Pay some serious attention the young faces in the photo to your left. Taylor, Ashley, Amandah, Tim & Sarah make up Operator Please, and they are the newest home grown Aussie band to take over the world with their superb blend of hyperactive indie-pop.

New single "Just A Song About Ping Pong" is sitting very comfortably on the ARIA singles charts this week at Number 13, after climbing two spots from 15, following their gig last week supporting the Arctic Monkeys. These guys are a set of absolute pocket-rockets. Seeing them live last week for the first time was an absolute thrill; particularly putting stage presence to the faces and voices I'd previously heard and seen through a MySpace profile and a promo EP. Lead vocalist Amandah is an absolute riot to watch, violinist Taylor is incredibly sweet and magnetically focused, keyboardist Sarah (who reminds me SO much of a cuter version of Jacqui from Girlfriend) is--without a doubt--the most energetic and fun dancer you'll see part of any band, and the two boys are a bit great too. The new single (watch the very fun video,) along with all four tracks from their previous E.P. "Cement Cement," are all worthy of purchase. Prior to spending money, visit the MySpace for a listen to their other stuff if you must. Then, go to iTunes or Sanity and throw a bit of cash towards some splendid Aussie pop music. Oh, these guys are heading over to the UK this month for some live gigs, after they complete their support tour of Maximo Park, so keep an eye out for dates near you.

TIDBITS:
* The new Grace Jones album has been completed and is to be released this year. BONZA!

* I'm a mere hour away from discovering whether I'll be penning a column for a music rag... and getting paid for it...

* 4:55PM UPDATE - Got it. :)

* The new Babyshambles single, "Delivery," is absolute brilliance. There, I've said it.

* The live performance of it from Glastonbury however, is not.

* That new Darren Hayes album is very good indeed. Xo's write up on it is a bit brill too.

* I am still obsessing greatly over Alex Turner & Co after the events following the Monkeys' gig last Tuesday. Speaking of Turner, seems like he actually is teaming up with Miles Kane for the recording of a side project, and the album will be produced by one half of Simian Mobile Disco. Totally exciting stuff... more info here.

* This is NOT a blogerati post! That's coming Thursday.

* xoxox

Labels: Australian Pop, Pop News

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4 Comments:

• 3:11 AM |  Paul said...
  fingers crossed for your music rag news... the girl in red looks tiny. Please don't tell me she's a dwarf cos if you do i will feel horribly un-PC

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• 2:39 PM |  Poster Girl said...
  Congrats congrats congrats!
  
  And yeah, XO's review is stunning--the perfect companion to that album.

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• 9:27 AM |  xolondon said...
  I was about to whine " a BIT brill?!" but then Poster Girl's comment reminded me that hubris is not a good thing.

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• 9:40 AM |  Adem IAR said...
  No xo! A bit brill is a very good thing! PG is right when she says your review is the perfect companion to the album. Hey, I only descrived the actual album as very good! ;)
  
  PG: Thank you!
  
  Paul: No she's just crouched down far enough to look a little smaller than normal.

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