Keyword results: Popfrenzy
Songs EP
Describing music is, almost inevitably, a frustrating series of inadequate analogies. In the case of SONGS, my grey matter latched onto the following: Punk lilt and guitar-driven melodies that recall IS THIS IT-era Strokes. Vocals that channel a stripped-back Velvet Underground; driving rhythms that might have been picked up off the floor after The Wrens finished THE MEADOWLANDS; Constrained, Stooges-like brevity in a four-track EP.
Popfrenzy Nights
WHAT
POPFRENZY NIGHTS
WHERE
HOPETOUN HOTEL, 416 BOURKE ST, SURRY HILLS
BEACH ROAD HOTEL, BEACH RD, BONDI
WHEN
WED AUG 6, 8PM (HOPETOUN)
THUR AUG 7, 8PM (BEACH ROAD)
HOW MUCH
$10 PER NIGHT
WIN
ONE OF THREE DOUBLE PASSES TO THE HOPETOUN GIG. TO ENTER, EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT 'MAKE MINE A DOUBLE'
Popfrenzy has long been a TwoThousand favourite. Not only do they tour acts such as CSS, Camera Obscura, Blonde Redhead and Patrick Wolf, they also look after locals like Songs and Institute Polaire. The Popfrenzy artist nights provide an overview of the label's latest talent. Over two evenings and two locations you get Songs (who are finishing off a 7" with Love of Diagrams), Adelaidians Clue to Kato and Leader Cheetah.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: C
Beat Pyramid, These New Puritans
This record is a jigsaw. A Rubick's cube. As soon as you enter this musical labyrinth you're lost in the shadows. Caught up in a running stream of repeating refrains and echoing hooks as the record circles in on itself like a snake eating its own tail (Dear, infinity symbol).
But really, who wants to keep tabs on the real world when such an escape is on offer.
Matt and Kim
WHAT
CASUAL BANGIN' FEAT. MATT & KIM
WHERE
OXFORD ART FACTORY, 38-46 OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
SAT FEB 9 AND SUN FEB 10, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$20 FROM MOSHTIX
WIN
A DOUBLE PASS TO THE SUNDAY SHOW. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT 'BANG BANG'. NOTE: SUBSCRIBER ONLY ENTRY. NOT A SUBSCRIBER? CLICK HERE
Girl/boy duo Matt and Kim reach our shores for the first time this week (finally), for Casual Bangin'. Popfrenzy just put out their album and we've already got the fever. It's said that back in their Brooklyn 'hood they were getting 800 fans through the door during their first 6 months of live shows.
Event: DJs
Stimulus: E
These New Puritans
These New Puritans emerged from the soil of the English seaside resort, Southend, in 2006.
In person, they cut a striking silhouette: svelte, clean-cut, stoic and unassuming-like, but once they push, pluck and bang at their instruments - what a fresh hell they unleash!
Urgent, albeit impassive, voices are juxtaposed with jarring guitar and meticulously synced drums.
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