STACK #123 Jan 2015

MUSIC

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Top 1o for 2014!

H appy new year, STACK music lovers. There’s a lot to look forward to in music for 2015, but before we look to the year ahead, a quick re-cap on some things from late 2014. Firstly, Bertie Blackman, Daily Meds, King Gizzard &The Wizard Lizard, Krakatau, Lanie Lane, and Shiny Joe Ryan were all added to the AMP longlist: the shortlist will be announced soon, and the winner in March; good luck everyone. Late last year I also caught Damon Albarn at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre: a close run thing for gig of the year and incredible

Emile Simon will be at So Frenchy, So Chic in 2015

1. Black Cab Games of the XXI Olympiad

2. Damon Albarn Everyday Robots

3. The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream

the new album by London natives Kitty, Daisy and Lewis (entitled Third ) is produced by Mick Jones of The Clash, and is their best release to date. The Foo Fighters are set to land on us in February to play the well-received Sonic Highways. If you missed this exceptional show on the roots and evolution of American music (from Washington punk to Nashville country to jazz and funk in New Orleans) on TV, make sure you get yourself a Blu-ray or DVD version when the time comes! Until next issue, keep your head in the music.

to see Remi hop up and guest on Clint Eastwood. TheWar on Drugs were out here for Meredith Music Festival and I caught a sideshow; spell binding and energised and Lost in the Dream just sprang to life. Other highlights at the end of 2014 included Black Cab at Howler (see top ten at left) a brilliant live reading of their electronically fuelled Games of the XXI Olympiad. To kick off the year, I got down to Asgeir at Melbourne’s ever- gorgeous Forum Theatre, and made my annual sojourn down to So Frenchy, So Chic at Werribee Mansion – as ever a lovely day out in the sun in mid January, with The Do and Emile Simon both being highlights for me. In terms of new releases,

4. Remi Raw X Infinity

5 . #1 Dads About Face

6. The Peep Tempel Tales

7. Total Control Typical System

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8. Chet Faker Built on Glass

10 Ed Sheeran + 9 Red Hot Chilli Peppers Californication 8 INXS Kick 25 7 Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence 6 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago JB Hi-Fi remains a great destination for music lovers; where else can you stream, buy CDs and still get great vinyl releases as well? The spinning black circle refuses to die and 2014 has a been a great year for record collectors, from Jack White’s wonderfully loopy ‘ultra LP’ version of Lazaretto, to collector seducing 180gm edtions of new releases. Our staff love music on vinyl, see some of them below with some of their 2014 favourites! 5 Rodriguez Cold Fact 4 Pink Floyd The Endless River 3 Chet Faker Built On Glass 2 Jack White Lazaretto (Ultra LP) 1 Arctic Monkeys AM 2015 Top 10 JB Hi-Fi Vinyl Chart

9. Glass Animals Zaba

10. Thundamentals So We Can Remember

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Kitty, Daisy and Lewis release their new album Third on January 30. Thanks to Shock, we’ve got a Kitty, Daisy and Lewis pack to give away, comprising Third and their first two albums (see below). Enter at stack.net.au

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