Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.

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EP: The delicately beautiful ‘Creatures of Habit’ from Brisbane artist Aren’t is an exquisite triumph. Plus news of launch date.

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We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Ride This Rail’ from Manchester-based singer/songwriter T.R. Burge, released on the eve of the release of his new EP, ‘Selling You’ due out on 21 July 2023. The acoustic-based track rests on a shuffling beat, gentle dappling guitars and subtle piano with Burge’s velvet vocals coasting …

We are inordinately excited to exclusively bring you the absolutely thrilling video for the track ‘Finally Over’ from venerable Melbourne band greenhouse. And what a journey it has been. There has been an observation that everything in Australia wants to kill you, and indeed there are a plethora of creatures roaming the landscapes filled with …

The new single ‘Genesis’ from lutruwita/Tasmanian post punk outfit Verticoli is out today, and it cements the band’s place as an exciting creative force blowing in from the deep south. Last year’s album ‘The Echo’ from Verticoli is was one of the highlights of the year – see my review here – and the follow …

Melbourne outfit Life Strike, signed to Stable Label in Australia and Bobo Integral internationally, will be releasing their forthcoming album ‘Peak Dystopia’ this week, and we are honoured to premiere the stunning video for the track ‘Whip Around’, a track which indicates something very special is afoot. ‘Whip Around’ is the purest indie pop imaginable …

Trio Humble from the seaside town of Kiama have released their album ‘There’s Still Time’: an intriguing collection of refined chaos that is as utterly compelling as it is fun. Ranging from the raw delicacy of The Go-Betweens to the swagger of the New York Dolls, the troubadour musings of Jonathan Richmond to the clattering …

We are honoured to bring you a exclusive look at the luscious and enigmatic new video for the track ‘Memorise’ from Naarm/Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Emily Victoria. ‘Memorise’ enter the world with a massive anthemic rumble – creating an atmosphere and scope bigger than the outback and just as breathtakingly beautiful with its ambulant thundering bass and …

Naarm/Melbourne artist Eaglemont (the nom de plume of Bridgitte Jessop) delivers a soaring melodic pop delight with her refreshing new single ‘Vodka Pineapple’: a shimmering pop master class that is brimful of melancholic effervescent. Eaglemont perfects a radiant jingle jangle style with the crisp guitars and a chorus that soars like an eagle in the …

Long time Backseat Mafia favourite Lisa Caruso is back with the stately and haunting track ‘What If My Body Could Love Like You’. Her extraordinary vocals stretch and flex over a motorik thrum, filled with a sense of melancholic longing and an indelible melody. Caruso says the track: …actions the desire to achieve full satisfaction …

Huck Hastings has a permanent place in the heart of Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost with his always delicate and yearning tracks – whether as a solo artist, part of the group Hollow States or through his collaborations with other exciting artists such as Charlie Gradon. This time, Hucks has collaborated with Tesse for the beautiful …

It seems to have been a while since we reviewed the epic 2021 EP ‘More Than Reaction’ from Juice Webster and while we might have missed material since then, it is brilliant to see her back with the ethereal and majestic single ‘Returning’. Floating over gently dappling instrumentation and graced with the most delicate and …