Totems Flare

I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY

Mi ami

Fuuuuck, this song rules. Mi Ami carry this pounding rhythm for over 6 minutes here, without losing any of it’s original steam.

NOTHING HURTS

Male bonding

So if you have read this column at all regularly, you’ll notice I’ve got a bit of a semi for British 3-piece Male Bonding. Their simplistic pummel has been pretty joyous to my ears over the last year or so.

GETTIN UPPERZ

Gettin Upperz

T54 are a band from Christchurch. They used to be called Joe Sampson and the T54. They played at Glastombury, which was effectively a microcosm of the messiest parts of CALH, over New Years 2009 vs 2010.

LATIN AMERICA

Holy Fuck

So it’s not as intense as, say Frenchys, but Holy Fuck still churn out a bit of tension here in their new single, Latin America.

ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND

Always left behind

Okay I think I first heard this at the Mount Pleasant / With Moths / Rhinoceros extravaganza at Watusi approximately a month ago (that was a p. cool show by the way, too many Phil Elverum vibes to count), and it’s almost disturbing in it’s fidelity to the original…

SPANISH SAHARA

Foals - Spanish Sahara

Ummmmm so looks like Foals did a total Primary Colours on this one, their new track Spanish Sahara proving that they can move beyond mathy hi-hat ravaging annoyance pretty expertly.

HEALTH

HEALTH

I think I’m still in shock from just how incredible this set was. Dripping with bizarre electronic tidal waves and monster machine sounds, I was soooo doubtful as to whether they could emulate their records live. Seriously. They didn’t just emulate the record, they reproduced and obliterated it.

CAMP REVIEWS

Camp reviews

Wow, how late are these?!!?!? Here is the first batch of report cards on acts from Campus A Low Hum, to be updated as my memory stops clouding over and I remember more of the acts that I saw.

GOOD ADVICE

Good advice

Straightforward, melancholic guitar pop meets an australian accent that comes on probably a little too strong, but the delivery is wayyy too earnest for anyone to get too hung up on the ‘Strayan vibes. CHECK.

WRITTEN ALL OVER YR FACE

Okay so my laptop has been pretty destroyed recently so posts will be sporadic, but in the meantime, here’s an autotuned, not-quite-right cover of Beyonce’s Halo, by Major Lazer.