Mar 17, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Where Hearts Go Broke could be described as Joy Division on surf boards in space. And it’s not as odd as it may seem… With this fusion of new wave synth pop, surf and sci-fi sounds, Hotels delivers something close to a perfect pop album....
Mar 17, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “opening track ‘A Dusty Book, A City Of Lights’ sets an elegant standard, with its dreamy, jazz-like beginning that builds up to a crescendo of heavy bass, celebrating horns, frantic drums and an insisting guitar. And as many of the other...
Mar 13, 2009 | Reviews, Tarcutta Reviews
Excerpt: “one of the leading lights of Melbourne’s burgeoning instrumental music scene… Peter Barrett’s brushed drums, Justin Buckley’s guitar arpeggios and Justin Wheelahan’s gorgeous droning hammond organ together create a truly...
Mar 11, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “on this superb Soundcheck For A Missing Movie, snapshots become animated, slides find colours: the wild tramping of a bull herd towards a boiling arena (‘Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square’), a book covered with dust, but...
Mar 11, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Where Hearts Go Broke is an excellent follow-up which draws on the debut’s many strengths whilst also expanding their range… by the album’s finale (courtesy of the wistful ‘Flight Of The Navigator’), I was convinced that I had heard one of the...
Mar 11, 2009 | Fall Electric Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Measure’s best songs, such as ‘Twine Of Wool’ and ‘Segue’, utilise the band’s obtuse instrumental amalgam (acoustic and slide guitar, cello, synths and drums) along with layered vocals to create shimmering...
