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Tracklist:

1. Winter Street – A Little More
2. The Moniters – Lights Go Down
3. The Panda Band – The Fix
4. The Deer Republic – Feel Like Dancing
5. Millions – Those Girls
6. Udays Tiger – Machine
7. Tim Fitz – Disposable Youth
8. The Dead Leaves – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
9. Buckley Ward – So Pretend
10. Anton Franc – Letting Go
11. Air France – It Feels Good To Be Around You
12.…

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It’s undeniable that Timothy Nelson & The Infidels have a sound influenced by country music. There. I said it and it’s out in the open. Now get all of those possible misconceptions out of your system, because these guys are a bit different.

Mixing folk, country, and rock, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels have been building up their fan base in Western Australia for a couple of years now. Timothy has two WAMi awards under his belt already, one of which is for “Sleeping Alone”. These guys are a solid act.

But what about the song? Well,…

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The brilliant Aussie electro-folksters Goodnight Owl have premiered a new video clip! It’s for their single “Maps & Compasses”, from their debut self-titled EP. For a first clip, it’s pretty well made, and should be commended for being interesting and inventive. Check it out. If you’ve never heard of these guys you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkYyFP86-o

Grab some of their tracks for free here and give them a listen while you’re at it. I feel these guys have the potential to move onto big things.

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The Walk Ons radiate a confidence that, despite their easy-going rock sensibilities, feels raw and unrestrained. Their EP, “We Did This On Purpose”, feel anthemic, yet there are a couple of tracks that feel like they lag behind.

The Walk Ons are without a doubt one of those “fun” bands. One of those bands where you can just imagine them having fun playing this stuff live. So after opener “Forget You” launches the EP into a brilliant start, to see it drop back a notch and let up in terms of pace is a small…

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Unfortunately I’ve been incredibly busy lately, and On The Tune has been a bit neglected (as have the artists I’m working on reviews for – don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten any of you!). But I figured I’d do this up quickly tonight. I need to get back into the swing of making the time to post.

Cerulean Crayons is a one-man project by August Thomé, and I think his own words describe it fairly well:
“Cerulean Crayons is a music project with ambient guitar sounds recorded in a lo-fi fashion with an abundance of overdubs and little cerebral direction.…

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You can read up on the full story here, but it appears, yet again, that Google have taken down another prominent music blog.

What’s worse is that it appears that the author of The Pop Cop complied with all of Google’s take-down requests in a prompt manner, yet still got removed from their service.

Here’s an excerpt from the full story:
"Please email Google – support@blogger.com – and demand that The Pop Cop blog gets reinstated so I can at least get three years of my life back and move the content elsewhere. If I don’t win this fight,…

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Listening to Sensual Harassment’s new single “Fever” is akin to visiting your local hypnotist for a quick session. You’ll get worked into a nice little trance but sometimes it’s hard to remember exactly what just happened.

I’m not trying to say “Fever” is forgettable. But it just doesn’t feel like the band makes the most of the hooks they introduce throughout the song. The continuous pulsing riff that lays underneath the majority of the track feels too distracting, and some of the clearer hooks that could be played around with more suffer as a consequence.
That…

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Sleep Decade have a unique and “experimental” (in the loose sense of the term) take on indie rock. Their infusion of unconventional rhythms and layering, mixed with the comfortable and familiar elements of dramatic indie rock that other bands have already paved the way with, really sets them out there as a band that can keep you interested, without pushing your boundaries too far. Which is a good thing. Granted, there are artists that push musical boundaries and conventions a great deal, and some are amazing artists, but it’s refreshing to have something so different that’s so easy to…

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Hey. Got another mixtape for you here. This time it’s a mixture of bands from a few countries. You’ll also notice I decided to begin and end it with songs from Phatchance. I don’t normally put two songs from the one artist on a mixtape, but I thought it seemed appropriate. They’re both really good.

This one features a bit more hip-hop, some post-rock, some electronica, and some good ol’ fashioned indie-rock. One song has a particularly folky vibe, and another features a banjo! I’m hoping everyone can find something to enjoy in there.

Thanks again to all the…

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“Scribble” takes you on a pulsing race. It exudes sunshine, and though it feels too fast to make you want to dance (at least not without a smoke machine and lasers), it’s paced perfectly. It’s not intrusive. It’s not boring. It’s goddamn fun.

The words "And it’s okay” repeat throughout, but (taking the quote out of context) let me tell you now: this song is more than okay. It’s brilliant.

I’m well aware that this review is surprisingly short, but I don’t have time to analyse it in a manner which would more than likely be boring…