On tonight’s “Static” program (Thursday 15th August) …

We’ll chat to the Catskills’ dream-pop mystics Mercury Rev who played Sydney last week ahead of the release of their first album in six years, the bold “Born Horses” …

Plus we’ll be spinning brand new music from Osees, The Smile, Kelly Lee Owens, Elias Rønnenfelt (from Iceage) and more …

And we’ll dig into this week’s 2SER Feature Album from Sydney’s garage-rock stalwarts Straight Arrows, the superb “Surface World” …

Interview via Soundcloud:

Playlist:
THE BUG CLUB “A Bit Like James Bond” (Sub Pop)
OSEES “Pixelated Moon” (Castle Face)
CHRISTOPHER OWENS “No Good” (True Panther)
THE DARE “You’re Invited” (Republic)
FAKE FRUIT “Gotta Meet You” (Carpark)
JACK WHITE “Terminal Archenemy Endling” (Third Man)
MERCURY REV “A Bird Of No Address” (Bella Union)
SLEEPER’S BELL “Road Song” (Fire Talk)
buffcat “Phantasmagoraphobia” (www.buffcat66.bandcamp.com)
STRAIGHT ARROWS “It’s Clear” (Rice Is Nice)
TORO Y MOI featuring BENJAMIN GIBBARD “Hollywood” (Dead Oceans)
FIELD MUSIC “The Limits Of Language” (Memphis Industries)
KELLY LEE OWENS “Sunshine” (dh2)
ELIAS RØNNENFELT “No One Else” (Escho)
ARBES “Impasse” (Third Eye Stimuli)
GUT HEALTH “Cool Moderator” (Highly Contagious/AWAL)
QUIVERS “Fake Flowers” (Merge)
PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE “Central Park West” (Topshelf)
MEMORIALS “Lamplighter” (Fire)
PORCHES “Crying At The End” (Domino)
OSEES “Also The Gorilla …” (Castle Face)
THE SMILE “Don’t Get Me Started” (XL/Remote Control)