Track: ‘I Cannot Deny You’ – The Nature Strip pledge their support through another hyperactive power pop blast. Catch the launch tomorrow.
As ubiquitous as their namesake – an agricultural feature of suburban Australian cities separating private property from the road – The Nature Strip have assembled again to release another slice of dynamic, jangling pop filled to the brim with verve, melody and a sparkle as bright and illuminating as the afternoon sun. The lyrics, according …
Album Review: As Hillsborough head on tour, their debut ‘Comin’ Back For You’ is a jangling melodic delight filled with a raw, engaging spirit.
Hillsborough – named after the area in Western Queensland where singer/songwriter Phil Usher’s family have been living since the late 1800’s – have a sound that sweeps across an alt. country landscape fringed with a gothic shade and just a touch – tastefully applied – of a rambling bluesy blush. The band consist of Usher …
Track:Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Pickle Darling unveils dreamy new single ‘King of Joy’ on news of signing to US label Father/Daughter Records and SXSW appearance.
‘King of Joy’ is a delightful low-fi dreamy track – clocking at a brief one minute thirty seconds that leaves you yearning for more. It has the gently, fey delivery that brings to mind that distinctive Dunedin sound – gentle, melancholic pop. Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Pickle Darling (the nome de plume of Lukas Mayo) has …
Track: Anth Dymke releases the video for the beautiful track ‘Carol’ featuring the silky gossamer vocals of Clara Mallia Higgins.
Anth Dymke (Pony Face) helped produce and create the wonderful works of Jo Meares, whose music has featured often here at Backseat Mafia and always frequents our end of year lists of favourite sounds emanating from the southern regions. Dymke has now released a track of his own featuring the debut of singer Clara Mallia …
Track: GRXCE is not following ‘Family Traditions’ – another cathartic blast of muscular pop, along with tour news.
Following up on their debut single ‘Pretty Boy‘, Sydney grunge pop exponents GRXCE have just released ‘Family Traditions’ which proves their adroitness at creating indelible muscular pop grunge of the highest order. ‘Family Tradition does ease off on the accelerator slightly, bit it is nonetheless a powerfully crafted pop missile. The track has a serious …
Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.
The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an entity in 2020. I caught up with singer, songwriter, bass player and spiritual leader Steve Kilbey on the eve of the album’s release and on …
Track: The wonderful Summer Flake release double singles ‘Barnacle Bill’ and ‘Ordinary’ and announce a launch gig on the eve of their new album ‘One Less Thing’
The rather brilliant dream pop maestros Summer Flake are fluttering their collective eyelashes at us on the eve of the release of their new album ‘One Less Thing’, with a double blast of goodness in the form of singles ‘Barnacle Bill’ and ‘Ordinary’. ‘Barnacle Bill’, accompanied by a simple performance video (interspersed by the odd …
Track: Hollow States ask ‘Who Knows What A Man Is?’ – a track cloaked in a delicate and shimmering glow
Huck Hastings is a frequently reviewed and beloved artist here at Backseat Mafia both through his solo work, collaborations with other artists (see his gorgeous collaboration with Charlie Gradon last year) and as part of the trio Hollow States along with Joel & Hayden Woolf. The reason? His is an eloquent and velvet voice that …
Track: Arty Ziff feels like a ‘Rockstar’ with Lemonade Baby in a joyfully ambient track.
Naarm/Melbourne producer Arty Ziff (nom de plume of Mitch Kelly) has teamed up with Brisbane musician/producer Lemonade Baby to produce a snaky ambient piece of electronica entitled ‘Rockstar’: a slightly tongue-in-cheek proclamation delivered over smooth bubbling syncopated rhythms and vocoder-touched smooth-as-velvet vocals. As with his last released ‘Byebyebaby’ featured by us late last year, Arty …