Grace.

I didn't want to overwhelm the girl ok?? I love the way you keep quoting yourself :tongue: I'll endeavour to check them out.

Forgot :P Besides, contemporary Aus music is probably the best Aus music in most cases.

Once I was at a concert for Florence and the Machine, and I was just chatting to the girl who was in front of me. Before Florence came on the girl said to me, "I can't wait to hear her play 'Dog Days.' That song is totally, like, the soundtrack to my life." I was a little like :wtf:

Arcade Fire - Ready to Start sig :)

Your musical compatibility with astrofanatic is SUPER Music you have in common includes The National, Editors, Grizzly Bear, Muse and Vampire Weekend. sig :nice:

I don't like it when people don't take the time to even try to appreciate a song, and just skip it because it's 'boring'

^ :thumbsup: Mark Ronson :wacky:

^ You should listen to the whole album :smiley:

Listening to the online stream now (my computer's having a good day).... LIKE :awesome:

^^Haha, you'll just have to listen to them then :smiley: As for other Aussie artists, I don't really know any that 'sum up' the Aussie music scene concisely. Here's some songs by Aussie artists - some old, some new. I've tried to incorporate a few genres so you can find what you like :) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xQF0gerTtM]The Temper Trap - Fader[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLWd0smkJPA]Cloud Control - There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRZ-jLOrFfk]Art vs Science - Parlez Vous Francais?[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTKtbwlBkfc]Powderfinger - Sunsets[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzAUyjmedCA]Eskimo Joe - From the Sea[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTvbcNhEgc]Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1X2TxW5Rk]Cut Copy - Lights & Music[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6TeDjHAmPI]The Presets - My People[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXaczP4-VTE]The Middle East - The Darkest Side[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F2e9fmYL7Y]Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss[/ame] HELLZ YEAH!! It's summer almost all year round here anyway so it doesn't make that much difference, lol. I'm still waiting on the set times to be released, I want to know who I'm going to be able to see! (who isn't on when I'll be working...) :awesome:

That's so awesome!!! I'm hoping I'll have enough money to go see them at a festival they'll be playing at here next year :bomb:

Haha, why do people seem scared with this thread? :P Yes, Cut Copy FTW. New album out early next year :awesome: Speaking of Cut Copy, TOTALLY (hopefully) seeing them at Parklife this weekend, woo! :cool: Pendulum have got a slightly different sound to them/Pnau/Presets, they're a lot heavier imo. It just depends on your tastes, my brother would pick Pendulum over Cut Copy any day.

I love the Bike Song!! It's so great :D Looking forward to hearing more of the album over the next week! Yeah, my internet is too slow too :disappointed:

*shudders*

:curtain: Hi! Happy Birthday Jade!! :awesome:

Auditory hallucinations....interesting...! Can't wait to hear this new monument of epicness!! I saw her perform Strangeness and Charm at Splendour, it's sooo good live! Just did some searching and found a decent-quality upload of the song here :D

Mid-semester break should not be spent in bed, with a fever :dozey:

:stunned: whoah! That's a real shame :( Perhaps the pressure did just get to him? But yeah even so, leaving in the middle of a tour (unless there's another reason) is pretty low, I feel sorry for the rest of the band!

Hmm, depending on the rest of the lineup I may end up doing the same thing. Don't really care much for Blink 182. Haha, 'Remember Me' was probably the highlight of their Splendour set for me, sooo good! :D Also, Gypsy and the Cat revealed last night on their facebook page that their debut album "Gilgamesh" will be released on October 22nd in Aus! :awesome:

Haha, one night early last year we stopped over in Wagga overnight, and it was probably the hottest summer evening I've ever spent, ever. It was terrible, thank god our trailer had air-con :P Up here it generally just gets humid and so pretty much stays at the same temperature 24 hours a day :lol:

Hmmm, that's an interesting point that I haven't really thought about before. Now that you mention it, there are a lot of new Aussie bands I really like, but they obviously can't compare with the likes of Arcade Fire, Killers, Radiohead etc just yet. Powderfinger are probably the closest I come to that, I think. Perhaps I'm a little un-aussie at my music heart, haha (though I don't like vegemite, so maybe there's more to it :P) EDIT: WAIT no, I forgot, The Temper Trap! They are brilliant imo, right up there with some of my favourite bands. I know they're based in the UK now but they're still Aussie! So yes, there is an aussie band I can connect with!

Fair enough. These guys are a bit of a standout for me though, I really love the new song.

I think that an artist, any artist, can be as arrogant as he/she likes but off stage there's really no need. On a completely unrelated topic, THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA5cwBmSWkE]Hungry Kids of Hungary - Wrist-watch[/ame] Their new one "Coming Around" is even better imo, though I can't find a video :( Edit: haha, the forum won't let me put 'wrist-watch' in one word or it gets asteriked :P

Whoah, dedication! In Brissy we're much more likely to get summer rain than winter rain, so Sydney's probably somewhere in the middle of Bris and Melbs :P It might be a bit humid too, I'm not sure though, I've never been to Sydney in the summer!

HELL YES!! Standing tix for my bro and myself, decent-ish seats for my parents. WOO! Had a huge weekend, hence the reason I haven't been on earlier to say that :P Valley Fiesta was good! Last Dinosaurs were awesome, and Jinja Safari get better evey time I see them. I have the new one, very annoyed that they put Foals and Arcade Fire on the same poster!!! my Killers/TT poster is on my wall, but it has a big rip in it anyway :(