Free download from The Griswolds, plus a whole bunch of other new music

The Griswolds' infectious lust for life and a mega pop awesomeness remind us a bit of Grouplove, which is a very, very good thing as far as we're concerned. Their epic falsettos are pretty sweet too. Mississippi is a reflection of fun times and a place where you'd like to be, featuring driving rhythms and is the first cut from their debut EP, which is due out in June. Download the song below.

Next up, Electric Guest's new single This Head I Hold is making us dance around the office like Goddamn fools. It's off their debut album Mondo, due out in April, and was co-produced by Danger Mouse. Which is a little bit fancy, don't you think? Anyway, enough of our yackin'. Whaddaya say? Let's boogie.


Notic Nastic is an intriguing, anonymous group of NYC/Berlin-based musicians who deliver their unique sound with unwavering passion. I Don’t Wanna Do It Right is apparently not about being a communist, anarchist, antichrist or having any label. Nor is it fashionably ‘anti everything'. It's simply about waking up, asking yourself the hard questions, opening your mind and daring yourself to change. So there you go.

Endless Loop is Samantha Hughes and Jeff Knight - an electronic rock duo from Portland, Oregon. They make music ranging in tone from anthemic to melancholy. It started a few years ago as Jeff’s one man lo-fi project in college under the name Beep Kitty. Eventually he grew tired of the plinks and plonks of thrift store keyboards and shoe boxes filled with 4 track cassettes. That’s when Jeff found Sam – an aspiring opera student and all around rocker. They traded in Casios for beat machines and synths.

Win the new Justice album!

Do you like awesome French electronic music that mixes indie, disco, rock, sci-fi funk and pop with chunky, fuzzy basslines and dance hooks you could hang your coat off? Yes? Do you also like FREE STUFF? Of course you do. Well, read on.

The exciting news for those of you that live in Melbourne is that JUSTICE are heading your way! Tickets went on sale today for what will be their only performance in the city. The epic, brand new, live experience will feature all of their hits and tracks from their, frankly, amazing new album, Audio, Video, Disco. The Festival Hall will host this night of French genius on Friday 6th January 2012. For ticket info, click here. You want more good news? It's an all-ages show.

It's sure to sell out, so, if you snooze, you lose. You'd better buy your tickets right now.

Meanwhile, Bobbysix.com has teamed up with Fuzzy to give you the chance to win one of four copies of Justice's new album, Audio, Video, Disco. To stand a chance of getting your hands on one of these bad boys, all you need to do is follow @bobbysix on Twitter and send us a tweet. It can say whatever you like (be nice though, hey?), so long as it has the hashtag #justice

If you don't have Twitter [you should really get in the 21st Century, but] you can simply email info@bobbysix.com instead with the subject "Gimme Justice". Because we're nice, we'll send CDs to anywhere in the world, so this comp is open to EVERYONE. Hooray.

Justice are also hitting up FIELD DAY on New Year's Day. Tickets are on sale now.

Caitlin Park - Milk Annual

Heidi Pett lets us know what she thought of Caitlin Park's debut album:

I must confess that while sampling sounds of unusual provenance makes for an interesting press interview/snippet of information to be bandied about, I often find the technique clunky and frankly irritating. Not so with Caitlin Park. In Milk Annual, she's crafted a beautiful album full of delicate, thoughtful songs that, despite very professional production, feels entirely handmade.

At this point I could go for a long winded metaphor involving a patchwork quilt of found sounds carefully stitched together with a thread of folksy guitar and gentle vocals, ironed and laid out through production by Liam Judson of Belles Will Ring. But I won’t, because that may seem trite, unnecessary and pretentious, all of which sits uncomfortably with the pared-back simplicity of tracks such as With No Strength To Defend, Be A Ghost or the hand claps, unashamedly catchy hooks and pop sensibilities to be found on single Baby Teeth.

The way she plays guitar makes you think you can see it. You’re intensely aware of her fingers, the process of it, particularly on opener How’s Your Wife? where audible fret noises ground her sampling and use of electronic sounds in an earthier folk tradition. The range of sounds she employs demonstrates not only a curiosity into the nature of language best seen on the Tic Tac Language Song, but also her ambition and ingenuity in the use of the sounds of a match striking in the similarly experimental Match. Wrist. Bird.

Ordinarily I would baulk at the term ‘experimental’ as too often it’s lazy shorthand for ‘people on drugs with a bunch of whistles, old gameboys and access to garage band’ but it’s clear that, after months of collecting such diverse samples, she has indeed experimented with them before carefully layering them with her gentle vocals and accomplished songwriting to piece together a very considered album. You can read her track by track explanation here, if you’d like to know more about her ideas and methodology.

Comprised of songs which are breathtakingly intricate yet remain accessible and, above all, enjoyable, Milk Annual is best listened to accompanied by the smell of grass with sun on the back of your neck.

Review by Heidi Pett. 

Caitlin Park interview

“One of my favourite things to do is to play to a crowd, find one person who is not listening and try my hardest to get them to notice.”

It's a plan that seems to be working well for Caitlin Park. Her intelligent, looped brand of folk with electronic edges is captivating audiences across Sydney and she was recently a finalist in FBi Radio's Northern Lights competition. It's surprising then, considering her talent and growing reputation, that this isn't a path she has always desired to tread...

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE...