The Jezabels
2013 has been an absolutely killer year for Australian music and in my role as adviser on the good tunez I have failed miserably. Nonetheless, I feel like the return of one of my favourite Sydney bands, The Jezabels, must be celebrated. After a triumphant 2012, destroying the joint with their debut album, Prisoner, and tearing up the country with tours, they made a quiet return to the studio in 2013.
Following the success of their stunning debut Vacation, Big Scary have recently released two singles in the run up to album number two, Not Art. Luck Now, the second of the two, is a rich and melodic affair. Opening with a syncopated drum loop that wriggles into the mind before melting into the lush piano sounds familiar to Big Scary, it progresses with Tom Iansek’s beautiful and introspective vocals and electronic samples.