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The best new tracks, picked by Daniel Drazetic
CAR CULTURE
‘Doesn’t Really Matter’
Car Culture have been mesmerising listeners into a state of reverie with their newly released album, Rest Here. The songs will cast you into a dreamscape of down-tempo ambience with a nod to the realm of shoegaze. Each layer rolls over the other, forming a tide of hypnotic sound waves. There are also moments when the album quickens its step, especially in the track ‘Doesn’t Really Matter’. This song invites us in with an upbeat drum pace laced to a melody of ethereal synths that are tinged with funk. It’s difficult to try and capture the amorphous nature of this album with clichéd definitions of subgenre crossover. The trance begins from the moment you hit play, and by then you’ll have forgotten any notion of sense, self or materiality anyway.
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MEN I TRUST
‘Husk’
Being a little late to the party doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy it, and the same sentiment goes for talking about Equus Caballus by Montreal’s Men I Trust. I had already been a big fan of their Untourable album, especially the track ‘Serenade of Water’, so it was curious to measure my experiences against the two. I’m going to say it: Equus Caballus sounds like it’s taken inspiration from the soft rock ballads of an AM radio station’s hits of the 80’s playlist. This album transported me back to my childhood, when those classic one-hit wonders served as the background music for weekend family drives.
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ESSENDON AIRPORT
‘Airwing’
Forming in 1978, Melbourne post-punk outfit Essendon Airport has come together to release their album titled MOR. It is a voyage into a minimalist atmosphere built on sonic experimentation. They self-describe their sound as a collection of “songs which combine many of the most facile and insipid kinds of music in a redeemingly dignified manner.” The track ‘Airwing gifts’ offers a peculiar impression of bewilderment.
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ROBBER
‘Gold Paint’
The executive fat cats at Profit Corp Records sure know how to capitalise on an investment opportunity. Bad Eggs is the second album by Sydney’s Robber and is proving to be their most lucrative to date. Robber stifle their competition by using murderous blackmail trademarked in their own version of Australia. Clinking champagne glasses on a luxury yacht is clear evidence of the band’s success. So, if you’re wondering how these guys have managed to become punk rock billionaires, buy the record and all the secrets will be revealed.
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This Week In Music
By Daniel Drazetic
