LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
The singer sounds like he's actively trying not to be heard by anyone.
And he signed a five fucking album deal with Atlantic on the back of it.
This just baffles me. I'm trying to think of anyone else getting such a massive deal on the back of a single song. The rest of his EP is a total bore too; "Riptide" is the standout, if you're willing to believe that.
Disclosure - When a Fire Starts to Burn
When a Fire Starts to Burn
That article by the Cherry Bar guy is appalling. The stuff he wants played on Triple J is almost offensively bad in how out-of-date and derivative it is. No wonder it doesn't get any play; it's just guys with guitars and penile inferiority complexes who are trying to recreate their dad's vinyl collection. As soon as you mention Airbourne without being derisive, you've lost an argument.
Triple J's obviously not perfect and there's a reason why I don't exactly tune into it, but a whole lot of this debate is blown out of proportion. It's no use saying "wah wah this popular hit from the nineties wouldn't get any play now" because tastes have evolved. You could do the reverse and say "wow this popular hit from 2013 would never have got airplay in the nineties". Practically every artist actively seeking a larger audience will - consciously or not - modify their sound to some degree to appeal to people anyway. Hell, they'll be influenced by the same sounds that are shaping their audience and it'll generally be a natural evolution. I don't know why this is such a big deal.