It took Melbourneâs Avalanches 16 years to follow up the dazzling cut-and-paste alchemy of their debut,
Since I Left You. When it did finally arrive, 2016âs
Wildflower was more considered, more song-based and featured a slew of big-name collaborators.
We Will Always Love You â a mere four years in gestation â feels like a logical progression: itâs another step away from the dancefloor and into the sort of multilayered, blissed-out psychedelia associated with Tame Impala and MGMT, and there is now a staggering array of guest vocalists and musicians, from the one-time Terence Trent DâArby to Jamie xx; Perry Farrell to Blood Orange.
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The old adage that âgood things come to those who waitâ is, in general, curiously untrue when applied to album delays (see: Guns Nâ Roses’ often-derided âChinese Democracyâ). Yet sampling heavyweights The Avalanches followed their era-defining debut, 2000’s ‘Since I Left You’, with the genre-shuffling âWildflowerâ â which arrived a full 16 years after its predecessor.
Yet, incredibly, âWildflowerâ lived up to the weight of heavy expectation, further proving that the exalted Melbourne duoâs first record was no mere fluke. Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasiâs status as top-tier musical collagists was solidified thanks to some of the last decadeâs most infectious, life-affirming tracks (weâre looking at you, âFrankie Sinatraâ and âSubwaysâ). With album three completed in a mere quarter of that time, the groupâs near-mythic reputation is further illuminated with
How to throw a fab summer party at short notice
At the pointy end of an unpredictable year, we ask some of the countryâs most experienced hosts how to entertain guests when prep time is tight.
These days, it probably makes more sense to throw parties on the spur of the moment. Â
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Party season is upon us once again but, in these surreal times, the thought of planning a shindig weeks or months in advance rather feels like tempting fate. Against a backdrop of unexpected lockdowns and uncertain borders, a better option may be to throw parties on the spur of the moment instead. So, we asked a top chef, a feted sommelier, a high-profile florist and Australian music royalty how to organise a successful soiree at the last minute.
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