Seven years in the making, Lifeblood is the astonishing new album from Karl S. Williams, a record fuelled by the frustrations of a man with a fire in his belly that won’t be easily quelled. Karl’s 2013 debut Heartwood was a stunning album filled with wondrous beauty created by a man who was prepared to open his heart and bare his soul. If Heartwood was an … [Read more...]
Make Me Feel – Janelle Monae
If you've been longing for something new from Prince don't bother waiting for the lawyers and his estate to resolve who owns the rights to what's in that vault, just rip into Janelle Monae's Make Me Feel. Everything about this track and the slinky sexed up strut of its video is pure Prince, so it wasn't a surprise to find out that he was working with Monae on her new material … [Read more...]
Didirri
Ric’s Big Backyard, Fortitude Valley 6th September. It’s Wednesday lunchtime at Bigsound and a near capacity crowd at Ric’s Big Backyard is bathing under a glorious bright blue sky. Brisbane’s spring is turning it on, though that brilliance will soon pale compared to what’s about to hit the stage. The Bigsound program describes Didirri as an alternative pop/folk artist. … [Read more...]
Kardajala Kirridarra
The name means “Sand Hill Women” and refers to a mysterious bush woman from the sand hills of the Northern Territory desert. The music they create is a combination of traditional indigenous sounds and the latest technology as MC Kayla chimes in with her spoken word to give their sound a contemporary hip hop flavour. The end result is stunning. Sound Distractions caught up with … [Read more...]
Suicide Swans – Bigsound.
Laruche, Wednesday 6th September. The best thing that can ever happen to you at Bigsound is for someone to drag you into a venue to see a band of whom you know nothing. My mate is bursting with enthusiasm and assures me these guys are the real deal, a new Queensland band taking their musical cues somewhere between the Drive-By Truckers and Halfway. It’s enough to convince me … [Read more...]