Planets /  by E

I am hopelessly addicted to this single from Central Coast duo, Little Earthquake. Brothers, Mathew and Justin Hyland, formed the idea for the band and began working on tracks while touring the US as guest members of Lydia and, after returning to Australia in 2013, teamed with Lachlan Mitchell to put together their forthcoming EP, Universal Mind, due for release April 2014.

The track blends together indie-pop, rock, and electronic sounds with just enough of an acoustic influence to give the track a down to Earth feel when the beat starts to carry you away. Lyrics that state "there's planets in my head, a universe that I just don't understand, so take a look around and wonder how it comes to life", "this world can't get much worse, we're all in rhythm with the same one verse", and "you'll end up with what you think you deserve" are kept light by a swaying melody and a fun vocal hook that will leave you wanting to sing along to the rest of the song. The song's melody is refreshing, "never thought I'd finally know how to be what I dream" is awesome and only gets better as it fades out and disintegrates to the song's end (which is as sudden as its beginning), and that rhythm is so fantastic that you'll be glad to have it stuck in your head for days on end.

"Planets" Little Earthquake

Breaking Bones /  by E

       Esco William's "Breaking Bones" is gorgeous. The piano melody is so wonderfully heartfelt that it fills the track with ease while those vocals are so soft and rich that it's easy to get lost in the song; any other accompaniment to the track would not have done justice to those vocals or that beautiful piano and the simplicity of the easy combination makes it hypnotically fantastic. With such an amazing sound, I did not even begin to listen to the lyrics until my third or fourth time around, but if the music is perfect, the lyrics are on a new level all on their own.
       A chorus which states "don't see the point in fighting anymore, we're always trying to be something, well we are who we are, don't see the point in trying anymore, we're always fighting for something, we're falling apart" is perfection and, because this song is too great to capture in words, you really should just listen to it on repeat. 
"Breaking Bones" Esco Williams
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Let The Night /  by E

       Dirty Vegas was in the business of EDM before it was cool and, with their latest single, the band proves that they are still the best in the business. Their Let The Night EP was released January 24 (except in North America, where you can only get the lead single from beatport [along with remixes from Vanilla Ace, Sharam Jey, and Betoko]) and the lead single could not be better.
       "Take a look at yourself, you're going somewhere, such a beautiful thing when it feels right, no it's never too late to believe in something, open your eyes, see what the world is saying" opens the song articulately while beats that are both relaxed and upbeat ooze out of the track. The song pulses with energy and insists that you dance around while the wandering melody and steady rhythm are pulled together nicely by the repetition of "let the night follow you" and "you should see how good you look right now"; this single, in its entirety, is kind of perfect.
"Let The Night" Dirty Vegas

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Riptide /  by E

       Vance Joy's "Riptide" from his God Loves When You're Dancing EP is the free single of the week on iTunes and, with lines like "I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations", "this cowboy's running from himself", and "I just wanna know if you're gonna stay, I just gotta know, I can't have it any other way" supported by that gorgeous acoustic guitar, you have no excuse not to get this song (if you don't already have it) while it's free.
"Riptide" Vance Joy
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