Jul 7, 2011 | Reviews, Umpire Reviews
Excerpt: “Perth has had a strong history of Pop bands…. The latest in the pop lineage is Umpire whose members have history in bands such as Adam said Galore, O, Mukaizake and they’ve just released their debut album “Now We’re...
Jul 7, 2011 | Reviews, Umpire Facebook Feed, Umpire Reviews
Excerpt: “Since formation as a studio-based trio back in 2006, Perth’s Umpire have honed their sound over a couple of EPs, added a drummer and released their debut album Now We’re Active. They make self-described ‘wide-screen indie rock’ and both their sound and...
Jun 18, 2011 | Reviews, Umpire Reviews
Excerpt: “‘Green Light District’ is the new single by Perth band Umpire, according to their label Hidden Shoal they’re ‘widescreen indie-rock craftsmen’. True words. Craftsmen with a big heart… ‘Green Light...
Jun 12, 2011 | Reviews, Umpire Reviews
Excerpt: “Now We’re Active is both a testament to the band’s faith in their own work and a smartly crafted collection of guitar songs which, while it won’t win any awards for groundbreaking artistic imagination or surreally inspired experimentalism, is...
Jun 12, 2011 | Antonymes Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The Licence To Interpret Dreams is an inspiring album centred in and around the cinematic ambient and modern classical fields that will surely appeal to fans of Max Richter, Johann Johannsson or Rudi Arapahoe’s brilliant Echoes From One To Another....
Jun 12, 2011 | Antonymes Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The Licence To Interpret Dreams is a captivating yet lethargic album, slowly layering simple parts as a means of carrying the listener along, creating a hazy and ambiguous sense of place, dreamlike in its contours… Rich with imagery from the song...
