the optional e

We caught up with Aussie indie rockers Modern Cure and so check out their fresh tunes and our post! 

Here is the second track from Grizzly Bear's album Shields which we reviewed for the band's Sydney concert. Read the article here.

it's almost the end of holidays for school kids in Australia so here is a funky tune to lessen the blow :) 

Ten years ago, Holy Holy were living in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand.

We recently caught up with the awesome dudes of The Citizens! Check out their interview with us here.

This is the tumblr account of the Sydney based music blog The Optional E! Our Instagram is our behind the scenes but this tumblr will just be about music and we will be bringing you all the songs we've featured on the blog and other hot tracks we love :-)