Kid Cornered’s fifth album, ‘loopholes’ (originally titled, ‘I Shall Be Unreleased’) was initially going to be given out, in the way that cassette mix-tapes used to be passed on. But the Kid (The Woods Themselves, El Mopa, Via Tania) handed it to Tim Whitten, the maestro, who whittled it, pounded it like a hotel pillow and kicked out the hospital corners. Its intricately crafted loops are held together by warm, soulful melodies in a reverb glow - an indie rock treasure. Kid Cornered is the work of Matthew J Toohey. Guitarist in Sydney post rock upstarts, Browning, Toohey joined another set of upstarts in The Woods Themselves. He has also played with El Mopa and more recently Via Tania – a hired gun. His recent move to the Blue Mountains has seen him introduce the Ice Chest Orchestra. The Ice Chest Orchestra marks all music recorded in his studio in Katoomba. He is currently recording minimalist music for photographer Kurt Sorensen’s exhibition, ‘Solitude is desolation’, also featuring author, Courtney Collins.