News: Eighties icons Boom Crash Opera announce 40th anniversary ‘Hands up In the Air’ Singles tour across Australia.
It was 40 years ago that Boom Crash Opera hit their stride with a string of epic anthemic singles starting with the band’s debut, ‘Great Wall’ which reached top ten in the Australian singles charts, followed by a string of hits including ‘Dancing In The Storm’, ‘The Best Thing’, ‘CityFlat’, ‘Get Out Of The House’, …
Album review: Aotearoa’s Ringlets unveil ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies)’ – a spectacular post punk blast from the land of the long white cloud, with NZ tour announced.
Aotearoa/New Zealand’s fabulous Ringlets have released their second album, endearingly entitled ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ and it is a blast of thoroughly commendable sonic joy. Ringlets so epitomise the classic Dunedin sound it is kind of fitting they are on the legendary Flying Nun and Leather Jackets Records label: intelligent wry pop at its very …
Premiere: Debut single ‘Strange Incantations’ from indie supergroup Fabulous Dreams hypnotises and enchants with its louche delivery.
We are very honoured to bring you a premiere of the debut song ‘Strange Incantations’ from the new indie supergroup Fabulous Dreams, comprising of pillars of the indie scene in Australia, Lauren Crew (Imperial Broads), Nick Kennedy (The Electorate, Big Heavy Stuff Knievel and nearly every reputable indie band in Australia) and Liam Judson (Belles …
News: Blackbirds F.C. announce new album ‘Desire Lines’ for 11 July, exploring new sounds and textures, with launch dates ahead.
The heaters on full blast can barely keep the extremities warm down here at the southern-most outpost of Backseat Mafia, but news of a new album by one of our favourites, Blackbirds F.C., has provided a warm and comforting ray of warmth. ‘Desire Lines’ is the band’s third album – their second ‘Magiclands’ being enthusisatically …
News: The magnificent Reb Fountain announces East coast Australian tour on the back of her album ‘How Love Bends’.
New Zealand chanteuse extraordinaire Reb Fountain released her album ‘How Love Bends’ earlier this year to great acclaim – an album including the magnificent singles ‘Nothing Like‘ and ‘Forever‘ (premiered by Backseat Mafia). We said of Fountain that her vocals are like a silken veil in the slipstream, yearning and achingly beautiful. She has now …
News: The indefatigable Royel Otis announce second album ‘hickey’ and tease us with the yearning single ‘car’ ahead of intimate live shows.
It’s lower case all round as one of our favourite rapscallions, Royel Otis, announce the release of their second album ‘hickey’ for release on Friday 22 August via OURNESS / Capitol Records, and provide a tempting appetiser in the form of single ‘car’. ‘car’ has been co-written by Royel Otis (Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic) …
News: The legendary Drop City announce 30th anniversary release of seminal album ‘Magic Transistor Radio’ and reform for celebratory gigs.
The magnificent Drop City burned brightly in the nineties and included in its line up the ever proficient Matthew Tow, who later went on to join The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Backseat Downunder favourites The Lovetones. Their seminal album ‘Magic Transistor Radio’ turns thirty this year and will now be available on limited edition double …
Track: Grab your popcorn and pull up a seat for the ‘Loki Horror Picture Show’ as Selve unveil their stunning new luminescent single.
I was sonically stunned when I came across the work of Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece Selve. I reviewed their last single ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ (see my review here) and their new single indicates its business as usual when it comes to stunning songwriting and exemplary musicianship. The humorously titled track ‘Loki Horror Picture Show’ reveals …
Premiere: With a storied past, Ash Santilla releases the brooding, visceral ‘Nightcrawler’ ahead of solo album.
With a previous life in band Melbourne indie rock band 67 Special, Ash Santilla has gone solo in a spectacular fashion with his new single ‘Nightcrawler’, which we are very proud to premiere today. With an ominous beat and a jagged raw power, ‘Nightcrawler’ slithers along like a terrifying beast filled with a dark brooding air, drawing …
Album Review: the black watch releases the magnificent double album ‘For All The World’.
Spanning 21 luminescent tracks, the new double album ‘For All The World’ is a magnificent journey through the fertile imagination of John Andrew Frederick and his band the black watch. The common theme throughout is the ear for indelible catchy melodies, infused with a sparkling melancholia and shimmering instrumentation. Incredibly, it is the black watch’s …