The 4 O'Clock Drop: Hunch - God

Have a listen to this one by Hunch I just found on Unearthed, lovely stuff!

- LM

God is the first single and title track from Hunch's forthcoming E.P. Sam Brumby - Director/ Cinematographer Conrad Bergman - Camera Assistant Recorded, mixed and mastered by Colby McQueen and Julian Boggs. Lyrics - Furthermore, I'm wasted against the reassurance of your body Quietly asleep with the shade slanted light Creeping shyly down your back, the house murmurs beyond my room, Laughter gushing, towards and away.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Mo' Horizons - Yes baby Yes

Today, 61.6% of Australians voted YES to Marriage Equality. We thought this track by Mo' Horizons would best represent how we're feeling about that. 

- LM

mo horizons - yes baby yes

The 4 O'Clock Drop: A. Swayze & the Ghosts - Smooth Sailing

A. Swayze & the Ghosts bring us Smooth Sailing. Make sure you check it out, if you're feeling it you can catch these guys at Falls Festival over New Years!

Dave Ruby Howe: "I'm overpowered by this frenetic, fuzzy delight. This is the kind of band that mum wouldn't let you join." 
 

released October 3, 2017 © Sunset Pig Records 2017 Written and Performed by A. Swayze & the Ghosts. Recorded by Chris Wright and Jake Long at Red Planet Studios, Hobart, TAS. Produced by Chris Wright. Mixed by Alex O'Gorman and Mastered by Aaron Doobs.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Left. - Stay

This one from Sydney based duo Left. is a treat for the ears. 

Triple J's Bridget Hustwaite: "Love how Sarah's silky vocals glide over that erratic beat which evolves into a pulsating, ritual-esque jam! Always enjoy listening to you two."

Have a listen!

- LM

Stream or download Left.'s single "Stay" here: https://lnk.to/LeftSTAYEM on all the good streaming thingos etc. Choreography and dancing by Olly Melville. Directed and edited by @Joyride. Shot by Flur Witte Left.'s new EP STAY/GO is out on 7 November - pre-order here - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/stay-go-ep/id1296385795 10 November show at Wayward's Newtown to celebrate the new EP - with Johnny Hunter!

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Kaiit - 2000 n Somethin

Check out the latest single from Kaiit! Her silky smooth vocals in 2000 n Somethin are exactly what you need on a Wednesday. 

Have a listen below.

- LM

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Handsome - Late Night Ball Game

This new one from Handsome is unpredictable and just lovely. I have it on repeat.

Start your weekend right and give it a listen below!

- LM

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Kira Puru - Tension

Kira Puru stuns us again with her incredibly powerful vocals in Tension. Have a listen below!

- LM

Produced by Jon Hume

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Rainbow Chan - Let Me

Haunting and vulnerable, Let Me is the fresh single from Sydney's Rainbow Chan. As well as being one of the city's most exciting producers, her live show has a sizeable reputation.

The Rainbow Chan Facebook page tells us that Rainbow "has been interested in the idea of intersections and hybridity from an early age—the resultant work is a delicious collage of seemingly disparate sounds and cultures"

Let Me is certainly representative of such a collage - the sultry vocals of the chorus layered on top of the jarring, minimal beat results in something truly memorable. 

Check it out for yourself below!

In a liquid modern life there are no permanent bonds, and any that we take up for a time must be tied loosely so that they can be untied again, as quickly and as effortlessly as possible, when circumstances change - as they surely will in our liquid modern society, over and over again. - Zygmunt Bauman, Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds. Download here: https://rainbowchan.bandcamp.com/ LET ME | 讓我 Written, produced & performed by Rainbow Chan. Mixed by Matthew Hadley. Mastered by Simon Lam. Drawing by Merryn Sommerville.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Sketch Jets - Sleepyhead

Found this lovely one on unearthed and had to share it. It's just really good.

Give it a listen and enjoy your weekend!

- LM
 

'Sleepyhead' is the latest track from Sketch Jets out of Sydney, AUS.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Kaiit - Natural Woman

Melbourne-based Kaiit graces us with this soulful one. Have had it on repeat since stumbling upon it.

Have a listen!

- LM

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Arno Faraji - Destiny's

Unearthed High winner Arno Faraji gives us Destiny's, and we are so grateful. There's no doubt Faraji was deserving of that win - what a talented dude.

Check it out for yourselves!

- LM

It's not mine, it's destiny's Lyrics at: https://genius.com/Arno-faraji-destinys-lyrics SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT: https://www.triplejunearthed.com/jukebox/play/track/6043136

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Pynes - Never Enough

Never Enough is a pretty difficult one not to like. Mel Tickle’s silky vocals will entrap you from the start and hold you captive until it’s over.

Listen and enjoy!
 

- LM

Written, arranged and performed by PYNES (Mel Tickle, Pat Elliott, Jac Hicks) Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Boulet Produced by PYNES and Jonathan Boulet Artwork by Mitch Fresta

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Rob Muiños - Weeks At All

Weeks At All is a mesmerising re-up from the gritty folkman himself. The track will be officially released tomorrow, with the entire EP due for release in September. 

For now, stream the track through soundcloud below.

- LM

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Dress Thèque - Landslide

Dress Thèque's hypnotising track Landslide is a good one.

I’d also recommend watching the music video for the song directed by Rhys Day.

The clip follows the career of a Formula One driver in the 1980s, who is “willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to win”.

- LM

Music video for the debut single 'Landslide'.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Deafcult - Summertime

Stumbled across this wonderfully hazy one the other day.

This was my first taste of Deafcult, and I enjoyed it so much that I had to check out some of their earlier stuff to see if it was any bit as awesome. It was.

Go have a listen!

- LM

From the upcoming debut album 'Auras', out June 30 2017 on Hobbledehoy Record Co. Pre-order - hobbledehoyrecords.com/store/deafcult-auras

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Jack Grace - All Lost

Sydney based songwriter and producer Jack Grace does not disappoint with this one. Grace’s melodic loop is so entrancing; every time it goes around it feels like new.

Even after 3 or 4 consecutive listens I hadn't grown tired of it - I challenge you to do the same!

- LM

All Lost is taken from Jack Grace's debut EP coming out in October 28th 2016. facebook.com/jackgraceofficial twitter.com/jackgrace_legit instagram.com/jackgracejackgrace/ Written and produced by Jack Grace Mixed by Spirit Faces (soundcloud.com/spiritfaces)

The 4 O'Clock Drop: NEIL FRANCES - Back To What I Know

Found this sneaky little track by NEIL FRANCES on Unearthed this morning. It's really good. You should listen to it.

Enjoy your weekend!
 

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Alex Lahey - Everyday's The Weekend

Everyday’s The Weekend is the latest tune from Alex Lahey, with her next album I Love You Like A Brother due for release in October. 

Lahey says she wrote it about "that feeling when you really like someone, you’re hanging out all the time, and the rest of your life falls by the wayside.”

Give this cracking track a listen, you won’t regret it folks!

Alex Lahey "Every Day's The Weekend" from I Love You Like A Brother out October 6, 2017 on Dead Oceans.

The 4 O'Clock Drop: TEES - Let Beauty Be

Absolute scenes in our office because we finally have some new stuff from Sydney's TEES!  I hope this means some more shows soon, because they are a great live band.

Here is what they had to say about Let Beauty Be -

"Let Beauty Be is about acknowledging that something makes you happy, for what it is, for what it was and letting it exist… It’s about allowing something to be in its most pure form, free from hatred, free from pride. It’s about respecting that something once inspired you, even though it might not anymore."

Editor/Director - Jay Bird Director of Photography - James Kates Creative Direction - TEES Written and Produced by TEES Mixed by Sean Duarte Mastered by Randy Merril at Sterling Sound, NYC. First single from TEES debut EP, out through F/O Records

The 4 O'Clock Drop: Art Feynman - Can't Stand It

Life-changing good vibes from Art Feynman on this one, titled Can't Stand It - but make sure you give the rest of Blast Off Through The Wicker the time it deserves. To put it simply, this album is really nice.

You'll melt into the Afrobeat jams and think you have the vibe worked out - but before you know it you will be soaring through the skies as Art shreds solo after ungodly solo and reminds you that this is no joke.

I don't know too much about Art Feynman but this album is on quadruple high rotation in our office.

From the album Blast Off Through the Wicker available July 14, 2017 on Western Vinyl Bandcamp https://artfeynman.bandcamp.com/album/blast-off-through-the-wicker iTunes http://hyperurl.co/a49jo3 WV http://westernvinyl.com/shop/wv162 ART FEYNMAN Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artfeynman/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artfeynman/ Blast Off Through the Wicker documents Art Feynman looking for life in the lifeless, questioning what it means to be living. There is a calm, disciplined pocket to be felt in everything Feynman does; krautrock slink, staccato bounce, and pentatonic bursts of Nigerian Highlife fuzz pour on the temporal canvas with unquestionable ease, never falling in the wrong place. Even more admirable is, that his “canvas” is a four-track tape recorder, and that Blast Off features no loops or drum machines despite its aesthetically faithful motorik and afrobeat underpinnings. Nowhere is this fact more surprising than on album standout “Slow Down” which pulses along infectiously with a crunchy backbeat, and deftly arpeggiating bass lines that are so locked-in that it would be hard to fault an unknowing ear for assuming the whole thing is tediously programmed. There are gentler sides to Blast Off that conjure the spacey tenderness of Arthur Russell inventively and respectfully, without adopting their muse’s palette wholesale. In this regard Blast Off is an endearing collection of songs that capture the ear with warm-yet-clear cassette aesthetics and spot-on musicianship, both of which form an angle that points lovingly to Feynman’s deep and varied influences. Make no mistake-- this one truly is alive.