Little Scout - Go Quietly
Little Scout - Take Your Light
Rating:
7/10
Key Tracks:
We Are Walking Out; They Were Found In A House
Sounds Like:
Friend of a Friend is a video project launched by the good people behind Contortionist Studios in Brisbane, Australia. Late one night they took us to an overgrown swamp/city park in Brisbane, and we recorded a live video. Man-made paths through the long grass and tent-sized clearings suggested that some seedy goings on occurred by night. Big love to the FOAF team.
The song is called Right Now We Are Here, and is the most recent single from our debut album, Take Your Light.
FOAF www.friendofafriend.com.au
ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/take-your-light/id452666081
REQUEST THE SONG http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/
Little Scout - We Are Walking Out
Brisbane’s Little Scout (@LittleScoutBand) add to 2011’s ever-growing list of amazing videos
Little Scout - We Are Walking Out
Little Scout are yet another band out of Brisbane. They have a similar (but unique) sound to Hungry Kids of Hungary, The John Steel Singers, Ball Park Music and Skinny Jean. We Are Walking Out is the first single off Little Scout’s debut album to be released later this year. They have two EPs available if you (like me) can’t wait that long.
2011: The Musical Year Ahead
New(ish) artists to keep an eye on:
- Artisan Guns (NZ)
- Clones Of The Queen (USA)
- Dirty Secs (Poland)
- The Jezabels (NSW)
- The Kaviar (Portugal)
- Kimbra (VIC)
- Little Scout (QLD)
- The Novocaines (WA)
- Stonefield (VIC)
My most anticipated albums:
- Cake
- Death Cab For Cutie
- The Dirtbombs
- Fleet Foxes
- Fujiya & Miyagi
- Gomez
- The Grates
- Jebediah
- Katy Steele
- The Kills
- The Maccabees
- Okkervil River
- PJ Harvey
- Portishead
- Radiohead
- Something For Kate
Fingers crossed for Australian tours by (not including those mentioned above):
- The Apples In Stereo
- Arcade Fire
- Cut Off Your Hands
- Familjen
- Jemina Pearl
- Los Campesinos!
- The Pipettes
- Portugal. The Man
- Rogue Wave
- Skunk Anansie
The Best of 2010: Live Music
With 2010 over, it’s time for the inevitable “best of” lists. First up is the easiest, the best live music I saw last year.
Comparison of gigs between 2010 and 2009:
2010: Sets - 83, Unique Bands - 69, Unique Gigs - 40, Festivals - 3, Number of Days - 48
2009: Sets -118, Unique Bands - 95, Unique Gigs - 45, Festivals - 4 Number of Days - 52
To see my list of the best live music from 2009, head here.
To see a list of all of the bands I saw live in 2010, head here.
The Best of 2010: Live Music
- Pearl Jam @ Wuhlheide - Jun 30
- Dirty Projectors @ The Hi-Fi - Mar 9
- Skunk Anansie @ Optimus Alive! - Jul 9
- The Beach Boys @ Hamer Hall - Jan 29
- Gomez @ Optimus Alive! - Jul 10
- The Dead Weather @ Open’er - Jul 4
- Ash @ Billboard - Aug 4
- Katy Steele @ Northcote Social Club - Jun 4
- The New Pornographers @ The Hi-Fi - Nov 13
- Florence + The Machine @ Optimus Alive! - Jul 8
- OK Go! @ The Hi-Fi - Feb 21
- Kasabian @ Optimus Alive! - Jul 8
- Pavement @ The Palace - Mar 14
- Pearl Jam @ Open’er - Jul 1
- The Dead Weather @ The Palace - Mar 19
- Philadelphia Grand Jury @ The Hi-Fi - Feb 26
- Pixies @ Festival Hall - Mar 21
- Darren Hanlon @ Northcote Social Club - Dec 19
- The Basics @ Northcote Social Club - Oct 30
- Powderfinger @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Oct 29
Best sets by support bands
- We Are Scientists (Ash) @ Billboard - Aug 4
- Tim Rogers (Paul Kelly) @ The Corner - Nov 21
- Seekae (Cloud Control) @ The Corner - Oct 5
- Mike Noga (Katy Steele) @ Northcote Social Club - Jun 4
- The John Steel Singers) (Dodos @ East Brunswick Club - Feb 12
- Little Scout (The New Pornographers) @ The Hi-Fi - Nov 13
- Pikelet (Cloud Control) @ Northcote Social Club - Aug 29
- Crayon Fields (Spoon) @ Billboard - Apr 30
- Stonefield (Papa vs Pretty) @ East Brunswick Club - Dec 1
- Teeth & Tongue (Dodos @ East Brunswick Club - Feb 12
Worst Sets
Adalita, Dan Kelly, Deftones, Fatboy Slim, Jet, Rat vs Possum, Regina Spektor, Rolo Tomassi
Live Review: The New Pornographers @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne - November 13, 2010
