Q+A/ PROJECT 62

Toowoomba rock outfit Project 62 are on the war path.

ALBUM/ EMILIE SIMON

The Big Machine
(Universal)

French goddess Emilie Simon markets her wares to Oz. So Frenchy, so chic, charming and just plain cool.

VIRAL/ DAKOTA FANNING

'Cherry Bomb' by Dakota Fanning feat. Kristen Stewart

  

Dakota Fanning will eternally be eleven in my eyes, and Kristen Stewart will always be from Twilight. Sex them up, and make them play rock chicks and it's just embarrassing for everyone involved.

LIVE/DELTA MONARCHS

@ The Zoo
15/04/2010

Brisbane boys, The Delta Monarchs set is tight and well-polished - it's just a pity Thursday night crowds are non-existent. 

ALBUM/ GOLDFRAPP

Head First
(Mute Records)

The fifth studio release for the duo is a 40-minute nod to trashy 80's synth that feels a few decades too late. 

FRESH/ RAN JACOBS

Local lass with a sweet, earthy voice that makes Joanna Newsom sound like a grizzly transvestite.

VIRAL/ SHE & HIM

'In the Sun' by She & Him

If Britney Spears was aware of how shocking her dance moves in the clip for 'Baby One More Time' were, it would have looked a little like this. 

RETRO/ SO FRESH

So Fresh  - Hits of Winter 2002
(Sony Music)

We discover So Fresh compilations taste even worse (read: better) a decade stale.

FRESH/ MIMICKING BIRDS

Signed to Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse's Glacial Pace Recordings, this is one charming threesome to watch.