Over the months since this blog’s inception I’ve spilled much ink addressing the dazzling quantity and quality of music coming out of Australia. With acts like Cut Copy, Van She, Ladyhawke, Empire of the Sun and a list of others that could go on forever, its seems like it is about time Australia got its own genre. We already have Swedish pop, and French house, why not Australian pop? Why not indeed my good man*. That is why I’m declaring “Australian pop” the newest musical genre. I have already contacted Apple about this and they have added the new genre to iTunes and will soon release an update so you all can update your iPods accordingly.
But what brought about this latest pro-Australia love-post? New stuff from Bag Raiders and Miami Horror, that’s what. Bag Raiders released their Turbo Love EP last week via Bang Gang Records. The EP features the two tracks, Turbo Love and Shooting Stars, along with the Shooting Stars instrumental and the Bag Raiders remix of Turbo Love. Miami Horror sent out Don’t Be On With Her a few days back to promote the release of their upcoming EP, Bravado, on November 15th. All three tracks have a subdued approach to dance music that can best be described as Australian pop. The filtered synths, light drums, judicious use of distortion, and vocals that glide over the beat come together to produce tracks that are instantly accessible and infinitely danceable.
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars [YSI]
Bag Raiders – Turbo Love [YSI]
Miami Horror – Don’t Be On With Her [YSI]
Pick up the Turbo Love EP here or here.
*I just agreed with myself.
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