Monthly Archives: December 2011
Continuous Hit Music: The Big Chill – Soundtrack
Continuous Hit Music – a weekly exploration of vinyl finds in 2012. Read ‘em all here. Artist: Soundtrack Title: The Big Chill Original Release: 1983 Label: Motown Store: Dirty Jeans Emporium & Antique Market, Bowral 5/391-397 Bong Bong Street, Bowral NSW 2576 Price: $15 (Original) A summer drive around country NSW, and an attempt to […]
Best Albums of 2011 part 3: 2 & 1
1. The Damnwells – No One Listens To the Band Anymore (Pledge Music) An incredible, incredible record. One that hits immediately, and never lets up. The best songs I’ve heard, roaring impassionately from my mp3 player, breaking your heart, making you dance, stealing your breath and opening your mind – sometimes all in one song. […]
Best Albums of 2011 part 2: 5-3
3. Noah And the Whale – Last Night On Earth (Mercury) I didn’t expect much from this album. I picked up N&TW’s first two albums, listened to them a few times, and dumped them. And isn’t it lovely about music, and the world of music, that the only reason I gave this band another chance […]
Best Albums of 2011 part 1: 6-10
6. Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones (Xtra Mile) This, and the next 5, all swapped and changed for number one. As I re-listen to this album to write this, I just feel like this is a perfect record by an artist at the very top of his game. I started my year watching […]
