly readily available - cutting off a lot of bands like twitch, tirany, behind crimson eyes,
pyramid, sydonia, young love, a ghost devotion and many others who have all put on a great live show/released a great ep/self-released a great recording/all of the above. if anyone wants to make any criticisms of this list, just know that i wont respond to anything that concerns the following issues: first and most importantly, it has to be something i've HEARD (and preferably have in my possession). second it has to be something i ENJOYED and got a response from ME. this list is completely subjective, and i make no apologies for that. you make think X album belongs on there, but if i haven't heard it, or if i have and it wasn't my thing, i'm not gonna put it on MY list. plain and simple. also i know they're all albums from the last 10 years (or less), but remember, i'm still in my early 20's. i'll readily admit that i'm far more excited by music that i grew up with or is emerging now than by things that happened before my time. i'm not trying to make a definitive all time most important and influential list. just things i think are really fucking cool. ok? good. any other suggestions, i'll listen to, as i'm always extra excited when a local
band excites me.
Phoenix is a bit slower than the average Butterfly Effect song. Not softer by any means, merely working at a slower pace. The space serves them well, as the drums come in and you can visualise the whole band rocking in unison, as surely their fans will in a live arena. But as the lead single for their forthcoming album, Phoenix is a little disappointing. It’s The Butterfly Effect sure, but it’s the same band we heard on Always and One Second of Insanity. Without the benefit of it being a new direction for (Australian mainstream) heavy music that was the strength of those songs.