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Joel Curran’s musical tastes
are eclectic, but as soon
as he starts reeling off his
favourites of the last 12
months a definite Australian
vibe emerges. “The latest
Jagwar Ma [Every Now &
Then] I really liked, and SAFIA
as well,” he says.
At JB’s The Glen store on
classics, he can’t go past some
sassy brass. “I really love M83;
Hurry Up We're Dreaming is
probably one of my favourites,
and their new album [Junk]
was great too. They’re not
afraid to throw in a sax solo
every now and then. Any song
that has a sax solo I usually
enjoy.”
He touts Smashing
Pumpkins as the favourite of
his former years, their second
album Siamese Dream being
his first ever (very respectable)
CD purchase. Coming
up, there’s more
homegrown goodness
in sight: “I’m pretty
keen for the new Holy
Holy album, which is
not too far away now!”
(February 24, for those
playing at home.) The
Shins’ Heartworms
and the new London
Grammar are also on
his radar. “There are
some massive albums
coming this year,
[especially] for pop –
Ed Sheeran, and and
there’s talk of Taylor
Swift and Katy Perry. It
should be a pretty good
year for music.”
Springvale Road (Melbourne),
Curran has also been spinning
The Delta Riggs’ Active
Galactic in-store. “In the last
year especially there were a
lot of really good Australian
albums,” he says; his pick of
the internationals is Glass
Animals' excellent How To Be
A Human Being . In terms of
THIS MONTH at
1. The xx
I See You
2. David Bowie
Legacy (The Best Of
David Bowie)
3. Sticky Fingers
Land Of Pleasure/Caress
Your Soul
4. The Beatles
Abbey Road
5. Various
Pulp Fiction OST
6. Guns 'N Roses
Appetite For Destruction
7. Ed Sheeran
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8. Amy Winehouse
Back To Black
9. Pink Floyd
The Wall
10. Bonobo
Migration
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