My Music Muse...

Ok so I really haven't bought any music this month, well apart from Albert Hammond, Jr.'s new album 'Como Te Llama?, which frankly I don't think it matches up with his first album 'Yours to Keep'. So this episode of My Music Muse... is brought to you by my favourite albums.

These albums were selected because every song is excellent

So in no particular order...

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake Its Morning (2005)

Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005)

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)

Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Like Bad News (2004)

I'll hold it there for now, if i did all of my favs in one hit it wouldn't fit on the page - i'll have to make an anthology of it. I highly recommend that you go out and find these albums and have a listen

Icarus toy!!!

Thanks to The Toy Society, Icarus has turned plush! Look how awesome he is...

Dare to venture down...

The Rabbit Hole is my end of year graduation exhibition. Its an exhibition at the University of Wollongong, show casing the major works of the graduating Art and Design students.

There's a temporary website up with information on the event, we are also using it to document the fundraising process. This will eventually be replaced by a student showcase site.

www.therabbithole08.com

Stick it!

I made stickers for sticking, lol. They feature some of my favourite characters/illustrations ive designed over the last year and a bit.

Having my moon and eating it too...

and other adapted metaphors. Once the moon was conquered the Polaroid Ghost sets his sites on the not so distant planet of Earth.

The new blog advertisement...

My Music Muse...

The music I'm currently musing over and gathering inspiration from

Sigur Ros - Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust

The latest album from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, I dare say this is their best yet. While still maintaining the soft melodic style they have become renowned for Sigur Ros have managed to transform their music into something much more, this album reflects their roots by being beautiful and soft, yet at the same time have managed to transform it to a new level of energy with poppy beats and untamed crescendos.

Simply - This album is amazing.

Songs worthy extra note

Their new single - Gobbledigook

Track 4 - Vio Spilum Endalaust

and

Track 7 - Ara Batur

Or if you just prefer to watch naked people run around in wild, untamed utopianism you should check out the Gobbledigook music video

http://myspace.com/sigurros

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Kinda think of this album like The Sleepy Jackson were in a head on collision with some killer synth and wicked beats. This album has some catchy riffs and the vocals of a folk singer.

Songs worthy of extra note:

Track 5 - Kids

Track 2 - Weekend Wars

http://myspace.com/mgmt

Upcoming Releases

Not sure of the release date but Albert Hammond Jr's second album release is coming up this month and is currently on the Splendour in the Grass line up, so look out for some side shows.

Meet Icarus...

Icarus is the person who forgets they have to walk (or at least jump) before they can fly, he currently takes the form of a t-shirt design at redbubble.com, a skate deck at popdeck.com and soon he while become a sticker and a plush toy with the help of the toy society!

check out the new Icarus deck...

http://popdeck.com/submits/1438

oh and dont forget to vote for it