STACK #130 Aug 2016

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H ey all you STACK music lovers, I'm back from balmy Barcelona (don't be too jealous), and aside from escaping the winter I managed to catch a set by the great Modfather himself, PaulWeller , which was absolutely fantastic. From there it was straight on to Splendour in the Grass, where some of our brightest Aussie acts shined (through a few somber clouds), and I got myself along to several Melbourne sideshows as well. Folk-rockers Boy & Bear and atmospheric charmers Holy Holy both delivered in spades, but the most luminous of all were Tame Impala , proffering a completely immersive experience which included many of those freshly pressed tunes from their latest dreamy album Currents . Other highlights of the festival included beloved Florence + the Machine , surf cats Best Coast , Icelandic indie-pop act Of Monsters and Men , and of course the inimitable Mark Ronson (whose extraordinary backing band included Australian soul singer Ella Thompson, of The Bamboos). Upon returning to Melbourne I almost immediately got to see Blur a second time (after their headlining

Oh Mercy When We Talk About Love

1. Tame Impala Currents 2. Florence + The Machine 3. Refused Freedom 4. Jamie xx In Colour 5. Courtney Barnett How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

MS MR How Does It Feel

The Bohicas The Making Of

Splendour: Photo by Alesha Kolbe

Robert Forster Songs to Play

performance at the festival), in their sideshow at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena; Damon Albarn was suitably kooky as always, and in addition to the hits we heard several tracks from new release The Magic Whip , which translated splendidly live. Coming up, I'm hanging to see those wild poly-rhythmic neo-soul idols Hiatus Kaiyote ; they're playing at Howler in Melbourne on August 14. The Grammy Award- Weapon , which came out a few months ago and totally bewitched my ears. I'll let you know next time exactly how impressive frontwoman Nai Palm was, so until then, keep your head in the music! The JB Listener C raigos has been working within the music industry since he was 15, so he's had "a good 20-odd years" to build his rather impressive vinyl collection. As music co- cordinator of the Marion store in South Australia, Craigos is particularly stoked that they'll soon be carrying a full vinyl catalogue – classics as well as fresh LPs every week. "It's pretty exciting to see the format coming back," he says. "People appreciate the artwork, the sound, everything about it!" The newTame Impala album Currents – which has been shipped on vinyl to every single JB store, even those that don't nominees are spruiking their second album Choose Your

The Rubens Hoops

Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit

Shane Nicholson Hell Breaks Loose

6. Taylor Swift 1989 7. The Stone Roses

Glen Hansard Didn't He Ramble

The Stone Roses (Limited Deluxe Edition)

8. Nirvana

Mac DeMarco Another One

MTV Unplugged in New York

9. David Bowie Nothing Has Changed 10. Tame Impala Innerspeaker

The Paper Kites Twelvefour

The Fratellis Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied

The Platters That Matter

COMPETITION

Looking sharp and getting punch- happy: the Sharpie subculture of '70s Oz had so much more going on. It's been immortalised with loving fervour in an absolutely vicious double CD and booklet of snaps: we've got 5 to give away, thanks to Festival/Warner!

usually stock LPs – is going like hotcakes at Marion, and Craigos reckons it'll remain so well into Christmas. "There're still quite a few cool things to come out this year that haven't been announced, but I'm particularly looking forward to the new Iron Maiden album," he adds. Recent releases he's picked up for his personal cache include Everything Everything's Get to Heaven , and the self-titled debut from Franz Ferdinand/Sparks outfit FFS . Stay tuned to STACK 's Facebook page for regular vinyl chart updates!

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Craigos with his Everything Everything and FFS LPs

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