I smell the weekend!

With most of the whiteboydancefloor either over worked or completely broke, this weekend should prove to be rather quiet on all fronts. But not to worry, it won't stop me from serving up a few delicious tracks and ep reviews for you guys.

Hey, no worries.



The sniff of a new release is filling my nostrils think and fast and the smell is coming squarely from Tigercity's direction. A few short weeks ago they dished up an Aussie exclusive for you all in the form of "Let her go" and now whiteboydancefloor gives all you Aussie kids another Tigercity first with another newie called "Other girls". While the response to "Let her go" demonstrated the relaxed disco subtlety which was directed at the keen discotheque lover, it is safe to say "Other girls" will tap the shoulder of the "Are you sensation" crowd and keep em grooving. "Other girls" drops it back into low gear and allows us all to enjoy some mutually beneficial love making. It's got the hooks in the right places to keep you swaying and for me personally really wraps up a special part of Tigercity NYC and delivers it straight into my Sydney living room.

Mp3: Tigercity - Other girls



Fear not trusting indie kids. If your worth your weight in indie cred you'd by now be aware of fush and chup natives Cut off your hands. All to often our neighbours across the tasman get too concerned with producing better hip hop than adelaide, thankfully it's only chavs and solles that have consumed themselves with this time wasting endeavour. Cut off your hands if not already will pretty much base themselves in Australia (or if they hit it big time England) if they know what's good for em. Dishing up a collaborative slab of punk rock that isn't earth shatteringly different yet certainly worth a listen. Their ep Shaky Hands comprises 6 tracks of Cure / Futurehead / Anything hyped in England infused punk but it is quite easy to put these comparisons aside and enjoy Cut off your hands for what it is. So young yet such confident live performers, if this band can mature and evolve in the right way they are bound for super stardom. Most enjoyable experience I've had for a while with $9.

Mp3: Cut off your hands - Expectations



Fresh into my inbox not 2 hours ago is the new track from another personal favourite of mine Tiny Dancers. While I've only given the song 3 or 4 turns on the old playlist, I think it has the right amount of country weekend tinge to it for it to be worthy of a mention. As I said, be warned it is alittle "all i wanna do is have some fun" but I mean that isn't going to deter me, this track is the right side of quirky for my liking. Another effort from Tiny Dancers that indicates they are more than capable of showing their worth. This track is alittle more for the chicks I rekon, But hey, I'm soft. Tiny Dancers will get one of their songs in a car ad before I die, mark my words they will.

Mp3: Tiny Dancers - Sun goes down



Now if anyone bothers to read what I said, I made it quite clear I didn't want anyone else making reference to Japan or any of its cities without music of good quality. While my intent was to really diss anyone unlucky enough to get on my radar, god damn it, I'm back flipping again. Tokyo Police Club have gotten through my defenses (which are obviously weaker than ya mum). The sound again isn't anything ground breaking, but they do it better than most and I find myself helpless to do anything other than enjoy myself. I guess enjoyment is really the motif of this entire post you could say. After getting my hands on their mini album and by chance hearing an interesting interview with Tokyo Police Club, I admit, I'm sold. The final sign on the dotted line point for me was the humble nature, optimistic approach and hard work ethic that Tokyo Police Club negotiate into their sound.

Myspace: Tokyo Police Club - Nature of Experiment (highly recommended)

As an entire package, I rekon these guys have got legs and I can confirm it even more with their link to Dew Process who clearly are encountering the world of music bloggers with far greater success than their counterparts. Kudos to you. Rumours of Tokyo Police Club are rife as well, possibly they might come out with touring buddies Cold War Kids or another indie band of similar cred.

Finally it's the weekend and let's face it, regardless of how much my weekend is filled with the doldrums of work, yours probably isn't. So to finish this cavalcade of music let's get a bit dancey. Miami horror are in competition with Muscles it seems to see who can be blogged about the most. I can't decide who I like more as it changes with each new track. We'll call this the even up mention was Muscles got a throw last week. I serve you up a simple little mix of Tegan & Sara's well known "Walking with the ghost". Miami horror doesn't tinker with the track more than needed, gives it a bit of a club polish so it can be played at places other than Club Blink. I must credit Who the Bloody Hell Are They with this discovering, but I mean a lot of the Aussie bloggers caught on much faster than those overseas pricks so all you Aussie bloggers (check our links) big up yaself!

Mp3: Tegan & Sara - Walking with the ghost (Miami Horror mix)

For a bit of visual stimulation, I thought I'd remind you of another act I championed sometime last year by chance and it seems now they are really taking off. What I have for you is Dr. Dog performing their track Worst Trip live on Conan O'Brien. I enjoy the music but more so I enjoy watching Dr. Dog and seeing the way they really enjoy playing. As a musician, there is no greater pleasure in the world than either loving your music or seeing someone else love it on some level.



And on a very very very FINAL point, if you're looking for a great night out in laaaate April, look no further than catching the Midnight Juggernauts out on their "Road to Recovery" tour with some very illustrious friends.

Myspace & The Brag Presents:
Friday 27 April

Metro Theatre, Sydney

Supported by Muscles, The Ghosts + K.I.M

Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au + Moshtix ticketing outlets

$18 + BF or $22 at the door

Doors open 8:00PM

There you have it kids, copied straight from the source (my inbox). Good value and a good chance for you to check them out with new drummer Daniel Stricker who they have clearly poached from The Valentinos. Time will tell whether that was a wise career move won't it. As much as I am in love with my Juggers, I can see their sound becoming dated where as The Valentinos might just evolve into some kind of megatron.

Enjoy the weekend guys.