Kurt Vile.

You could easily liken Kurt Vile to some of the classic songwriters in music. We think this because he has a sound that seems timeless and effortless because it is so deeply rooted in the past. His acoustic guitar gently compliments his classic vocals like Neil Young did with subtle chord transitions and wandering melodies. "Walking On A Pretty Daze", Vile's third album, comes out April 9 and it'll be a double album full of mellow treats like this song titled 'Never Run Away'.

The Drones.

"I Sea Seaweed", the 4th album from the Australian alternative rock group The Drones, is much like the rest of their releases - full of beautifully crafted and heart-wrenching lyrics, dark, pounding and often incongruent rock riffs but most importantly Gareth Liddiard's raspy vocal melodies. This album is full of quite lengthy ballads, the shortest song [previewed below] clocks in at just over 4 minutes, while the albums curtain call 'Why Write A Letter That You'll Never Send' is a nine minute epic and possible the album's most emotionally charged. Basically if you haven't spent some time with a Drones record you are missing out on quality time with some of the best modern songwriters and interpreters of folk rock music.

Fox + Sui.

Melbourne based duo Andras Fox and Sui Zhen are the architects of a dreamy pop that reminds you of that time when you were 4 foot and curious. Their use of field recordings really compliments a subtle beat and Sui's etherial vocals. They only have an EP out titled "Taboo"but it's amazing and is going cheap on their bandcamp page. If you like I would recommend supporting some talented local artists.