+Dome will be the Seekae‘s second full-length release and believe me, this is almost as good as The Sound Of Trees Falling On People if not better. With more instrumentation and vocals, +Dome a bit quiet but is all sorts of powerful – an unpredictable retrospective of two years of constant touring and writing. Due for release March 25 on Rice Is Nice/Popfrenzy, there is a promising but very cruel album teaser available over at their home page. Expect more news as it surfaces.

Fellow TWYE contributor, Zohara, will be doing the rounds in Europe for the next few months so you may find a few reports from her travels. She is particularly excited about this London show and here’s why.

In Australia it is not always easy to get a physical copy of the music you want. Last year neo-classical Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds, released “…and they have escaped the weight of darkness”. I raced around to small independent record stores and to larger music stores but to no avail was I able to find a copy that I could take home that day. The only option was is to get it shipped over from another country. I’ve been listening to his music since I came across his “Found Songs” project on a blog where he wrote and recorded one song per day for one week. This is when his music tapped into a plethora of feelings and emotions within me, even without the use of lyrics or vocal harmonies. I’ve been smitten ever since.

I am visiting Iceland in a few weeks time. I was crossing my fingers that Ólafur Arnalds may be playing when I am there, since I can’t imagine he’d be coming to Australia any time soon, but I heard he was on tour elsewhere. Turns out that he’s playing his new songs (and perhaps some old too) at The Tabernacle on the 7th of February which is the night I arrive in London! Hallelujah! So until then I’ll sit on the plane and brush up on Icelandic language and try to pronounce all of his songs and figure out what they translate to.

For anyone in London, come join! (Unless it’s sold out)

7th February 2011 @ The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, London

I’m shattered, heart-broken even, to hear that Trish Keenan lost her battle with pneumonia today. The talented musician and vocalist for seminal electronic group, Broadcast, has left such an amazing legacy. Keenan had the creative vision unlike any other musician today and at the age 42, this world has lost such a beautiful soul.

I will miss you, Trish Keenan.

So you might have visited here a few days ago and noticed that Those Walls, Your Ears was m.i.a. – I’ve been updating the look of the site to something a little cleaner and easier to use. The photo galleries are still pages under construction and a few things still need to be fixed but if you notice something not quite right in your browser, give me a holler. Thanks for your patience everyone!

Ro.

I knew my final year would get in the way of things, particularly all things TWYE, so my apologies for the inactivity here of late. That said, this semester is almost over and we can resume regular programming featuring a whole bunch of new albums, tour announcements and some particularly exciting news concerning a new project.

Despite all the music that has arrived subsequent to Seja’s We Have Secrets But Nobody Cares, I always find myself returning to We Have Secrets … – it has become my favourite release of this year. Thankfully Seja is will be showcasing this wonderful release and has teamed up with up-and-comers Otouto this April to do so. I cannot be more excited.

16 Apr Metro, Adelaide
17 Apr Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
22 Apr The Troubadour, Brisbane
23 Apr Sandringham Hotel, Sydney

In the meantime, here is the video for her ever-infectious “I’ll Get To You”.