I never expected that the first time I've listened to the radio in... well, a long time, I would make my first, albeit relatively unknown, Australian music discovery.
The Red Tree sound like what would happen if M83, Postal Service and Sigur Ros had a musical menage a tois: their music is full of lush harmonies, dreamy pop melodies and a gorgeous airy ambience. This Melbourne band is apparently a Triple J Unearthed entrant; I was genuinely surprised, I had almost been expected the song to be a new Postal Service tune or something.
Their album was for sale in iTunes so I thought, what the heck. Its called I Am Not A Bird and it's quite a lovely record, very moody and laidback. Also, I cannot say no to a band who have taken their name from (I presume) the very poignant book by Shaun Tan...
Check out their music, in particular the song 'Ziah' (which is what caught my attention on the radio this morning) at their MySpace
I think makers AND lovers of this type of music are a fairly rare breed. Its still some of the most interesting music I've heard in this country in awhile though.
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