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Happy 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
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,
THIS MONTH AT
The JB Listener
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
Kitty , Daisy & Lewis
Top 1o
for 2014!
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.
The JB Listener
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JANUARY 2015 JB HI-FI
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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
2015 Top 10 JB Hi-Fi Vinyl Chart
1. Black Cab
Games of the XXI Olympiad
2. Damon Albarn
Everyday Robots
3. The War on
Drugs
Lost in the Dream
4. Remi
Raw X Infinity
5 . #1 Dads
About Face
6. The Peep Tempel
Tales
7. Total Control
Typical System
8. Chet Faker
Built on Glass
9. Glass Animals
Zaba
10. Thundamentals
So We Can Remember
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
Emile Simon
will be at So Frenchy,
So Chic in 2015