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Best Gift Shopping > Music > Australia and New Zealand
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Lenka(more) »rank: 425by: Lenka
Our review:Album Description:In Sydney, Australia, Lenka was a teen actress who trained with Cate Blanchett, thereafter landing leading roles on stage, television and indie films. A self-described 'punk-ass art school student' and vocalist/keyboardist for acclaimed indie Electronic/ambient outfit Decoder Ring. She has flung herself into two new worlds simultaneously: she's moved to California and become a solo artist. Whether channelling our long-repressed terrors ('Trouble') or long-lost innocence ('We Will Not Grow Old'), her music evokes primal emotions, unblemished by pretense or cynicism and unashamed of cracking a smile occasionally. Lenka's fresh sensibility extends to every element of her music, as the whimsical, ... Detail |
Rattlin' Bones(more) »rank: 551by: Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson
Our review:Album Description:2008 collaboration between Chambers, the beloved Australian singer/songwriter and her husband Shane Nicholson. Drawing on both their songwriting talents and unique voices, Rattlin' Bones heralds a return to the Alternative Country roots that first launched Kasey's stellar career. This is Chambers and Nicholson writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with an undeniable honesty. Whilst giving a sizeable nod to Chambers' Country Music upbringings, Rattlin' Bones equally secures Nicholson's natural fit on the rootsy highway. 14 tracks. EMI. 2008. Detail |
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Some People Have Real Problems(more) »rank: 932by: Sia
Our review:Album Description:In addition to her successful solo career, Sia has also worked extensively with ZERO 7; She provided the vocals for the hit singles 'Destiny' and 'Distractions' from their debut album Simple Things, as well as tracks on their subsequent albums, When It Falls and Garden. She also collaborated successfully with MASSIVE ATTACK and WILLIAM ORBIT. Sia has had huge club hits, including 'Drink To Get Drunk' [remixed by DIFFERENT GEAR] and the UK garage remix of 'Little Man' by WOOKIE 'Breathe Me,' from her album Colour the Small One gained significant attention when it was used in the elaborate final ... Detail |
Greatest Hits(more) »rank: 548by: Keith Urban
Our review: :Keith Urban’s family of songs is growing! His latest release Greatest Hits: 19 Kids includes a brand new recording, 'You Look Good in My Shirt,' a fan favorite on his international tour. To date, Keith’s catalog has sold more than 10-million units worldwide, and produced seven #1 singles and nine Top-5 hits. Detail |
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On a Clear Night(more) »rank: 1062by: Missy Higgins
Our review: :Missy Higgins debut album remains inthe Australian Top 40 more than two year after its release and has become one of the biggest selling Aussie albums of all time. Where I Stood, the first single from her new album, On A Clear Night, has already shot to #1 in her homeland. After Higginswon fans in America with her first album and a stateside tour, On A Clear Night was recorded in Los Angeles, and produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, ElvisCostello, Finn Brothers). Introducing anewfound positive, uplifting attitude to her passionate singer-songwriter piano rock, On A Clear Night shines a ... Detail |
This Is Our God(more) »rank: 1238by: Hillsong
Our review: :Missy Higgins debut album remains inthe Australian Top 40 more than two year after its release and has become one of the biggest selling Aussie albums of all time. Where I Stood, the first single from her new album, On A Clear Night, has already shot to #1 in her homeland. After Higginswon fans in America with her first album and a stateside tour, On A Clear Night was recorded in Los Angeles, and produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, ElvisCostello, Finn Brothers). Introducing anewfound positive, uplifting attitude to her passionate singer-songwriter piano rock, On A Clear Night shines a ... Detail |
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Pebble to a Pearl(more) »rank: 718by: Nikka Costa
Our review:Album Description: The latest radiant gem by the gifted singer-songwriter and performer Nikka Costa -- is far and away her most direct and convincing musical statement yet. If this is Costa's most pleasing album to date -- and it clearly is -- then it's exactly because the woman singing to us so powerfully has finally found the creative freedom to first and foremost please herself. Detail |
Newsboys Live: Houston We Are Go (CD+DVD)(more) »rank: 1285by: Newsboys
Our review:Album Description: The latest radiant gem by the gifted singer-songwriter and performer Nikka Costa -- is far and away her most direct and convincing musical statement yet. If this is Costa's most pleasing album to date -- and it clearly is -- then it's exactly because the woman singing to us so powerfully has finally found the creative freedom to first and foremost please herself. Detail |
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Center Stage (Ac3 Dol)(more) »rank: 5964starring: Tommy Emmanuel
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In Ghost Colours(more) »rank: 5003by: Cut Copy
Our review:Album Description:Cut copy are set to return in 2008 with the shimmering timelessness of 'in ghost colours'. Haunted with machines of the past and sounds of the future, 'in ghost colours' inhabits the kind of space in time where trends are irrelevant and music is about feeling rather than following and 1969 is just as relevant as 2020. At once both jacking and jangly, electronic and organic, cut copy have crafted a record filled with glorious sounds and moods but also unabashedly pop song structures and hooks and melodies for eons. The progression from 'bright like neon love' to 'in ghost ... Detail |