Backseat Downunder
Album Review: Alannah Russack’s Entropy Band (The Hummingbirds, Aerial Maps) radiates stately beauty in the epic ‘As Memories Pass Each Other’.
The Hummingbirds have a permanent place in the annals of indie rock history in Australia, shining brightly but altogether too briefly for a period in the late eighties early nineties (check out their single ‘Blush‘). The band’s singer/guitarist Alannah Russack, along with her magnificent Entropy Band, has been laying a glorious trail of breadcrumbs over the last …
News: Paolo Nutini announced to play State Theatre, Sydney in April 2023.
Bluesfest Touring have announced the return of Paolo Nutini to Australian shores after an absence of eight long years, with the singer-songwriter often referred to as a superstar in waiting, to play at the State Theatre, Sydney this coming April. Touring his 2022 album Last Night In the Bittersweet, Paolo Nutini’s fans were brought to tears …
News: Second and final Sydney show announced for Buddy Guy’s ‘Damn Right Farewell’ Australian Tour.
Bluesfest Touring, due to popular demand, has announced a final show for Buddy Guy at the State Theatre, Sydney after the sell-out of previously-announced performances in Melbourne and Sydney. This final concert on Friday 14th April at Sydney’s State Theatre, will give fans their last ever opportunity to see Buddy play in Australia on his appropriately named, ‘Damn Right …
Track: Who is ‘The Weatherman’? An anthemic and passionate single from Hein Cooper and Noel N. Butler, along with news of a launch date
Introduced by First Nations Ulladulla / Yuin elder Uncle Noel Butler, inviting the four winds torise in his indigenous Dhurga language at the song’s beginning, the new single ‘The Weatherman’ is a powerful and compelling anthem exploring the battle between nature and humanity from singer/songwriter Hein Cooper. This is a magnificent track: building up slowly …
EP Review: Holly Hebe’s debut ‘Party Mix’ is an achingly beautiful collection of dreamy pop morsels.
Holly Hebe has graced these pages a few times – her collaboration with Ivoris and Zhuli in the track ‘Supervillain‘ earlier this year was a pop delight, and her single last year ‘I Tried to Give You Ways To Love Me‘ was a dreamy reverie. Hebe has now released her debut EP ‘Party Mix’, and …
Premiere: It’s all ‘Black & White’ for Sydney singer/songwriter Charlie Gradon – a thundering anthemic world. Plus live shows anounced.
We are honoured to premiere the scything, visceral single and video for ‘Black & White’ from Sydney singer/songwriter Charlie Gradon today. This is an epic and grand track – Gradon’s voice is high and impassioned with a searing quality, driving a dynamic melody and thundering rhythms in a relentless onslaught. Gradon has a mesmerising enigmatic …
Iconic Aussie band, The Badloves, sign global deal with Golden Robot Records.
Golden Robot Records are proud to announce the signing of esteemed Australian band, The Badloves. With Michael Spiby at the helm, The Badloves are continuing to enjoy a career that has spanned almost 30 years with their success being traced all the way back to their 1993 debut album Get On Board. The album saw …
Track: It’s all ‘Magic’ as NZ indie giants Voom return with a blistering anthemic track, featuring Fazerdaze.
New Zealand’s legendary Voom make a spectacular return after a break since 2006 with the dreampop elegance of ‘Magic’, featuring the dulcet tones of Fazerdaze (Amelia Murray). The sparring vocals of Murray and Buzz Moller create a wonderful contrast – Moller’s distinct soft rasp against Murray’s ethereal angelic vocals. The vocals surf over a wave …
Track: fhae debuts with the ethereal ‘love you’, signs to 4000 Records and announces launch date.
Floating on a bed of capital letter free cotton wool and air, the single ‘love you’ from Meanjin/Brisbane artist fhae is an ambient waft of rosy delight: atmospheric and enigmatic, subtle and mysterious. Built on guitars and a range of sounds and noises, this has the dreamy fugue of something by Sigur Ros. fhae is …
Premiere: The Rookies prove they are no beginners as they unveil a blast of über cool jazz in the steaming track ‘Dry Bones’ ahead of new album.
There’s nothing cooler than a hot blast of melodic jazz and Melbourne band The Rookies are doing us the honour of premiering their new single ‘Dry Bones’: a sizzling piece of jazzy goodness with a serious subtext. This is their first release since 2019 – a far distant land and another world away. There is …