Album Review: The City Kids – Filth
To say that The City Kids have had a good couple of years is taking understatement to the very extreme; their first album – a lock-down project recorded before half…
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Album Review: Spooky Cool – Existential Pie
Phsychedelic indie-electronic-rock experimenters Spooky Cool have delivered something truly special on their new album Existential Pie. Wasting no time, the album quickly introduces the kind of sporadic, intense and fiercely…
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Review: Laura Jean’s ‘Amateurs’ Is A Commentary On The Vagaries Of Fame & Fortune
I was at the Oxford Art Factory when Laura Jean launched her album, ‘Devotion‘ in 2018. At that concert, Laura Jean brought her sister on stage to dance when she…
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EP Review: Wish unveil the jangling, atmospheric instrumental EP ‘Becoming’ and announces launch date.
I always say that the greatest challenge for instrumental music is to convey thoughts and feelings without words, and in the EP ‘Becoming’ by Naarm/Melbourne outfit Wish, they have done…
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EP Review: Bristol Indie-Pop Duo Muffintops Shine On New EP ‘Runaway’
Originating from mountains of the French Alps, no based in the cityscapes of Bristol, Muffintops share their exhilarating debut EP ‘Runaway’. A sparking collection of tracks blending shimmering indie guitars,…
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Premiere: We get early access to the brilliant Verticoli’s thunderous new album ‘The Echo’, ahead of Australian tour news.
nipaluna/Hobart’s post punk powerhouse Verticoli have provided Backseat Mafia with an exclusive listen to their new album, ‘The Echo’, and it is a gorgeous, cathartic cataclysm of sound and fury.…
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Album Review: Troubadour extraordinaire Jo Meares releases the atmospheric classic ‘Dream Hotel’ and announces launch date.
Over the last year, Sydney troubadour extraordinaire Jo Meares has been releasing the most mesmerising and dynamic series of singles with producer Anth Dymke: each one a sparkling enigmatic jewel,…
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Album Review: Svaneborg Kardyb – ‘Over Tage’: Nordic magicians of the minimal and melodic.
As a fresh, crossover-jazz partnership Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (Wurlitzer, synth, piano) and Jonas Kardyb (drums, percussion) have taken time to bring their delicately crafted sophistication together. The two Danish…
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EP Review: Bigfatbig – Rockin’ And Rollin’ And Whatnot
North East’s punk pop wonders Bigfatbig have released there much anticipated EP ‘Rockin’ And Rollin’ And Whatnot’. The four track EP is a record of where the band are at…
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Album Review: Edrix Puzzle – ‘Coming Of The Moon Dogs’: Cosmic jazz that reaches further.
From Basement Jaxx to Sir Elton, Kano to Brian Ferry, Nathan ‘Tugg’ Curran defines the ‘go-to’ drummer but that’s only one dimension of this restless spirited musician. Beyond the world…
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