Categories 13 Questions 13 Questions with The Double Happiness Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 18, 2022 2 Comments on 13 Questions with The Double Happiness The Double Happiness Continue reading “13 Questions with The Double Happiness” Tags Adele and the Chandeliers, Adele Pickvance, Baby Cool, David Lynch, DIIV, Doggie Heaven, Flying Nun, Full Power Happy Hour, Girl and Girl, Glows, Go-Betweens, James Van Praagh, Jeanette Winterson, Kellie Lloyd, Kristin (Black) Fergusson, Look Blue Go Purple, Meg Welchman, Mess Esque, new order, Nice Biscuit, Patti Smith, Peter Fergusson, Pixies, Platonic Sex, Quentin Tarantino, Renovators Delight, Sacred Hearts, Screamfeeder, SGO, Sharon Van Etten, Simon Welchman, Slowrip, Stereolab, The Church, The Double Happiness, The Far Outs, The Shadows, The Stress Of Leisure, The Sundays, Thelma Plum, Ups and Downs, Warpaint, Wim Hof
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021 Post author By Sean Beardmore Post date December 23, 2021 5 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021 Original image via Unsplash (credit: Silas Baisch) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2021” Tags A Country Practice, Amyl and the Sniffers, Bedrooms Suck Records, Blake Scott, Broken Stone Records, Civic, CLAMM, East Cape Calling, El Reno, Even, Fantasy Country, Flightless Records, Flyying Colours, Goon Sax, Happiness Records, Imperial Broads, In The Red Records, Indigo Sparke, Liars, Matador Records, Meat Machine, Mere Women, Mess Esque, Mike Noga, MOD CON, Mope City, Mute, Peabrain Recordings, Poison City Records, Pond, Restless Leg, Rough Trade, Sacred Bones, Scientists, Smoke Bellow, Snowy Band, Spinning Top, Tenth Court, Trouble In Mind, You Am I
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 17, 2021 32 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Sticky post Original image via Unsplash (Florencia Viadana) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2021” Tags 20-20-20, AD 93, Aging, Aging ~ Land Trance, Allen Moore, Ben Chasny, big brave, big country, BIG | BRAVE, Bill Orcutt, Black Tempel Pyrämid, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Bronzerat, Charlie Butler, Chris Abrahams, Chris Corsano, Circle, Claire Cronin, Comedy Minus One, Constellation Records, Cruel Nature Records, Damon & Naomi, Damon Krukowski, Daniela Weinmann, David Colohan, David Wurth, Deafheaven, Divide And Dissolve, Domino Recordings, Donovan Quinn, Drag City, Dub Cthonic, Eleventh Dream Day, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Fading Tapes, Fake Fruit, Fat Cat, Fire Records, Flemish Eye, Fly Pan Am, Full Time Hobby, Gaffa Bandana, Glenn Donaldson, Gnod, Goliath Enterprises Limited, Grouper, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Human Worth, International Anthem, Invada Records, Iron Lung Records, Jeff Parker, Jim White, Joyful Noise, Joyful Noise Recordings, Katuku Collective, Kowloon Walled City, Kranky, Kulk, Land Trance, Light Conductor, Lingua Ignota, loscil, Low, Matt Christensen, Matt Sweeney, Mess Esque, Miasmah Recordings, Midwife, Moin, Monastra, Naomi Yang, Neurot Recordings, New Bums, nick cave, Ninja Tune, Odd Beholder, Ohm Resistance, Orindal Records, P.M. Tummala, Palilalia, Patrick R. Pärk, richard dawson, Rock In Your Head, Rocket Recordings, Rough Trade, Sargent House, Simm, Sinnbus, Six Organs of Admittance, slant, sleaford mods, Southern Lord, Springtime, Stuart Cook, Sub Pop, The Besnard Lakes, The Bug, The Flenser, The Reds Pinks and Purples, The Still, Three Lobed Recordings, Tough Love, Tropical Fuck Storm, Trouble In Mind, Vapour Theories, warren ellis, Waxing Cresent Records, Will Oldham, XIMES
Categories Album Reviews Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 9, 2021 3 Comments on Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage” Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy (photo credits: L - Mabel Cooper; R - Hanly Banks Callahan) Continue reading “Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Blind Date Party – “the ultimate homage”” Tags Alasdair Roberts, AZITA, Bill Callahan, Bill MacKay, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Cassie Berman, Cooper Crain, Cory Hanson, David Grubbs, David Pajo, Dead Rider, dirty three, Drag City, Emmett Kelly, George Xylouris, Hank Williams Jr., Lou Reed, Matt Kinsey, Matt Sweeney, Meg Baird, Mess Esque, Mick Turner, Sean O’Hagan, Six Organs of Admittance, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground, Ty Segall, Will Oldham
Categories Features Interviews Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 22, 2021 15 Comments on Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner Mess Esque (photo credit: Kishore Ryan) Continue reading “Tangled Beauty: In Conversation with Mess Esque’s Helen Franzmann & Mick Turner” Tags Bedroom Suck Records, dirty three, Drag City, Ed Kuepper, Helen Franzmann, Jim White, Low, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner
Categories News Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 29, 2021 No Comments on Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen Mess Esque (photo credit: Mick Turner and D Ryan) Continue reading “Mess Esque release new single, ‘Sweetspot’ – watch/listen” Tags Drag City, Helen Franzmann, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner, The Dirty Three
Categories News Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 24, 2021 1 Comment on Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen Mess Esque (photo credit: Kishore Ryan) Continue reading “Mess Esque share new single from forthcoming album – watch/listen” Tags Bedroom Suck Records, dirty three, Drag City, Helen Franzmann, Lucy Dyson, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner
Categories Album Reviews Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 5, 2021 8 Comments on Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special” Mess Esque Continue reading “Mess Esque: Dream #12 – “the essence of something special”” Tags Barricade, Bedroom Suck Records, Blue Divers, Cat Power, Helen Franzmann, Jim White, Low Flung, Marisa Anderson, Mckisko, Mess Esque, Mick Turner