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H ey all you STACK music
lovers, I'm back from
balmy Barcelona (don't be
too jealous), and aside from
escaping the winter I managed to
catch a set by the great Modfather
himself, PaulWeller, which was
absolutely fantastic. From there it
was straight on to Splendour in the
Grass, where some of our brightest
Aussie acts shined (through a few
somber clouds), and I got myself
along to several Melbourne
sideshows as well. Folk-rockers
Boy & Bear and atmospheric
charmers Holy Holy both delivered
in spades, but the most luminous of
all were Tame Impala, proffering a
completely immersive experience
which included many of those
freshly pressed tunes from their
latest dreamy album Currents.
Other highlights of the festival
included beloved Florence + the
Machine , surf cats Best Coast,
Icelandic indie-pop act Of Monsters
and Men , and of course the
inimitable Mark Ronson (whose
extraordinary backing band included
Australian soul singer Ella
Thompson, of The Bamboos). Upon
returning to Melbourne I almost
immediately got to see Blur a
second time (after their headlining
performance at the festival), in their
sideshow at Melbourne's Rod Laver
Arena; Damon Albarn was suitably
kooky as always, and in addition to
the hits we heard several tracks
from new release The Magic Whip,
which translated splendidly live.
Coming up, I'm hanging to see
those wild poly-rhythmic neo-soul
idols Hiatus Kaiyote; they're
playing at Howler in Melbourne on
August 14. The Grammy Award-
nominees are spruiking their
second album Choose Your
Weapon, which came out a few
months ago and totally bewitched
my ears. I'll let you know next time
exactly how impressive
frontwoman Nai Palm was, so until
then, keep your head in the music!
The JB Listener
On the
JB Stereo
The Platters That Matter
Oh Mercy
When We Talk About Love
MS MR
How Does It Feel
The Bohicas
The Making Of
Robert Forster
Songs to Play
The Rubens
Hoops
Shane Nicholson
Hell Breaks Loose
Glen Hansard
Didn't He Ramble
Mac DeMarco
Another One
The Paper Kites
Twelvefour
The Fratellis
Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied
Craigos has been working
within the music industry
since he was 15, so he's
had "a good 20-odd years" to
build his rather impressive
vinyl collection. As music co-
cordinator of the Marion store
in South Australia, Craigos is
particularly stoked that they'll
soon be carrying a full vinyl
catalogue – classics as well
as fresh LPs every week.
"It's pretty exciting to see the
format coming back," he says.
"People appreciate the artwork,
the sound, everything about it!"
The newTame Impala album
Currents – which has been
shipped on vinyl to every single
JB store, even those that don't
usually stock LPs – is going
like hotcakes at Marion, and
Craigos reckons it'll remain so
well into Christmas. "There're
still quite a few cool things to
come out this year that haven't
been announced, but I'm
particularly looking forward to
the new Iron Maiden album,"
he adds. Recent releases he's
picked up for his personal
cache include Everything
Everything's Get to Heaven,
and the self-titled debut from
Franz Ferdinand/Sparks outfit
FFS.
092 AUGUST 2015 JB Hi-Fi
visit THIS MONTH at MUSIC
1. Tame Impala
Currents
2. Florence + The
Machine
How Big, How Blue,
How Beautiful
3. Refused
Freedom
4. Jamie xx
In Colour
5. Courtney Barnett
Sometimes I Sit and
Think and Sometimes
I Just Sit
6. Taylor Swift
1989
7. The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
(Limited Deluxe
Edition)
8. Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in
New York
9. David Bowie
Nothing Has
Changed
10. Tame Impala
Innerspeaker
Chart Vinyl
Splendour:
Photo by Alesha Kolbe
Craigos with his
Everything Everything
and FFS LPs
Stay tuned to STACK's
Facebook page for regular
vinyl chart updates!
the jb listener
Don’t forget, you can always order hard-to-find vinyl via the JB Hi-Fi website.
Looking sharp and getting punch-
happy: the Sharpie subculture of
'70s Oz had so much more going
on. It's been immortalised with
loving fervour in an absolutely
vicious double CD and booklet of
snaps: we've got 5 to give away,
thanks to Festival/Warner!
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