Matt Burgess's music blog — running since 2007, posting from Brisbane.https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/en-auhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2024/02/14/burgos-top-albums-of-2023/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2024/02/14/burgos-top-albums-of-2023/Yes, I’ve been absent again. 2 years since my last post. Sorry about that.Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTbest-ofbill-orcuttdarlingsidefenne-lilygracie-abramsgregory-alan-isakovilseyjason-isbelljess-williamsonlori-mckennaneedtobreathenonamethe-gaslight-anthemthe-nationaltommy-prinewilder-woodszach-bryanhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2022/01/08/burgos-top-albums-of-2021/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2022/01/08/burgos-top-albums-of-2021/Oh. Hi.Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTbest-ofamythyst-kiaharlo-parksbig-red-machinecassandra-jenkinsclaudemily-scott-robinsonhayden-calninholy-holyjosiah-and-the-bonnevillesluca-brasinasnathaniel-rateliff-and-the-night-sweatsparquet-courtsstrand-of-oakssun-junethe-hold-steadythe-killersthe-mountain-goatsthe-war-on-drugstyne-james-organvalerie-junehttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2017/12/31/burgos-top-albums-of-2017/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2017/12/31/burgos-top-albums-of-2017/Well yes, here I am.Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT2017-releasesbest-ofhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2015/12/31/burgos-best-albums-of-2015/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2015/12/31/burgos-best-albums-of-2015/Wow. This is the first year since this blog launched back in 2007 that I haven’t posted during the year; my last post was a “Best of 2014” roundup. Oh well, life gets in the way. Let’s jump straight into 2015’s round up, shall we?Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT2015-releasesbest-ofhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2015/01/03/burgos-top-tunes-2014/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2015/01/03/burgos-top-tunes-2014/So it’s Saturday, 3 January 2015 today, and I’ve just realised that 2014 was the first year since 2008 that I didn’t post a “best of the year” post. That kind of talks to how much I get to write on this blog these days (sorry about that), but I really didn’t want to break that streak this year. So, better late than ne…Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesbest-ofhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/11/08/howqua-fishing-gold/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/11/08/howqua-fishing-gold/It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, I know. But I had to come back out of this hiatus to talk very quickly about Melbourne-based artist, HOWQUA.Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releaseshowquahttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/08/10/will-varley-weddings-wars-8-bit-history-world/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/08/10/will-varley-weddings-wars-8-bit-history-world/Really, really digging this tune from Will Varley.Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT2013-releaseshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/26/candy-robbers-1000-miles/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/26/candy-robbers-1000-miles/This tune from Candy Robbers, “1000 Miles” has got me all kinds of excited. It’s a little… I don’t know… restrained, maybe? But definitely hints like there could be lots of awesomeness to come from these guys. Keep an eye out for them in the future.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT2013-releasescandy-robbershttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/07/calan-mai-weve-got-love/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/07/calan-mai-weve-got-love/Stick through the first 30 seconds of this tune from Gold Coaster Calan Mai, aka Jordan Lawrence… it’s from that first chorus when the song really kicks into gear. You’ll dig it.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releaseshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/05/julian-velard-dont-like-can-leave/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/07/05/julian-velard-dont-like-can-leave/It’s been 6 years since I last wrote about Julian Velard on this blog (bizarrely, that blog post was added as an “official citation” on Velard’s Wikipedia page by someone shortly after the post was published, and was only recently removed… so for 5 years or so, this blog seemed inextricably linked to Julian’s online p…Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesjulian-velardhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/29/bears-den-elysium/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/29/bears-den-elysium/Really digging this single from Bear’s Den, “Elysium“. Bear’s Den have put out two solid EPs in the last couple of years (Agape in particular was a big favourite around these parts), and are working on releasing their debut album later this year. If Elysium is anything to go by, it should be a cracker.Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesbears-denhttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/26/strand-oaks-shut/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/26/strand-oaks-shut/Heal from Strand of Oaks was released just 2 days ago, and it is all sorts of amazing. Showalter has always been revealing on past releases, but Heal is on a whole other level – you read the guy like he’s a book through the course of this album; the good, the bad, the sad. But there’s this moment in this tune, Shut In…Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesstrand-of-oakshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/25/lake-poets-windowsill/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/06/25/lake-poets-windowsill/You know, I could have sworn that I had written about The Lake Poets (aka, Martin Longstaff) on this blog before. But after searching, it seems I haven’t. Even stranger, I see this new track, “Windowsills”, is off his debut EP, “Honest Hearts”, which just dropped a few days ago.Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesthe-lake-poetshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/25/burgos-monthly-round-may-2014/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/25/burgos-monthly-round-may-2014/Every month, I pull together a round up of posts on this blog – think of it as speed-dating for new tunes. If you like what you hear, you can click through to read more at each post. And if any take your fancy, I’d love to hear about it.Sun, 25 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTmonthly-rounduphttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/24/mo-lowda-humble-way-home/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/24/mo-lowda-humble-way-home/So I totally slept on these dudes last year, when their debut album, “Curse the Weather” was released – but I’m making up for that quick smart right now. Mo Lowda and the Humble play this awesome type of groove-based rock and roll that you don’t hear too often these days, and for whatever reason put me in mind of earl…Sat, 24 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT2013-releasesmo-lowda-and-the-humblehttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/10/donovan-woods-just-got-weird/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/10/donovan-woods-just-got-weird/It’s been four years since I last wrote about Donovan Woods on this blog, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been spinning his stuff. Just a couple of weeks ago, he dropped this pearler of a tune, “It Just Got Weird”, on his Soundcloud page. Does this mean another release is soon to follow? No idea, but it’s nice thinkin…Sat, 10 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesdonovan-woodshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/09/mt-dear-one/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/09/mt-dear-one/It was a sad day for the local Brisbane music scene when Yves Klein Blue broke up, not least of which because the break up was compounded by the fact that frontman, Michael Tomlinson, left Aussie shores and headed to London. To be honest, the guy’s awesome, but I wasn’t sure we’d hear him again, this side of the pond.Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releaseshttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/08/canon-logic-mountain/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/08/canon-logic-mountain/Yeah, I know we’re going back to 2013 with this one. So what? It’s a cracking tune still… dig it.Thu, 08 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT2013-releasescanon-logichttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/06/robert-francis-love-chemical/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/06/robert-francis-love-chemical/Hard to believe I’ve been writing about Robert Francis for 6 years now, but in that 6 years the dude has totally been writing the soundtrack to my life. So when I heard Robert had dropped out of the music business, shaved his hair and fallen into drugs following the release of Strangers in the First Place back in 2012…Tue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTuncategorizedrobert-francishttps://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/04/misterwives-reflections/https://burgoblog-static.vercel.app/2014/05/04/misterwives-reflections/So when I first heard this tune from MisterWives, I wasn’t all that sure. But at the 45 second mark, as that first chorus kicks in… man, this is one lovable track. Just undeniable, happy pop goodness.Sun, 04 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT2014-releasesmisterwives