Splendour Friday 2012

I have just realised that I haven’t shared my thoughts/experiences from Splendour in the Grass with y’all yet, so here they are in dot point form. (Had to hide behind a “Read More” because it got quite lengthy… Sorry about that!)

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Happy Splendour Friday! There are beautiful blue skies so I think I might stop off at Brunswick Heads because it’s been nearly six months since I had a proper swim in the ocean and that’s just too long.

The Shins - It’s Only Life

(2012: Port Of Morrow)

The Shins - Port Of Morrow

Rating:

9/10

Key Tracks:

Bait And Switch; The Rifle’s Spiral

This shouldn’t need words. Just listen to it. Now.

Bands I Most Want To See Live (but never have)

  1. The Knife
  2. A Perfect Circle
  3. Kevin Devine
  4. Robyn
  5. Bat For Lashes
  6. At The Drive-In
  7. The Shins
  8. The Apples In Stereo
  9. Iron & Wine
  10. The Decemberists
  11. The Pipettes
  12. YACHT
  13. Goldfrapp
  14. Belle and Sebastian
  15. Wilco
  16. Los Campesinos!

This is in addition to bands I’ve already seen (link) and only includes current bands.

The Shins - September

2012 in Music

Some new bands to keep an eye on:

Most anticipated albums:

New Music from The Shins!

The Shins - Simple Song

The Shins - Phantom Limb

(2007: “Wincing The Night Away”)

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