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Tove Lo Lady Wood
This is one of those rare cases
in music when the album title
actually gives you insight into
the content on the disc – it’s
evocative (Cool Girl), suggestive
(Influence), and insane(ly good).
Lady Wood most notably features
the aforementioned single Cool
Girl, which doesn’t get any less
haunting following consecutive
listens – especially once you find
out that the track was inspired
by events in the similarly mind-
bending Gone Girl. With the
Swedish singer also featuring on
a collab with Aussie DJ Flume
on Say It earlier this year, you
can expect to hear some of ol'
Harley's influence in Tove Lo's
latest. Old Habits die hard – it’s a
great new release.
(Universal) Alesha Kolbe
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18 OCTOBER 2016
MUSIC REVIEWS
A Tribe Called Red
We Are The Halluci Nation
A Tribe Called Red are on a mission
to unite indigenous cultures and
flame the fight against colonisation
with their third album, We Are The
Halluci Nation. The DJ collective are
credited with pioneering a sound
now known as powwow; a banging
mix of EDM, hip hop, indigenous
instruments and tribal chants. Lead
single R.E.D – featuring Yasiin Bey
AKA hip hop innovator Mos Def – is
straight fire, mixing hip hop cuts
with a heaving dubstep flow and a
tribal choir. The record jumps from
powwow (Sila) to a more traditional
world music sound (The Light ) and
back again (Maimi Koopi) without
warning, showcasing its broad
scope with aplomb.
(Pirate's Blend/Radicalized
Records)Tim Lambert
REMI
Divas & Demons
Divas & Demons might just give Melbourne duo
REMI something that Australian hip hop has
rarely seen: A global voice. Emcee Remi Kolowale
and beat wizard Justin ‘Sensible J’ Smith have
produced a deeply intimate sophomore record
which touches on the complexities of politics,
mental illness, love and race. “This is first world problems, bought to you
by the oppressed,” Remi spits in opener D.A.D, before flowing seamlessly
into the crazily catchy Forsaken Man and lead single For Good, featuring
fellow local trailblazer Sampa The Great. It’s in these early songs that the
intensity of Remi’s agenda can be forgotten, but damn those beats are
just too good, and you’re going to want to dance. At 16 tracks long, D&D
is a hefty album, but for good reason – the young frontman has a lot to
say. The second half is the deepest Remi has ever gone; Lose Sleep and
Outsiders are the voice for those who may never be heard, Hate You is
the self-loathing devil on your shoulder, and Substance Therapy is that final
escape. This is how we get down. (House of Beige)Tim Lambert
Beach Slang
The Things We Do To Find
People Who Feel Like Us
Catfish and the Bottlemen
The Ride
Julien Baker
Sprained Ankle
The Last Shadow Puppets
Everything You’ve Come To Expect
Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
Glass Animals
How to be a Human Being
Highasakite
Camp Echo
The Kills
Ash & Ice
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