Dumb Things - 'Time Again'
Two years after introducing their slant on Queensland’s fabled That Striped Sunlight Sound to the world with their self-titled debut album, Brisbane indie rock purveyors Dumb Things have teamed with Brisbane indie label Coolin’ By Sound (Thigh Master, Tape/Off, The Gametes, Spiral Stairs) for the next instalment of their sun-dappled journey!
Dumb Things sophomore album Time Again features earworm single Today Tonight polishing the sunburnt pop patented on Dumb Things’ debut to a sheen, whilst retaining the frayed edges. Radiant guitars swirl around one another, underpinned by lyrics that cast a simultaneously romantic and cynical eye on the work, TV, sleep, repeat cycle.
It follows the album’s equally catchy first single Crash Barrier which dropped in late-2018 to great acclaim, with respected NYC blog Cereal & Sounds offering: “Brisk undercurrents set by agile percussions make a pillowy bed for the luminous guitars that sporadically interject. Featuring less twang and more breeze, the track emphasises on the nostalgia summoned by unlikely inspirations.”
Dumb Things’ music is a natural reflection of their physical surroundings - the endless blue skies, the isolation, the humidity, the torpor – filtered through their own lives and experiences and turned into art that’s laidback but poignant, the lackadaisical delivery masking massive depth and substance.
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Hugh and Glenda with Monday's 10AM Zedlines.
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The 29-year-old man dressed in orange SES (State Emergency Services) overalls and cap was seen handing out protest flyers and directing traffic during a protest in Brisbane.
Police spoke to the man before charging him with impersonating an authorised rescue officer under the Fire and Emergency Services Act. He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 14th.
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The aircraft will be part of Queensland's aerial artillery fleet, with a second aircraft expected to arrive within the next 10 days.
Team leader Garth Ramsay stated that his team would spend the next month in Australia to maintain the aircraft that is deployed.
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The Sleep Health Foundation found that 14.8 per cent of 2044 Australians who took the survey met the criteria for clinical insomnia.
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Research has shown the first five years of a child’s life are crucial to their lifelong development and children who attend early learning services are 33 per cent less likely to be developmentally vulnerable when they start school.
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Public Health England stated that the three citizens will be given the required treatment if necessary- getting in contact with 15 others who were noted to have been in proximity to the Dutch Lassa fever.
Dr Jake Dunning of Public Health England, stated that the fever is not very contagious between people, so the public risk remains low.
The Sumatran rhinoceros is now extinct in Malaysia
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The 25-year-old female rhino, named Iman, who has been cared for in a wildlife reserve since her capture in 2014, died in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.
The Rhino’s isolation, caused by habitat loss and poaching, means they rarely breed and may become extinct in a matter of decades, according to conservation group International Rhino Foundation.
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Hugh and Tash with Monday's 9AM Zedlines.
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Corinda State High School is the first in the state to trial a tech-savvy pouch that locks the phones inside and it has a mechanical lock that opens when tapped against the unlocking base.