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G reetings STACK music
lovers, from the
befuddled but
contented mind of a person
whose sleeping patterns are
completely out of whack due
to a demanding and thoroughly
satisfying stint at SXSW. The
annual Austin, Texas festival of
music, film and interactive
media was suitably brimming
with talent, and the Australian
artists made a fantastic
showing: DMA’s, Gold Class
and Troye Sivan all received
impressive crowd responses,
while Big White and Methyl
Ethel did an excellent job in
solidifying their live
released last month),
P-Funk pioneer George
Clinton, British young gun
Jack Garratt, old-school
post-punk group The Cult,
the ever-amazing
CHVRCHES, Philadelphia
four-piece Beach Slang,
Mexican indie chicks HINDS,
the Norwegian fairy Aurora and
no-intro-needed Iggy Pop.
How's that for a look-in? If
there's anyone on that list
you've yet to listen to, I'd highly
recommend getting a guernsey
at each and every one. And
now, I think I deserve some
downtime, and a nap. Until next
issue, keep your head in the
music. The JB Listener
reputations. Danish pop-soul act
Lukas Graham and the Swedes
who comprise indie pop group
Miike Snow attracted a lot of
very warranted attention; on the
heavier side of the coin,
Killswitch Engage, Plague
Vendor and Deftones all blew
their audiences away. Other
stand-outs included Santigold
(whose nuanced comment on
consumerism, 99 cents, was
THIS MONTH at
1. MATT CORBY
Telluric
2. DAVID BOWIE
Blackstar
3. FOO FIGHTERS
St. Cecilia EP
4. DAVID BOWIE
Nothing Has Changed
(Best Of Bowie)
5. THE 1975
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are
So Beautiful But So Unaware Of It
6. COURTNEY BARNETT
Sometimes I Sit And Think,
And Sometimes I Just Sit
7. ADELE
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8. KENDRICK LAMAR
To Pimp A Butterfly
9. SOUNDTRACK
Straight Outta Compton
10. JEFF BUCKLEY
You And I
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