|
Artist |
CD Title |
Track(s)
to check out |
The
Sound |
| Majandra
Delfino |
The
Sicks
|
Hell
+ Bliss: one of the more upbeat
songs on her debut album
Missing You: not yet released, this
track is melodic, sad, and speaks of happiness now gone |
Like
Portishead meets Beth Orton. Majandra (an actress who played
"Maria" on the WB's Roswell) combines her deeply
personal poet's lyrics with a soulful, melodic voice and background
music that mixes a small string orchestra with digitized sounds. The
music is hauntingly beautiful, painful, and makes you want to sing
along. |
| Missy
Higgins |
The
Scar EP
|
Scar: this title track is more upbeat than
some of her other songs and has you singing along in no time. Featured
in promos for The O.C. in Australia.
Casualty: Tina's anthem for S2? "I'm not
gonna be with one more casualty...it's been too long since I looked out
for me." |
A Melbourne,
Australia native, Missy Higgins has recently recorded her sophomore
album. This album showcases her heartfelt and direct lyrics with a voice
and style that combines Jazz influences with a contemporary feel. If you
like Joss Stone or Fisher, you'll like Missy. |
| Kasey
Chambers |
Barricades
& Brickwalls
|
Not
Pretty Enough: a thought that
has probably crossed everyone's mind at some point in their lives - this
beautiful track was written by Kasey when questioning why she wasn't
receiving as much radio airtime as other female artists. PS: Kasey
- you're hot! (video
clip) |
Who knew they
had country music in Australia? Call me clueless, but not I (Slicey,
duh). Kasey sings "modern country" - sometimes twangy,
sometimes rocky, at times humorous, but always with a clear, strong
voice full of emotion. L Worthy: Lucinda
Williams (of TLW S1 soundtrack) sings with Kasey on a track from this
album. "Kasey is my favorite new artist." - Lucinda
Williams |
|
Bad Cabbage |
You're
Rude (Get Fcuked)
|
You're Rude
(Get Fcuked): a dance track
currently spinning in every lesbian bar in Sydney. |
This is a club
mix and I know virtually nothing about the group that put it together (Phats
& Small??). L Worthy: check out the
video
Oz made inspired by this song. |
|
Joydrop |
Viberate
Metasexual
|
Sometimes
Wanna Die: "And you were at
the start - And now you are the end - And you left me with nothing to
defend - I need the voice of a good friend" (Slicey used to think
the lyric was "girl" friend. *ahem*) -From the
"Viberate" album.
Beautiful:
"'Cause I'm not beautiful like you...I'm beautiful like me."
-From the "Metasexual" album. |
A hard rock
crunch with pop vocals (think Garbage), Tara Slone's vocals slip
effortlessly over the beats put out by her male band mates. A Canadian
rock band formed in the late 90s - once on the Tommy Boy records label -
now I assume they have disbanded. |
