My Top 5 Records On High Rotation 08

Children Collide – The Long Now – Most Anticipated.

I can say this was my most anticipated of 2008 easily.
When these lads signed up with Universal (home to other Aussie acts such as Grinspoon and Jet) I was curious to how the production giants would portray these musical rogues from the suburbs of Melbourne.
Children Collide aren’t some hot new thing from the fluro gen, nor are they thrusting through the airwaves, they’re better known to those Triple J fans and punters were more likely to see them doing the duties of support acts over the last few years.
In saying that, those shows and solid Triple J support has landed the lads the majority of their fan base.

Children Collide have an obscure eastern European premise that no one has proven to compare right now and I was impressed that there was no image sell out which is usually associated with hooking up with mega record labels.

It’s basically a polished EP but I still love it.

Sparkadia – Postcards – Most Surprising

These kids literally came out of nowhere. I had never heard of them, and caught them sneaking into a free Dappled Show which had reached capacity. Literally, this record rocks.
Live, recorded the songs are just good, no real cliché hooks or lame lyrics just a solid album. Great flow. Great band.

The Subways – All Or Nothing – Most Predictable Sam Choice

There isn’t much you could do to tear me away from this band. They can break-up get engaged, get loose and get lyrical and it’s all fucking gold. I just love that U.K London rock sound, kind of obvious riffs but this is an angrier offering and I just like it better that way, this one would be particular to taste I’d say.

The Kills – Midnight Boom – Most likely to not make a follow up but get it while it’s hot!

New band and new Kate Moss beau, these kids from the U.K have it going on with this kind of easy pop edgy sounds. I’m always one for male/female acts and intertwining vocals and the record is just really fun. Great variety of upbeat tracks and some more mellow like ‘Black Balloon’. For the kids who know the English do it better.

British India – Thieves – Second Most Predictable Choice

Say what you want about these Melbourne kids, they make a great record in little time. There are a few fillers in there but ‘Thieves’ provides a deeper look into Melia’s and Wilson’s musical partnership and offers more hits than Triple J can throw a female vote at.