Heavenly Melbourne warbler and multiple ARIA-nominee Lisa Miller released the follow up to her hugely successful Car Tape – sporting the apt moniker Car Tape 2 – earlier this year on Raoul Records through Other Tongues. It’s been widely revered by critics, with Lisa again being praised for her genius reworkings of classic songs. Below is such an example: Lisa’s beautiful interpretation of Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly”. Enjoy!
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Former 4AD signee, founding member of The Delgados and current bonnie lass Emma Pollock released her most recent solo album, The Law Of Large Numbers, earlier this year through Other Tongues on Scottish label Chemikal Underground, (home of Arab Strap, Aerogramme and Mogwai, among others). The below track – I Could Be A Saint – is beautiful, melodic and features one of the best pre-choruses you’ll hear all year, (guaranteed!)
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For those who don’t know, we released Múm’s new album a little while ago. It’s quite beautiful: ethereal, evocative and sometimes naïvely utopic songs with just the right amount of Icelandic eccentricity. It’s more laid back than both ‘Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy’ and ‘Summer Make Good’, and arguably a career peak. Check out and download the radio edit of “Sing Along” below.
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Medeski Martin & Wood are a Brooklyn jazz/experimental trio and jam band consisting of keyboardist John Medeski, percussionist Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood. The triumvirate of virtuosos are renowned for their musicianship, and produce music that is high-energy, innovative and incorporates a plethora of genres. Listen to (and subsequently download) the below track “Flat Tires” (sic), taken from Other Tongues’ Australian-only release Radiolarians.
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Fang Island are truly unique band. Their music is uplifting, majestic, intelligent, and from the very first plagal cadence on their self-titled debut album, will make you want to high-five everyone in your general vicinity, (guaranteed). They write anthems without irony, characterised by a face-melting wall of guitars and soaring keyboard lines. Their songs encompass elements of progressive rock, though eschew the elitism usually associated with it. Think a combination of Dappled Cities and Muse, without the pretension of either.
Stream or download the track “Daisy” below.
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In case you haven’t heard it or picked up the album yet, (if not – why not?), click below to listen to and download Gift Of Gab’s masterful “El Gifto Magnifico” from the Blackalicious frontman’s latest solo album, ‘Escape 2 Mars’.
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Do you like free? Do you like good music? Do you like guiros? Do you like free good music with guiros? Then you’ll love the track “I Will”, a free track from Richard In Your Mind’s brilliant new album ‘My Volcano’ that features at least one guiro.
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Here at OT, we’re pleased to announce the hiring of music industry luminary Michael Buschel as our Sales & Marketing Manager! Michael comes to us after many successful years at Aztec, Shock and Inertia. He can be contacted on michael@othertongues.com.au – wilkommen MB!
Soon to arrive in Oz is Blackalicious and Quannum MC, GIFT OF GAB, in support of his acclaimed new album, ‘Escape 2 Mars’.
Gab will be accompanied by DJ/producer DNAEBEATS, who was responsible for the bulk of the beatmaking of production on the new record.
The full Australian tour support crew has just been announced:
In Sydney – THE HERD’s MC OZI BATLA will feature in a new show supporting his debut solo album ‘Wild Colonial’, recently released on ELEFANT TRAKS, and first on the bill is LOOSE CHANGE, part of Sydney’s new BIG VILLAGE crew.
In Melbourne – the multi-ethnic and pro-political CURSE OV DIALECT will bring their full show, and the opening act is CLASS A, previous winner of the best Female MC award on Ozhiphop.com.
In Brisbane – OBESE RECORDS recording artists COALITION CREW will open the show.
Friday 11 June – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
+ OZI BATLA (THE HERD) & LOOSE CHANGE
$35 PRESALES / $40 DOOR SALES
Tickets from www.oxfordartfactory.com or www.moshtix.com.au
Sunday 13 June – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
+ CURSE OV DIALECT & CLASS A
$35 PRESALES / $40 DOOR SALES
Tickets from The Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond), phone bookings 0394279198 / www.cornerhotel.com
