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PREMIERE: T.R. Burge & The Temple Share Brooding New Single ‘This Bird Is Flown’
Manchester’s T.R. Burge & The Temple share the dark, reflective and beautifully spacious new single ‘This Bird Is Flown’, released alongside the announcement of their upcoming…
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Premiere: Bloom Parade let the twang in on ‘By Another Name’ – a lush and sparkling release.
Bloom Parade wrote and produced their new single ‘By Another Name’ themselves, at home in Alderley, and you can hear the decision-making in every bar of it — nobody in a control…
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Premiere: Icecream Hands declare it’s ‘Shakespeare Always’ as they exclusively unveil video for the anthemic track ahead of EP release and live dates.
We are honoured to exclusively premiere the video for the track ‘Shakespeare Always’ from Melbourne power pop icons Icecream Hands on the eve of the release of their new EP…
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Premiere: Blank Instrument Honours Friendship And Healing On ‘Green and Blue’
There is a quiet strength running through Blank Instrument’s new single ‘Green and Blue’. Premiering today on Backseat Mafia ahead of its official…
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Premiere: ‘I Kinda Love You’ – Boorloo/Perth band Salt Museum exclusively deliver an extraordinary shimmering debut.
Some songs are about certainty. This one isn’t. Perth five-piece Salt Museum have built their debut single around the space just before a confession of love — that fragile,…
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Track / Video
Track: Sheryl Crow returns with ‘Pick You Up’, her 12th studio album
More than three decades after ‘All I Wanna Do’ helped turn Sheryl Crow into one of the defining American songwriters of the ’90s, she is returning with her 12th studio album, Pick You Up. Due…
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Track: Sophia Stel captures a whirlwind six months on ‘Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know’
Sophia Stel has released new single ‘Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know’, continuing a year in which the Vancouver artist seems to have been everywhere from Los Angeles stages to Paris runways.…
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News: Phoebe Bridgers releases new album, ‘Lost Weekend’ and surreal ‘I Can’t Wait’ video
Phoebe Bridgers has released a new video for ‘I Can’t Wait’, arriving alongside her long-awaited third album Lost Weekend, out now via Dead Oceans. Directed by Chris Maggio and Pablo Rochat,…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: The Low Priorities put powerful pop perfection at the top of their list with extraordinary debut ‘Dice’
If you were ever to look up the meaning of power pop in a decent thesaurus or in Wikipedia, then in any accurate discussion, The Low Priorities would rate a mention as an exemplary example.…
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Album Review: Marlophone’s debut– ‘Remembered Adventures in Widescale’ is a stunning cinematic debut
Ten years from now, when someone asks what the Marrickville Sound actually was, point them here. Patrick Haid spent a decade and a half fronting Key Out, a band that was a firm favourite of…
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Album Review: Lawrence English – ‘The Rest Is My Ghost’: An enthralling ambient discussion from a composer who continues to push onwards.
The eminent ambient musician Lawrence English’s Bandcamp bio tags him as “a philosopher of listening”. It’s a description that captures the relationship between his intricate soundscapes and…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Upupayāma – Honesty Flowers
Honesty Flowers is the fourth studio album from Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessio Ferarri under the Upupayāma moniker. The epic double album offers Upupayāma’s ever mind-blowing brew…
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Album Review: Hana Stretton – ‘tiarn’: An ambient folk moment that needs to be cherished.
Solitude is essential for Australian folk composer and sound collector Hana Stretton. Her debut, 2023’s, the shimmering ‘Soon’, was written during an extended stay watching over her…
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Album Review: Loma Suyo –‘Paloma’ : Latin infused folktronica which brings guaranteed refreshment and a warm glow.
Having crossed paths for a decade, Philly musicians Liz Fullerton and Ish Quintero finally committed to working together as Loma Suyo in 2019. Enticed by the possibilities of merging…
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Interviews
Meet: Stacy Jones on art respecting art and not overthinking
Stacy Jones on playing live, art respecting art and not overthinking
#americanhifi #stacyjones #rockmusic #interview #livemusic
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Meet: Kirk Brandon predicted the future. But no-one was listening
Spear of Destiny's Kirk Brandon is on tour right now. We got together to talk about Chelsea, reclaiming the music and seeing into the future…
#kirkbrandon #spearofdestiny #interview…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy
South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.
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Meet: A.S. Fanning Talks About His New Album ‘Take Me Back To Nowhere’
On his fourth studio album Take Me Back To Nowhere, A.S. Fanning sounds both unmoored and quietly resolute. Drawing inspiration from science-fiction, experimental sound worlds, and a newly…
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Meet: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys Talk Us Through New Single & The Upcoming Album ‘Pale Bloom’
With a body of work that thrives on tension, restraint, and emotional depth, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys have built a reputation for music that lingers long after it’s heard. As they move…
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Features / Playlists
News: Hard-Fi to Headline Harlequins’ Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium
British indie heavyweights Hard-Fi are set to return to their South West London stomping grounds this May. The Staines-formed outfit has been confirmed as the headline act…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Backseat Mafia’s photographic tribute to Bluesfest Byron Bay
For four years, Backseat Mafia has covered Bluesfest Byron Bay, an iconic event on the Australian music calendar. On March 13th, just three weeks before what would have been the 37th Bluesfest…
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Live review
Live Gallery: Holding Absence seize their moment at Sydney’s Liberty Hall on first Australian headline tour 15.08.2026
Holding Absence have been to Australia before, but tonight at Liberty Hall there’s one fairly important difference: their name is at the top of the poster. After previous runs with Thornhill,…
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Live Review: Scissor Sisters, Halifax. 09.08.26
Scissor Sisters bring the kiki to Halifax
#scissorsisters #jakeshears #livemusic #backseatmafia
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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Bleak Squad set Altar Bar ablaze 13/08/2026
On a cool Thursday evening in Hobart, Australian independent super-group, Bleak Squad cruised into town, much to the delight of a solid 240+ mid-week crowd who had gathered on the strength of…
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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Friday 07.08.2026
Friday at Bloodstock Open Air 2026 was the kind of day that seemed determined to test just how much heavy music one person could absorb before finally giving in. The 25th anniversary edition…
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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Thursday 06.08.2026
There are few places quite like Catton Park when Bloodstock rolls into town. For four days every August, this otherwise peaceful corner of Derbyshire is transformed into a headbanging utopia,…
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Live Review: Loyle Carner – Kirkstall Abbey. 01.08.26
A blissful evening with @loylecarner at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds
#loylecarner #hiphop #livemusic #gigreview
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Film
News: First Look At Oasis’ Reunion Film Don’t Look Back In Anger
One year after Oasis stunned the music world by returning to the stage for their first live performance together in 16 years, the band’s extraordinary comeback is set to be immortalised…
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Film Review: ‘The Best Summer’ is a bittersweet time capsule of alternative music’s golden age
There is something almost unbelievable about The Best Summer. What began as footage shot casually by filmmaker Tamra Davis while accompanying the Summersault festival around Australia in 1995…
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News: Kylie Minogue opens her archives for new three-part documentary KYLIE
Some pop stars have eras. Kylie Minogue has decades. From her first rush of fame as Charlene on Neighbours to becoming one of the most reliable hitmakers in modern pop,…
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News: The life and times of William Arthur and his iconic Sydney band Glide is explored in ‘Disappear Here’, a film by Ben deHoedt.
Glide were a seminal Sydney band that burned brightly and all together too briefly in the nineties, beset by tragedy when their singer and songwriter William Arthur died at the end of that…
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Film Review: January
Winter can be a magical time of year and there’s nothing more atmospheric than a sprinkling of snow. In many places, that light covering becomes something different entirely. In Eastern…
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Sundance Review: Iron Butterflies
As we approach the first anniversary of the full Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that this war didn’t start in 2022. Indeed, the (recent) troubles with Russia can be traced…
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