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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

J oel 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

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

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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.”

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Pulp Fiction OST 6. Guns 'N Roses 7. Ed Sheeran ÷ 8. Amy Winehouse Back To Black 9. Pink Floyd The Wall 10. Bonobo Migration

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