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Get to know folktranica enthusiast JP Klipspringer, and his new EP, Drip Dry.. Celebrating his first full release, Melbourne solo artist JP Klipspringer answered a few questions for us so yo could get to know him - and his super-chilled slow jams that remind me of a sparser version of The Panics - a little better. Stream the EP below, or buy it HERE. Who are you? I’m Jack, and my new(ish) project is JP Klipspringer. It’s a solo outfit with a live band to back me at most shows. What kinda tunes we talkin’? We’re talkin’ lush, catchy, sad pop songs. Some electronic elements. Lots of keys, guitars and vocals. A few soulful beats. Production/writing process: I recorded and mixed my debut EP with Simon Lam of I’lls and Klo fame. It was such a fun project to work on, 'cause Simon is a total pro and completely understands what I want to get from my music. Generally, I would take a near fully-baked song idea to him, and we’d put the icing on together. What do you do outside of JP Klipspringer

It feels like everyone's out to ruin their own childhoods these days..

Dylan Baldi discusses his new album, and not having to deal too hard with pressure.. Dylan Baldi, at the ripe old age of 22 has released his fourth full-length album, Here & Nowhere Else, and it cements his indie-darling status. It's seriously all killer-no-filler, and we got to chat with him about it, dealing with the pressure of media outlets such as Pitchfork, and future plans with Wavves. Cloud Nothings' new album is out now via STOP START // iTUNES. Congrats on Here & Nowhere Else – your fourth album in about five years. Has much changed for your personally up to now since the last one given you’re still only 22? My general outlook on things has changed. I always felt like most people could do whatever they want with their lives, as long as they worked hard at it, but I started to doubt that after doing the band for three years and not having much success. Then things started to work out. It’s a very gratifying feeling to have something you’ve worked at for so long finally start

The former young parachuter launches his solo project.. Out of the ashes of Parachute Youth, we'd like you to meet Yeah Boy, currently celebrating the release of his debut EP, Can't Get Enough: Who are you? My name is Johnny Castro, I'm 24 years old and living in London and loving it. What kinda tunes we talkin’? Funk nu-disco. But there is some diversity in my music as I'm always exploring new things and hopefully that shows in my second EP. Production/writing process: I think just mainly having fun with it. Letting things happen by accident is where the magic usually happens. When in a writing sessions with myself or anyone else, it's good to go in there without expecting too much, having a jam or something. I find that just experimenting and just playing around with sounds that aren't so 'typical' gives you a unique and positive outcome in writing. Just have fun with it!  Any shows coming up? I'm currently still putting the live show together, but expect something special. I'll be

Emma Jones chats with one of the year's most hyped acts.. If you don’t know who Banks is by now, you’re really missing out. The genre-shifting lyrical goddess has been making waves on the Internet for only about a year, but has already played Coachella, toured with The Weeknd, and was tipped as one to watch in 2014 by a multitude of publications. Her sultry songs demonstrate her incredible talent, showcasing her strong yet sweet voice, and her powerful, emotive lyrics. Banks is releasing her debut album in September, and we caught up with her whilst she was briefly in the country, bracing us to be the next country she is about to conquer.

Things you don't know if you didn't go.. We saw Disclosure last weekend, here’s some thoughts from said show. Header photo: Tunnel Vision Support DJ quality is important. Making sure to arrive nice and early, we were pleasantly eased into proceedings from WA duo Genga & Drifter, throwing down some b2b goodness that didn’t go too hard too soon. Errring on the side of “deep house”, with a bit of garagey gear thrown in, a remix of The Kite String Tangle’s Given The Chance was pleasant earlier, while Terace’s re-work of Drop The Game toughened things up nicely towards the end. Wave Racer is a great warm-up act, no matter what genre he’s supporting. The crew we went with weren’t particularly into the kinda music Wave Racer makes (here-on in known as happy trap), in fact the mention of the word ‘trap’ almost instantly caused dry-reaching on their behalf. However, as soon as Wave Racer stepped up to the plate to a rapidly filling venue, all preconceptions were out the window, and maximum boun

Vik Muniz and Marcelo Coelho put new meaning to the term 'fine art'..

The In Your Bones EP is backed by the Crooked Colours' first ever national headline tour.. It's been a massive few months for Crooked Colours - singles smashing it, festival slots, epic remixes... And it's all built up to today's release of the In Your Bones EP (but it HERE), coinciding with their first ever national headline tour announcement. The In Your Bones EP features the already-released Come Down and In Your Bones, plus third track Keep Your Mouth For Lying, which stands strongly side-by-side with the other two: This is all in addition to a seemingly endless stream of remixes for both released singles - Come Down has seen re-works from Alison Wonderland, Jesse Rose, Yolanda Be Cool, Wordlife, Palace and more (check 'em all HERE), while In Your Bones has remixes coming from Casino Gold, Craig Williams, CRNKN, Sampology, Trinidad, Young Franco, and this cracker via Melbourne wunderkind, Chiefs: Phew, with all that business out of the way, let's finally get to that national tour

"La Dispute have raised the bar of the post-hardcore genre...". La Dispute are known as a heavy and emotive post-hardcore band. You either scream your soul out along with them or dismiss them as being “too angst-y”. But with their third full-length album, Rooms Of The House, La Dispute have raised the bar of the post-hardcore genre, and in doing so have left very little room for criticism. Work for Rooms... began in the woodlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the band retreated to a hidden cabin and formed their own creative nook, pouring themselves over writing the record. The solitude appears to have worked wonders for the group. Rooms Of The House begins as a story about a fictional couple. As the album proceeds it becomes a sweeping description about the history of common spaces and the history of sentimental objects. Essentially, the album is a narrative about the meaning of objects and places and how they are appropriated as relationships change and dissolves. They leave t

New single and an amazing new clip from Melbourne duo Alta.. Following the release of their sophomore EP Game Broke Out a few months AGO, Melbourne boy-girl duo Alta are back with a new single, Wash It Down, and - to be frank - a fucking awesome video clip accompanying it. The twosome have been having a great year, supporting the likes of Bonobo and garnering some overseas love following appearances at Soundwave in Croatia, along with sideshows sharing the stage with forward-thinkers like Tokimonsta and Jonwayne. Wash It Down isn't so much a change of direction for the duo, rather more of a slinkifying of their sound, with some sexy synth lines paired with throbbing production work from Julius Dowson, combined with the alluring coo's of Hannah Lesser. It's really good, and the video clip is one of the most visually alluring we've seen in a long time. Enjoy it all below, and keep up to speed with the duos goings on via their FACEBOOK // WEBSITE. [UPDATE] Video will be back up soon - we

From Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine.. This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. Location: The east coast of Australia. Members: Riley McEvoy, Jonathan Niclair, Shaun Allen, Kelly Greenhalgh and myself. Releases: We have a demo titled 2AM Bones and an EP titled Diamond Teeth, and we just released our debut full-length, Wedding Town. How are you? What’s on your mind at the moment? I’m really good thanks! I’m in the middle of writing a story for uni at the moment so I’m trying to think up some plot points haha.  I lurked your facey account and you posted the latest Nun single (Uri Gellar).. How good is it! I saw it on Rage a couple of weekends ago and have been obsessed ever since.. It’s great! My friend that I used to live with really likes them and took me to see them for the first time at The Tote for the Miles Brown release show a few months ago. I was totally blown away and I loved it. I picked up th

The devils behind Cant Say want more party, and we have passes to giveaway.. The lads over at killer Melbs club night Cant Say are combining forces with the Witching Hour Order and Collarts for a new monthly party at Ding Dong lounge - GRASSHOPPERS. Drifting away from the bangers & trap you might associate with Cant Say, Grasshoppers is putting the focus on more experimental bizness, with forward-thinking live acts for your ears and dancing feet. Round one launches Tuesday 20 May, and looks a bit like this: Click on the poster above to head along to the Facebook event, and sling Grasshoppers a like on FACEBOOK if this is tickling you in all the right places. We've got some double passes to giveaway, flick us an email ([email protected]) with GRASSHOPPERS in the subject header to get involved. Not sold? Here's a bit of what to expect musically: