Half A Cow May 2012 News

Luke Russell tells all!



Luke Russell Second Guesses
Luke Russell is a Sydney-based singer songwriter and this is his second album. By day, Luke is a philosopher at the University of Sydney, where he researches virtue, vice and evil. Luke also specializes in writing melodic pop songs with a Sixties feel. Like his 2007 debut The Kiss that Lasted All Weekend, this new record is full of chiming guitars and call-and-answer vocals courtesy of Angela D'Alton and his sister Sally Seltmann. Half A Cow label boss Nic Dalton loved the record so much he joined the live band! Read More . Buy Now . iTunes and Bandcamp coming soon!







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Recent Releases



Sierra Fin Cautionary Tale of The Beautiful Blackout
Buy now and receive for FREE the Sierra Fin Shake Stare Sleep EP
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Warmer Spider and Lamb
The long-awaited fourth album from Sydney's Warmer, led by John Encarnacao. The group shares players with other HAC artists Dog Trumpet and Bernie Hayes. Buy now and receive for FREE the Time's Come EP
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Kid Cornered Whale March
This Sydney band featuring the songs of Nathan Jolly have released a six tracker full of summery psychedelic pop. He's your great Australian novelist, slumming it in the streets of Sydney's inner west. Off-kilter guitars and laconic vocals peppered with trumpet hooks and unconventional arrangements make this Kid Cornered's best album so farRead More . Buy Now .
 
Nic Dalton and his Gloomchasers Play All Night
Available on vinyl, compact disc and iTunes). Features both the 'Melbourne' line-up and the 'Sydney' line-up with special guests such as Bernie McGann (saxophone), Darren Hanlon, Bryan Estepa and Tim Kevin.
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Love Parade A Strawberry Situation
This Sydney band featuring the songs of Nathan Jolly have released a six tracker full of summery psychedelic pop. Read More . Buy Now . iTunes
 
RUBY FOR LUCY Catching Bream
Sydney duo, Ruby for Lucy (Julie Stenton and Kat Borghetti), have won Half A Cow over with their debut, nine-track mini-album. Now it's your turn.
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the MoMos No No No Not Like That
The Momos - the brainchild of Drew Thomason - have been playing around Sydney for a few years and now, with a solidified lineup including Pat 'Falling Joys' Hayes and Justin 'Whopping Big Naughty' Hayes, they have recorded their debut album featuring Sarah Moore on the drums. Read More . Buy Now . iTunes
 
DOG TRUMPET River of Flowers
River Of Flowers is Dog Trumpet's new album, the result of three years writing and recording by the brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O'Doherty.
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SMUDGE This Smudge Is True
The 27 track compilation spanning from 1991's 'Tea, Toast and Turmoil' to 'Real McCoy, Wrong Sinatra' and includes 'Don't Want To Be Grant McLennan' on compact disc for the first time in Australia. Includes a 36 page booklet full of more than you'll ever need to know about one of Sydney's most cherished bands. Read More . Buy Now . iTunes
 
the BRUTALS the Honeymoon Period
Remember the Treetops? One of the finest folk-pop bands to ever come out of Australia? Well, in some way, they are back. One half at least, in the Brutals. And it's top-shelf shimmering and beautiful folk-pop at its best.
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FREE Sierra Fin EP
when you order
the debut album Cautionary Tale of the Beautiful Blackout

Love Parade
It's Happening Again Or

Agnes Kain
return from China Tour
Chanelle and Stef are back and here are a whole lot of pics of their trip here on facebook

NEW RELEASES:

Sierra Fin
Cautionary Tale of the Beautiful Blackout
Sydney four-piece create one of the most magical debut albums you're likley to ever hear. OUT MAY 6th. Read more

Smudge

Real McCoy Wrong Sinatra

We have some copies of the new Fire version of the most recent (!) Smudge album Get it here


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What an album!
BERNIE HAYES
Every Tuesday, Sometimes Sunday

In October 1999, Bernie Hayes released his debut album and it has gone on to be seen as one of the greatest albums ever...by anyone...anywhere! To celebrate, if you buy the cd direct from us, you get both singles from it - 'Matchbox Cars and Marbles' and 'Mission In Life'.


ALMOST FAMOUS

cd of the week!

the SOLOMONS


The Solomons are a six-piece band from Melbourne and have pressed up this two track cd in anticipation of a debut EP which they intend to release early 2010. And guess what? It's great! Read More...


GREETING CARDS
Christmas, No-mas, Anytime!


CLASSIC RE-ISSUES
    + Python Lee Jackson
    + the Purple Hearts
    + the Someloves
    + the Wild Cherries
    + the Missing Links
    + the Eastern Dark


BLASTS FROM THE PAST

2 LITRE DOLBY
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ART OF FIGHTING
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