Nothing Ever Happened

This week is Deerhunter week. They play the Zoo this Saturday, and I'm sweating in anticipation.

Here is a live recording of one of their best tunes, "Nothing Ever Happened".

HUNZ!

Local Brisbane artist Hunz is preparing to release a new debut album (I probably should check my facts a bit better, this ain't Hunz's debut).

I had the chance to watch Hunz in action at the Connect4:Play event last week and him, along with his group, were pretty impressive. (My associate Shez has some great photos of the event which you can see here).

He has notified the world that you can in actually listen to the whole thing by clicking right.......here. Enjoy.

When I get a few minutes later on, I'll have a listen through and perhaps give you a few thoughts.



An aside: I couldn't help but notice how much Hunz looks like the Sheriff of Rottingham, from Mel Brook's "classic" 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' (played by Roger Rees). What do you think?

*edit* Also, non-Brisbane band Deerhunter are playing the Zoo in June. Tickets on sale now! Yippee!

Recently, Somewhere on the Stereo

I recall residing within the Loki Hostel, La Paz, Bolivia around March last year, quietly having a local beer and chilling out after a walk round the rather lively pseudo-capital of Bolivia. While at the bar, the bar volunteer was playing some music by what sounded like a very interesting band, I asked him what it was and he told me, intending to try have a listen to some when I got back to western civilisation. I promptly forgot and later tried to recall the name while writing down notes in my travel diary, I could only remember the first syllable….'Deer' something or other.

Months later, I casually searched in vain for ‘deer' related bands ("The Dears","Deerhoof", and so forth). I knew it wasn't long defunct Australian folk-indie band "The Dearhunters" (who had a great little single called "Mr Katherine" off their album "Red, Wine & Blue", but I knew it wasn't them.

To cut a long story short, I stumbled upon the correct band several days ago. The band is Deerhunter and I've been constantly listening to their incredible 2008 release "Microcastle". I'm not going to go into huge detail, but I have to say that it's an accomplished piece of work and had I heard of it earlier, it would have definitely put it on my ‘best of 2008' list. That's what happens when you forgo popular radio for the greater part of a year. Great songs include: ‘Agoraphobia', ‘Never Stops', ‘Little Kids' and ‘Nothing Ever Happened'. I seriously recommend it.

Another album that has grown on me, as I've mentioned previously, is ‘Nouns' by Los Angeles's "No Age". I don't think its as good as Pitch-arse make it out to be, but there are some cool tracks on it, particularly the final episode, "Brain Burner". Worth a look, it has certainly has some energy.