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San Cisco

They're going around plugging their Awkward EP again. Here's a song from it and it's not hard to see how their indie-pop is slowly taking over the airwaves and becoming ear worms stuck in your head for days.

May 10, Elsewhere, Gold Coast

May 11, The Zoo

Dappled Cities 

This one is courtesy of Darcy, probably their biggest fan. First off, they have a new song in anticipation of a new album very soon. Check it out:

They'll be playing this and hopefully a whole lot of new songs as well at Oh Hello on May 24.

The Medics

The best band to come out of North Queensland? Probably (I don't know many). In the past I've gotten them confused with the Dutch band of the same name. But not for this post. No. The Dutch Medics do zany rock, the North Queensland Medics make some beautiful indie-pop. Which they'll show case for you on April 21 at the Zoo. Get some free MP3s of them from here: http://www.triplejunearthed.com/themedics

San Cisco

San Cisco is an indie band from Perth that obviously has their pulse on what the audience is digging right now. And that is that dreamy-surf-pop, with the male/female vocals and a very retro-beach feel. Because that's exactly what they are.

But unlike 75% of the music that paragraph just described, I really like San Cisco. There's something less pretentious about their music (at least to me). And you know, any band that makes it out of Perth has got to be good. It's hard competition over there, in the most isolated city in the world. 

They'll be coming through Brisbane on February 17th to Alhambra. 18+. If you want to check out some of their music, for free, before hand, head to their Triple J Unearthed site.

FREE MUSIC!

I've got a bunch of free music for you. And it's not even Friday yet.

Devin Townsend
This man is a music machine. When he's not pushing out great metal albums for Strapping Young Lad, he's putting together great music under his own name. And this year he'll be putting out two albums of solo material. To get a taste of what's to come, you can download a free 5-track EP right here.

Title Fight
Another one of those melodic hardcore/pop punk cross over bands that have been emerging from late, except with a twist: I actually like Title Fight. Their debut LP is coming out very soon, so they've put out a free MP3 for everyone to salivate over.

San Cisco
These boys (and girl!) are from my birth place, Perth. More specifically, Fremantle, home of the Bon Scott statue and a park bench of many stories (according to Bek after a few beers at Little Creatures). They do a style of dream-pop, very similar to Beach House and Girls. Being from Perth, you know they've got a bit of rep (it's hard to be a bad band over there, the scene is tough and unforgiving). They've got two free tracks you can download from this press-page.

Top Shelf Records
And finally, the company Top Shelf Records are celebrating their fifth birthday. And in celebration, their giving away a bunch of albums for free downloads. Now pay attention, you must do this. Click here. Download it. Listen to at least Caravels. Your life will be better for it. Trust me.