Track: Huck Hastings and Tesse have an ‘Unreasonable Doubt’ and it’s definitely a luscious and languorous track.
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 …
Track: Juice Webster is ‘Returning’ with a heart-breakingly beautiful track and news of debut album.
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 …
Track: Joan & The Giants release the towering and beautiful single ‘Sleep Alone’ as they head off on tour.
Not that long after mesmerising us with their single ‘Cool Kid‘, Joan & The Giants are back with the monstrously beautiful and stately single ‘Sleep Alone’. This single not only showcases singer Grace Newton-Wordsworth’s breathtakingly immaculate vocals but confirm the band’s ability to craft perfect portions of knee trembling pop. The track is restrained and …
Premiere: ‘Honestly’ – Machine on a Break unveils the power and the passion of a break-up in a blitzkrieg single.
We are honoured to premiere the pounding eviscerating crunch of ‘Honestly’ from enigmatic and mysterious artist Machine on a Break. Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Machine on a Break’s music is described as being alternative metal and there is, for sure, a resounding metallic timbre to the guitar blitzkrieg. Yet there is also an indie rock subtlety …
Track: lutruwita/Tasmanian band Meres have a thundering ‘Ocean View’ replete with a cathartic passion, ahead of new album.
Straight out of lutruwita/Tasmania, Meres today release the blistering no-holds barred track ‘Ocean View’: a thoroughly cathartic and enjoyable blast of punky pop powered by a wall of crashing guitars and the scintillating vocals of Mary Shannon. The guitars scythe their way into the consciousness and the rhythm section thunders like an out of control …
Track: Betty Taylor says ‘Fuck You’ in their own inimitable style with a sparklingly defiant pop anthem.
Betty Taylor is no single person: it’s a gale force wind blowing from the Sunshine Coast in sunny Queensland consisting of four women who craft a delicious brand of pure pop with a steely spine and an infectious melody. As the title would suggest, ‘Fuck You’ is an exclamation of powerful resilience delivered in a …
Premiere: Humble are ‘Wasted on Purpose’ as they exclusively reveal the psychedelic video for the low-fi track.
Kiama band Humble exclusively reveal for us their new video for the track ‘Wasted on Purpose’ from their debut album ‘There’s Still Time’, recently reviewed by Backseat Mafia. ‘Wasted on Purpose’ begins in a haze of feedback and chaos – a sort of Velvet Underground psychedelic fog, before drifting into a Dinosaur Jnr style slacker …
Track: French duo Overland Inn provide a dreamy pop repose with new single ‘Martingale’
Signed to the magnificent Brisbane label False Peak Records, French/Czech duo Overland Inn open up their fair doors for the first time since early last year with another swoon-worthy dreamy single entitled ‘Martingale’. As I’ve mentioned before, this duo have taken the ghost of Serge Gainsbourg and wrapped it up in a contemporary cloak of …
News: They’re back! The Brian Jonestown Massacre announce Australian/New Zealand tour in late 2023
In breaking news, Australia and New Zealand will receive the beneficence of a tour from the legendary Brian Jonestown Massacre. Psych jingle jangle legends and a firm favourite here at Backseat Mafia, this will be the first antipodean tour for decades. Recent activity has seen the band release two highly lauded albums in the last …
News: Sydney’s psychedelic duo Velvet Trip announce debut album ‘Harmony Blooms’, sweetened by the release of the dynamic pop blast of ‘Silly Boy’ and a launch date.
Sydney duo Velvet Trip blast a ray of blinding sunshine into the ether out of the dark winter days down under with the pure pop infectious beats of the single ‘Silly Boy’ – a cathartic, incandescent anthem with a groove so deep you would need sonar to reach the bottom. It is a delightful precursor …