Picks for 2013: Laura Welsh
Laura Welsh has popped up on this very site a couple of times now and is probably one the artists I’ve been listening to the most over the last few months, no… Read More
Blog Sound of 2013
The results are in and it is that time again when the collective heads of the music blogging community have come together and chosen their top five picks for bigger and better… Read More
Whitey – No More Right Or Wrong
Whitey has continued to be one of my favourite artists over the last few years making the “electrowave” genre his own. It was 2007’s bluesy bass-led groove of Stay On The Outside… Read More
Favourite Albums of 2012: Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
There have been some amazing albums released this year, with Django Django finally releasing their creative and joyful self-titled debut, Cold Specks tugging at my heartstrings with A Graceful Expulsion, and Clock… Read More
Favourite Albums of 2012: Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
This year Jessie Ware led a masterclass in sexy, soulful R&B with Devotion, while Aussie psych rockers Pond blew my socks off with the riotously fun Beard, Wives, Denim; but in truth… Read More
Favourite Albums of 2012: Swans – The Seer
Fuck. Seriously. The Seer is less of an album than it is an endurance test, listening to it gives me that feeling I imagine those 11 people who’ve actually read Ulysses must… Read More
Favourite Albums of 2012: The Walkmen – Heaven
Picking just one album for the coveted position of favourite album of 2012 seemed like the most daunting and painstakingly hard task set to me. I have listened to a few fair… Read More
2012’s Moments in Music: Play All The Things
I may be the one that decided that all the writers here on the ‘ole Walrus should only write about their single favourite moment in music over the last year, but when… Read More