As Mountain Man depart, we are very pleased to welcome Iceland’s Ólöf Arnalds, whose beautiful Innundir Skinni has just been nominated for the inaugural Nordic Music Prize.  On her debut Australian tour, Ólöf will perform at Tasmania’s Mona Foma Festival this Wednesday,  the Sydney Opera House on Tues 25th with Coco Rosie and Melbourne’s Toff In Town on Australia Day, Wednesday 26 with Tiny Ruins & Grand Salvo

Starting next week. Ripper! Also as of this morning, NPR Radio is now streaming Smith Westerns’ brand new record in full! Click here to have a listen for yourself, and while you’re there, check out the killer live recording from last year’s South By South West festival where NPR committed one of the band’s shows to tape. Hours of fun! Dye It Blonde is out this fri & it just received Best New Music on Pitchfork!!

What an ace time of year, when Sydney is summery and everytime you walk by Hyde Park you catch music on the air. We’ve got a handful of amazing acts in town this January, including Gold Panda who’ll play Becks Bar next Fri 14 with Djanimals and Kyu, Mountain Man who’ll play the Spiegeltent on the 13th & 14th, Olof Arnalds who’ll play the Spiegeltent Jan 22 & 23  and Sufjan Stevens who’s announced an additional show at the State Theatre Jan 29. Out-of-towners can catch the band’s interstate sideshows in full at our Tours Page.

They’ve been busy adding the finishing touches to their fifth record, and Wagons will be celebrating the release of its first single at a special show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Friday March 4. It’s their first full-band show of 2011, and one that will see the band unveiling 2009′s The Rise & Fall of Goodtown on vinyl;  the band’s first ever vinyl release, limited to 300 pressings. They’ve been selling out their shows quickly, so Melbourners can grab tickets here, with the band planning a wider tour of Aus following the album’s full release.

We have nearly finished our new store. The vinyl section is up for anyone looking for a couple of bargains.
Check it out here!