EP: The Great Emu War Casualties release the dynamic and shimmering indie pop EP ‘Vanity Project’
Australian-based and evocatively-named The Great Emu War Casualties (TGEWC) have released the EP ‘Vanity Project’ – a dynamic, fresh and dazzling collection of effervescent shimmering tracks. There is an indefinable sound to the band, but it is one grounded in a great musicianship and creative, innovative songwriting – an indie pop sensibility that has been …
Album Review: The Ghost of Helags unveil the shimmering and impressingly beautiful album ‘We Came From the Stars’
Here at Backseat Mafia HQ we have been following synth pop duo The Ghost of Helags for a while – covering a series of extraordinary beautiful dreamy singles and even capturing a live session of single ‘Chemistry’. The Berlin-based Swedish duo have collected all the singles together and added more tracks to release an exquisite …
EP: Sydney’s Silky Roads lets slip a smooth and ultra cool EP ‘Granada’
What’s on the label is certainly in the box – Sydney-based band Silky Roads has just released an EP entitled ‘Granada’ and it is one silky smooth piece of cool. The EP is louche and stylish – it’s all Fedoras, pencil moustaches, white linen suits and a whole bagful of attitude and some very slinky …
News: The legendary Ed Kuepper (The Saints, The Aints, Laughing Clowns) announces ‘The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper’ – a glorious vinyl collection to celebrate 45 years as an artist
Ed Kuepper has been a spine in the body of Australian indie music ever since forming The Saints in 1973 – releasing what is often argued as the first ever punk single ‘I’m Stranded’ – and a body of extraordinary work in the innovative The Laughing Clowns, The Aints and as a solo artist. To …
Track: Icelandic duo BSÍ release double singles – the dreamy ‘25Lue’ and the punky ‘Dónakallalagið’. Two very different sides of the same spinning coin
From what must be a contender for the album title of the year – ‘Sometimes depressed … but always antifascist’ – Icelandic duo BSÍ have released two fantastic singles that are complete polar opposites in style, yet joined by a certain aesthetic that binds them completely. In fact the singles represent the different sides of …
Track: Allday’s new single ‘Void’ is an enigmatic, yearning anthem and comes with album and touring news.
Adelaide born but now Melbourne resident Allday (the moniker of Tom Gaynor) has gained a sizeable reputation as a rapper and songwriter over the recent years and you can see there is incontrovertible evidence in his new single ‘Void’. Coming off his newly announced album ‘Drinking With My Smoking Friends’, set for release 28 May …
Track: Belowsky releases the punchy ‘Hooks Jabs Words (remixed by Danny Saber)’ through Alan McGee’s Its Creation Baby
The legendary Alan McGee’s new label Its Creation Baby has just released an smashing new tribute to Muhammad Ali by pop-poet Belowsky, entitled ‘Hook Jab Word’ and remixed by Black Grapes’ Danny Saber. It’s a funky, restless track as light and fast as Ali himself with a dexterity and flow to the bass and vocals. …
Track: Melbourne punk trio CLAMM unleash blistering single ‘Liar’ to whet appetite for album ‘Beseech Me’
Fasten your seatbelts for the blistering new sing ‘Liar’ from Melbourne punks CLAMM. There are no such things as brakes when you get on board – ‘Liar’ is a frenetic unhinged blast of fury bookended by howling feedback and with rocket-fueled vocals. It’s cathartic and it’s explosive but also done with impeccable style. The band …
Track: The Chills unveil new track ‘Destiny’ ahead of May album release, and announce on-demand concert stream.
With news out already of the much anticipated new album ‘Scatterbrain’ from New Zealand giants The Chills (due out on 14 May 2021 out through Fire Records and Flying Nun Records), the band has set up their stall and displayed another valuable ware from the collection – the track ‘Destiny’. You know what to expect from this band …
Track: Dear Doonan’s new single ‘Papaya’ is a scintillating slice of world music
‘Papaya’s is a fascinating new single from the Sunshine Coast (Queensland) band Dear Doonan – it has a world music tone delivered in a mostly instrumental bed with a melodic and effervescent flow. A song of many movements, there is an Indian flavour to the sounds with the use of Sitars, and vocals mixed with …