Stroke Me Gently.

It seems Bands and Recording Artists are pumping out albums quicker and quicker. But why?


Through fear of growing old and being forgotten?

or is it just simply they have so much music talent jammed into their skulls, that they have to purge as often as they can?

Or maybe I'm just too slow to keep up?

The Strokes having only released an album in March this year are back into the studio, hopefully not rushing it, to pump out an album, as bassist Nikolai Fraiture put it, "As soon as possible".

Julian Casablancas and The Strokes since 2001, have published 4 albums and all having huge success.

Not saying that Julian and the band don't know how to take a break, it took 6 whole years for them to release "Angles" in 2011.



Check out the vid for more on The Strokes' next album.




Another slightly more local band renowned for pumping out albums and said to be "The hardest working band in Australia" Nathan Farrall 2009.

British India.

It seems that once every six months this band are touring Australia and smashing a "new wave pub rock" into our faces.

Declan Melia and the band produced a nerve shattering debut album titled "Guillotine" in 2007, "Thieves" a year later and "Avalanche" in 2010.

My first experience with Guillotine was a song named, "Black & White Radio", listened to in Nathan Farrall's living room. It's the kind of song that that punches you in the Ear pipe then caresses audio seduction. I'd even say its the same for the entire album.

This may not convince you but it'll give you a fair idea.

"Thieves" in my opinion led the band to produce a more "mainstream", yet still ear shattering sound.
Songs like "God is Dead. (Now Meet the Kids)" had an enticing sound from a more experienced collaboration. I felt like it was more of a second listen album but definitely still had the British India sound.

This one's "I Said I'm Sorry"

"Avalanche" is the half-breed of both  previous albums, the "mainstream" sounds getting more "mainstream",
not that its a bad thing, bands need to work all possible angles to crack the market with diversity.
That said there are way more darker in all up in yo' shit songs than ever before.
"Beneath the Satellites" was the tune to crack the market for British India, gaining the band airplay on most commercial radio stations around Australia.

And for the "Hardcore" fans there's tracks like "Messiah" and "Safari".

Here's "Safari".

With this all said I've ranted too far.

Perf.