Psych-rock outfit Pond release their fifth album, Hobo Rocket. The expansive album features seven songs over 40 minutes, and includes the epic space-rock single ?Giant Tortoise?. Pond comprises Tame Impala alumni Nick Allbrook and Jay Watson, Cam Avery from The Growl, Mink Mussel Creek?s Joseph Ryan and Jamie Terry. The five-piece said they wanted to make a record that ?captures a portion of rock music?s great, decadent history through a personal...

Already armed with a swag of accolades including the 2010 JJJ Unearthed award, Rolling Stone's 'Artist to Watch' award and a top 5 inclusion in the JJJ Hottest 100, Boy & Bear found themselves perfectly placed to take things to the next level for their first full-length effort, the freshly minted 'Moonfire'. With first single 'Feeding Line'- already a Triple J favourite - leading the way, 'Moonfire' sees Boy & Bear shift effortlessly into darker,...

After spending the past few years as something of a journeyman, it comes as no surprise that Kirin J Callinan's second album, 'Bravado,' is a creation with few boundaries. What does come as a surprise, even for those who have come to expect the unexpected from Kirin, is the stylistic direction undertaken on Bravado.