Backseat Downunder
Premiere: David M Western provides us with a sneak listen to evocative new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’
Coming from country Victoria, singer songwriter David M Western has crafted a folk-infused delight in his new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’. It is undeniably lightly touched with a hint of Americana or alt. country – even a bit of dirty, swampy blues – and yet is more aligned with an uniquely Australian troubadour outback genre …
Track: Hearteyes’ new single, heartfelt and hectic ‘F.U.A’ feat. Canadian 8485 – mixtape coming in July
Sydney-based artist Hearteyes (aka Maurice Santiago) has revealed new track ‘F.U.A.’, in a collab with Canadian hyperpop star 8485. This comes ahead of his mixtape ‘Headbangers 2’, due for release on 16 July via Coalesce. Hearteyes’ unique brand of boundary-pushing indie pop channels a mix of genres old and new, whilst managing to create fresh …
See: Melbourne’s Anatomy Class reveal furry, cute new animated video for their brilliant track ‘Welcome to the Ages’
Backseat Mafia premiered the brilliant single ‘Welcome to the Ages’ from Melbourne’s Anatomy Class last month, and the band has just released a strangely comforting video for the track. Directed & Animated by Eleanor & Giovanni, the video follows a knitted ingénue as he falls into a surreal wormhole of psychedelic backgrounds, floating on streams …
EP Review: Brisbane’s Lucy Francesca Dron releases ‘Leftovers’: a collection of jazzy, intimate and beautiful songs
Lucy Francesca Dron‘s new EP ‘Leftovers’ showcases her vibrant and dynamic songwriting and inherent style as well as a voice soaked in late night excess, pain and poetry. ‘Leftovers’ is pure theatricality and poise: torchlit songs that shine with passion. First track ‘What Is Next’ has almost a jazzy element and a fast complex pace, …
Premiere: Hollow States release a dynamic and confronting video for the gorgeous and mesmerising track ‘I’ll Leave’
Sydney’s Hollow States consists of Huck Hastings and brothers Joel and Hayden Woolf. Of course, we’ve met Huck Hastings before here at Backseat Mafia as a solo artist: his beautiful album ‘Cheers to Progress’ received an 8.5/10 from me and was described as being a cinematic sweep full of longing, love and loss. It is …
Track: Dope Lemon sinks its teeth into sweet soul on new single ‘Rose Pink Cadillac’
Following on from recent single Kids Fallin In Love and Every Day Is A Holiday (with Winston Surfshirt) come more cruisy coastal sounds from Dope Lemon, in the form of new track Rose Pink Cadillac. Sounding like a sunny 60s soul standard, the song invokes a retro vibe but makes it modern, with sassy guitar …
News: EGOISM release new single and video, catch their tour with Odette now
Dream-pop duo EGOISM are supporting Odette on their East Coast tour this month, following the release of new single Lonely But Not Alone. The tour re-commenced last night with a hometown show at Sydney’s The Factory Theatre, before moving on to Newcastle and Canberra. This follows already successful shows in Queensland and Byron Bay. EGOISM is …
EP Review: Sydney duo Salarymen’s debut EP ‘Scene Change’ is an effervescent ray of sparkling sunshine, plus tour news.
There is a bright ray of sunshine searing through all the tracks in Salarymen‘s incandescent debut ‘Scene Change’, even when at their most melancholic. There is an indelible sixties flavour: a sort of indie folk thread with suede jackets, knee high boots, mini skirts and fringes: a bright lollipop bounce that blasts forward at full …
Track: Melbourne’s Meghna releases ‘My DNA’: a haunting and atmospheric elegy to poverty and struggle.
Meghna Mitra releases the most sublime music under her name Meghna and her new single ‘My DNA’ belies her youth with its world weary tones and chilling themes. Over a sparse trip-hop electronic beat, Meghna’s evocative vocals recount the experiences of her Indian parents and grandparents and the horrors and realties of a life in …
Track: Sydney’s Magnetic Heads unveil the gorgeous and graceful track ‘Time of Your Life’, and announce new album ‘Moral Outage’ for August
There is a sparse and melodic grace to the new single from Sydney band Magnetic Heads (the work of singer/songwriter Des Miller and producer/musician Liam Judson (Belles Will Ring, Lewis Goldmark)). Open, thrumming and celestial instrumentation provides a comforting bedrock for Miller’s elegant vocals, sometime soaring, sometimes speaking, always enigmatic and posed, replete with backing …