Just Released - 2014 [Ep.01, S.4]

“C’mon ‘n’ be my China Plate,

Cos’ Australia, Australia, Aus-tray-li-a,

Australia, you’re my maaate  …”

                  “Australia” - The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band  [1975]

For any out-of-towners: the flagrant display of jingoism in this 1^st edition of JR for 2014 is in celebration of 'Australia Day'.  

But before the flag-waving begins, some pertinent news: JR is starting its 4^th season settling into a brand new timeslot and will now be broadcast on ABC Local Radio on Saturday nights at 9:05pm AEST. We’ll still be around on ABC Digital Radio and streaming online. (Digital or terrestrial? Over to you.) You will also notice the absence of Bill this week. He’s holidaying somewhere warm and will be returning soon.

Now, where were we? Oh, yeah... The flag-waving.

In 2014 more Australians are recording music than ever before. And in this edition we’re merely scratching the surface to reveal some of what’s out there.

New names are beginning to appear, like Ms. Murphy who recently teamed up with Lance Ferguson of The Bamboos to re-invent Little Dragon’s Electro-Pop hit of 2011, “Ritual Union” for her new EP, ‘White Dress And The Spirit’.

Others beginning to emerge include Melbourne’s Kingswood and Sydney’s Gypsies & Gentlemen.

Tom E. Lewis is another name you’ll be hearing more of this year. Perhaps you remember him from his starring role in the ‘70s film, ‘The Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith’? Maybe you’ve heard of his role in the Indigenous theatrical reinvention of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’? Well, he has a new album arriving soon and you’ll hear it previewed in this week’s show.     

Also, there are more established names like Sarah Blasko, Dappled Cities and Halfway all with new albums, while Tex Perkins continues his chameleonic career with yet another new band project called The Ape. 

Looks like another bumper year for Aussie music. Baste yourself in zinc cream and tune in. It’s gonna get hot.

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Ms. Murphy: “Ritual Union” (from the EP ‘White Dress And The Spirit”)

Gypsies & Gentlemen: “Anger’s Got A Hold” (from the EP, ‘Gypsies & Gentlemen’)

Lime Cordiale: “Famous” (from the EP ‘Falling Up The Stairs’)

Kingswood: “Suckerpunch” (new single)

Halfway: “Dropout” (from the album, ‘Any Old Love’)

Sarah Blasko: “Bird On A Wire” (from the album, ‘I Awake: Live At The Sydney Opera House’)

Ashleigh Mannix: “His Harmonica” (featuring Kim Churchill) (from the EP, ‘From The Mountains’)

Luka: “Unreal” (featuring Queenie) (Independent)

Dappled Cities: “Many Roads” (from the album, ‘Many Roads: B-Sides & Rarities 2003-2013’)

Tom E. Lewis: “Angels”/”You Can’t Change Your Name” (from the album, ‘Beneath The Sun’)

The Ape: “Don’t Need Nuthin’” (from the album, ‘The Ape’)

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Just Released:  Heard Saturdays at 9pm on ABC Local Radio & repeated Sundays at 4pm (AEDST or AEST) on ABC Digital Radio through Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra,Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and streaming on demand at the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin web pages. JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific.

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