Sunday Spotlight: Custard

Custard have been around for a fair while now. This month the Brisbane four piece related their eighth studio record, Respect All Lifeforms.

Now lead singer David Liam McCormack is a busy man. He appears on the ABC Kids animated TV series Bluey, as the voice of Bluey's dad, Bandit. This gains a whole new audience for McCormack  which hopefully flows onto his main group, Custard.

In the late 90's I was so excited by Custard's quirky pop songs. From their album 1997, We Have the Technology the group showed their fun side with the hit Music is Crap.

Loverama (the follow up to We Have the Technology) gave us radio favourites like Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us), Hit Song and Ringo (I Feel Like). The album returned the group to their 1995 hey days when the group was riding high with the hit Apartment.

Custard were one of the bands I grew to love whilst growing to love listening to Triple J in the late 90's. Still to this day in 2020 I listen exclusively to Triple J (sometimes Double J where Custard fit a little better now, gaining this week's feature album) where I have discovered so many more amazing local talents like Custard back in the 90's.

So to kick off some 90's features I will feature here all June long, get into some Custard for your Sunday.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 29 May, 2020 Releases

It's the last round of releases ahead of the Australian winter, so let's heat up with some killer new releases including next week's feature record!

Starting off with Eskimo Joe re-releasing a deluxe edition of their 2004 album A Song Is A City. More details HERE.

Example returns with his latest record, it's streaming now, Seven is it's title.

Kygo brings some fun on the Golden Hour. Featuring that global smash hit, Higher Love with Queen Whitney Houston.

Lady Gaga has given us a super dance party with her latest release Chromatica! Featuring the hit singles Stupid Love and Rain on Me with Ms Ariana Grande. It's a super solid pop release.

Meet next week's feature album. As part of National Reconciliation Week, it's Miiesha's debut album Nyaaringu.

A few new EP's landed this week. All three of them are local releases, whilst being fairly diverse. One is from the Jurassic age!

Alex Lahey – Between The Kitchen And The Living Room

Owl Eyes – Invisible Woman

Willaris K – Full Noise

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – I Can Hear The Birds

A great range of new singles this week including a Powderfinger cover and a pile of new local releases including local indigenous hero Alice Skye for National Reconciliation Week and new Tones and I.

The Bamboos – Hard Up

B Wise feat. Kojey Radical – Think Twice

In Hearts Wake – Hellbringer

Alice Ivy feat. Benjamin Joseph – Better Man

Kate Miller-Heidke – This Is Not Forever

Thelma Plum – These Days

Powfu – Poems Of The Past

Rosalia & Travis Scott – TKN

Ruel feat. Denzel Curry – Painkiller

Maverick Sabre – Don’t You Know By Now

Bob Sinclar feat. Omi – I’m On My Way

Alice Skye – Grand Ideas

Tones And I – UR So Fucking Cool

Triple One – Project Revenge

Ukiyo feat. Maribelle – Good Enough

Fresh Friday Countdown #212 - Friday 29 May, 2020

20 - Drake - Toosie Slide
19 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us
18 - G Flip - Hyperfine
17 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch
16 - Doja Cat - Say So
15 - Halsey - you should be sad
14 - Post Malone - Circles
13 - BENEE - Supalonely {Feat. Gus Dapperton}
12 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
11 - Thelma Plum - These Days
10 - Sia - Together
9 - The Weeknd - In Your Eyes
8 - Tones and I - Bad Child
7 - Kate Miller-Heidke - This is Not Forever
6 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey
5 - Powfu - Death Bed {Feat. beabadoobee}
4 - Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
3 - Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good?
2 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

It's countdown #212, so here is a song to bring the weekend noise!

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - FUTURE – {High off Life}

Sunday Spotlight: Pearl Jam

Released late March, it's taken me a while to feature one of the biggest stadium rock bands of all time, Pearl Jam.

Hailing from the same city as Grey's Anatomy, Seattle, Pearl Jam gave us their debut album Ten, all the way back in 1991.

Gigaton is the eleventh studio album from the Seattle group topping the Spanish and Greek charts.

The album was meet with positive reviews and decent album and vinyl (yes vinyl) sales in North America.

I don't think much needs to be written about the Seattle five piece fronted by Eddie Vedder. So today let's take a listen to the new record as well as take in some of their biggest hits since 1991.

Next week will be the final Sunday Spotlight for a mini winter's break, so come back next weekend for another amazing feature.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 22 May, 2020 Releases

Kicking off this week, fresh from playing Laneway Festival, it's The 1975 with Notes On A Conditional Form.

Custard are back. Fresh from voicing Bluey on the ABC kids channel, David McCormack and crew are back with Respect All Life Forms.

This week on the singles scene new music from everyone like Lady Gaga to Disclosure (new album coming late August). Get amongst it!

Disclosure – Energy

Ellie Goulding – Power

Lady Gaga feat. Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Lanks – Sirens

Louis The Child feat. Vera Blue – Nobody Like You

Northlane – Enemy Of The Night

Petit Biscuit feat. Shallou – I Leave Again

Pnau feat. Vlossom – Lucky

Josh Pyke – Home

San Cisco – On The Line

Gin Wigmore – Hangover Halo

Dallas Woods – If It Glitters It’s Gold

Fresh Friday Countdown #211 - Friday 22 May, 2020

20 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us
19 - Post Malone - Circles
18 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
17 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
16 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch
15 - G Flip - Hyperfine
14 - Halsey - you should be sad
13 - BENEE - Supalonely {Feat. Gus Dapperton}
12 - The Weeknd - In Your Eyes
11 - Regard & RAYE - Secrets 
10 - Sia - Together
9 - Doja Cat - Say So
8 - Drake - Toosie Slide
7 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey
6 - Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
5 - Tones and I - Bad Child
4 - Powfu - Death Bed {Feat. beabadoobee}
3 - Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good?
2 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Album of the Week - Offical Music/Audio Videos

Album of the Week - CHARLI XCX – {How I’m Feeling Now}

Sunday Spotlight: The Goods

Sydney trio, The Goods made up by Badmandela (Jarrol Renaud), Rosario (Ross Ferraro) & Black Tree, just returned with their new album II.

The album features 20019's breakaway hit “Let’s Roll” featuring Touch Sensitive, yes the Pizza Guy Touch Sensitive! “Shots”, is another cut on the album featuring Touch Sensitive.

Producers and multi instrumentalists Badmandela & Rosario formed The Goods. They released their self-titled album in 2016. The album attracted and a signing to Bastard Jazz label (NYC) whilst leading to addition of vocalist Black Tree.

In 2017, The Goods released 'Make Your Move' which featured on Triple J and Fbi (Sydney), whilst the video featured on Rage.

Then in 2018 EP ‘Glow’ show The Goods rise to a whole new level.

So it's Sunday, have a Sunday session with a great trio out of Sydney. You may even discover you favourite new act! Next Sunday a huge global act... Stay tuned...

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 15 May, 2020 Releases

Moby returns with his 2020 record, All Visible Objects. This is Moby's 17th record, yes seventeenth!

Moses Sumney gives us his second studio record, græ (Part Two).

Oakland-based Thao & The Get Down Stay Down released their sixth studio record, Temple yesterday.

Meet next week's feature album! Charli XCX with How I’m Feeling Now. Last year we featured her great record Charli. Now it's time for How I’m Feeling Now. Two albums in two years, what a work horse. This is the perfect soundtrack for the times we are living in.

And here is a huge list of new singles to get you moving this weekend! Tomorrow get set to get moving with Sunday Spotlight act, The Goods. It's going to be... well Good :)

Alius feat. Boi – Houdini

Art vs Science – Icycle Bicycle

Aurora – Exist For Love

Kota Banks – Snip Snip

The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited

Briggs – Extra Extra

Chris Lake – I Remember

Leftwing : Kody feat. Leo Stannard – Purple Sunshine

Maala – Night Like This

OK Go – All Together Now

Genesis Owusu – Don’t Need You

Powfu – Poems Of The Past

Sofi Tukker & Gorgon City – House Arrest

Armand Van Helden x Solardo x Herve – Power Of Bass

Washington – Dark Parts

Fresh Friday Countdown #210 - Friday 15 May, 2020

20 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
19 - Meduza, Becky Hill & GOODBOYS - Lose Control
18 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
17 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch
16 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us
15 - Drake - Toosie Slide
14 - The Weeknd - In Your Eyes
13 - G Flip - Hyperfine
12 - Post Malone - Circles
11 - Halsey - you should be sad
10 - Regard & RAYE - Secrets 
9 - Doja Cat - Say So
8 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey
7 - BENEE - Supalonely {Feat. Gus Dapperton}
6 - Powfu - Death Bed {Feat. beabadoobee}
5 - Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
4 - Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good?
3 - Tones and I - Bad Child
2 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Regular Posts, During an Irregular Period

Here is a guide to Flashing off the Record posts.

Mondays - Feature Album, weekly reveal
Tuesdays - Feature Album, offical videos or feature
Wednesdays and Thursdays - generally no posts
Friday - Fresh Friday Countdown's

Saturdays - Key New Releases guide
Sundays - Sunday Spotlight

You can always check out my other blog, Randy Andy's Weak in Review for piles of TV reviews in these ISO times.

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - HAYLEY WILLIAMS – {Petals For Armor}

Sunday Spotlight: Drake

Around the time Scorpion was released in 2018, I featured Drake previously. Back there you can view a number of old school videos, however I have also featured some of his biggest hits below.

Also last time (2018) when I featured Drake he had just hit number one on the Australian album charts. Looking at last nights ARIA charts, it happened again! Yes Drake's new mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes debuted at number one.

Drake is now a certified chart topper, his single Toosie Slide also peaked at number three on the Australian singles chart. The single was released early April, however it was the surprise release of the mixtape that caught Australian and international fans by surprise.

The mixtape features guest appearances from Future, Young Thug, Chris Brown, and Playboi Carti, Giveon, Fivio Foreign, and Sosa Geek. So it's a stacked line up.

Unlike mega stars like Lady Gaga and others holding their releases during COVID-19. Drake went HAM and just dropped Dark Lane Demo Tapes. The result, heaps of hype, positive sales (over 20,000 copies in the UK as well as the top spot) and not awful reviews.

Drake is on top of his game right now.

So this Mother's Day celebrate with Drake, the Sunday Spotlight returns next Sunday.

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 8 May, 2020 Releases

First up let's start with a Mixtape from Doolie. It's got a great title Hope U Like My Mixtape. Listen to a cut below.

Alexis Naylor from Perth gave us her debut album yesterday, Pages From A Past Life.

Katie Noonan gives us an album of covers, The Sweetest Taboo.

Featuring heaps of guests, RAC gives us Boy.

Meet next week's feature album. It's Paramore's Hayley Williams with her debut solo album Petals For Armor. Come back for a stream of the album Monday and more posts all next week.

Last but not least let's kick it with this week's biggest new singles. A real mixed bag this week, new Cuty Copy, G Flip and Dave Winnel. Whilst the brilliant Boo Seeka is back.

Alex The Astronaut – Lost

Baauer – Aether

Boo Seeka – Take A Look

B Wise feat. A.Girl – NXT 2 U

Cut Copy – Love Is All We Share

G Flip – Hyperfine

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck With U

Headie One – Rose Gold

Heaps Good Friends – Fold Laundry Together

Fergus James – Good Man

Dave Winnel – Boomerang

Fresh Friday Countdown #209 - Friday 8 May, 2020

20 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
19 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
18 - Drake - Toosie Slide
17 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us
16 - Meduza, Becky Hill & GOODBOYS - Lose Control
15 - G Flip - Hyperfine
14 - Onefour - Say it Again {Feat. A$AP Ferg}
13 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch
12 - The Rubens - Live in Life
12 - Regard & RAYE - Secrets
11 - Post Malone - Circles
10 - Halsey - you should be sad
9 - BENEE - Supalonely {Feat. Gus Dapperton}
8 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey
7 - Doja Cat - Say So
6 - Powfu - Death Bed {Feat. beabadoobee}
5 - Tones and I - Bad Child
4 - Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good?
3 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
2 - Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos + Infomercial

Album of the Week - MADDY JANE – {Not All Bad Or Good}

Sunday Spotlight: Fiona Apple

Hailing fromNew York, it's the amazing singer-songwriter, Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart as your Sunday Spotlight this week.

Fiona has won a Grammy Award whilst being nominated for additional seven Grammy Awards in various categories.

Fiona's debut album, Tidal (containing songs written when she was 17) was released in 1996. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Rock Performance for the single Criminal.

In 1999 Apple released When the Pawn... , produced by Jon Brion. The album was critically acclaimed, commercially successful and was certified platinum.

Extraordinary Machine (Apple's third album) was released in 2005. Apple again collaborated with Brion, and began recording the album in 2002. Apple was reportedly unhappy with the production and opted not to release the record.

Extraordinary Machine was eventually re-produced without Brion and released in October 2005. The album was certified gold, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

In 2012, Apple released her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel.

Apple's fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, was released late last month. It was meet with widespread acclaim.

Apple has sold over 10 million albums worldwide and has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award, 2 MTV Video Music Awards and a Billboard Music Award.

So why not discover a true gem. From her track Paper Bag that landed in Bridesmaids to her latest amazing record Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Apple is a truly amazing songwriter and storyteller.

Come back next Sunday for another massive Sunday Spotlight!

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 1 May, 2020 Releases

Canadian group Austra have just released their fourth album, HiRUDiN kicks off this week's key releases. Yes as we enter May 2020

Drake is the man music needs right now. He has just given us Dark Lane Demo Tapes. The Mixtape
features guest appearances from Future, Young Thug, Chris Brown, and Playboi Carti, among others. Check it out now!

Sydney space funk trio, The Goods, are Badmandela, Rosario & Black Tree. The trio have just released their new album II.

Meet next week's feature album, it's Maddy Jane with her debut album Not All Bad Or Good. Maddy Jane is from the beautiful Bruny Island, Tasmania. Not to mention she is a 90's baby!

Remember Jojo, Leave (Get Out) queen, well she is all grown up and has just given us Good To Know. I personally like the Hoodboi remix of one of the tunes, Man. Take a listen below it's amazing!

Parcels have just given us a live album to get through the cold snap, Live Vol.1 is out now!

This week we also have some killer new single releases. Check out the biggest singles from yesterday, right now!

French Montana feat. Tory Lanez – Cold

Glades – Vertigo

Haiku Hands – Manbitch

Haim – I Know Alone

Hilltop Hoods – I’m Good?

Hayden James & Icona Pop – Right Time

JessB – Pon It

Just A Gent & Yvng Jalapeño feat. Nerve – Geekin’

Kian – Every Hour

Brendan Maclean – Easy Love

Marshmello feat. Halsey – Be Kind

Miiesha – Hold Strong

Milky Chance feat. Jack Johnson – Don’t Let Me Down

Moby – Too Much Change

Ocean Alley – Hot Chicken

Vlossom – Catch Your Breath (remixes)

Fresh Friday Countdown #208 - Friday 1 May, 2020

20 - The Weeknd - In Your Eyes
19 - Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind
18 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch
17 - Meduza, Becky Hill & GOODBOYS - Lose Control
16 - Regard - Ride It
15 - The Rubens - Live in Life
14 - BENEE - Supalonely {Feat. Gus Dapperton}
13 - Billie Eilish - bad guy
12 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
11 - Post Malone - Circles
10 - Halsey - you should be sad
9 - Drake - Toosie Slide
8 - Doja Cat - Say So
7 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us
6 - Powfu - Death Bed {Feat. beabadoobee}
5 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey
4 - Hilltop Hoods - I'm Good?
3 - Tones and I - Bad Child
2 - SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights