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Track: Sydney-based punk quarter Fangz release the thumping, visceral ‘Won’t Be Me’ and announce Australian tour.

With a sonic blast clearing out the spaces between your ears, the consistently exuberant Fangz have just released their new single ‘Won’t Be Me’ – a vibrant slice of scything…

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News: Brisbane-based Ash Lune announces debut EP ‘Broken Science Experiments’ and releases the reflective, sparkling single ‘Before’

After first coming to our attention with the single ‘Panic At The Party’, Mumbai-born, Brisbane-based artist Ash Lune is back with news of her debut EP ‘Broken Science Experiments’ due…

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Track: New Zealand’s Yumi Zouma release the delightful melodic shimmery pop of ‘Mona Lisa’ and announce tour

New Zealand pop merchants extraordinaire Yumi Zouma have just released the absolutely shimmering track ‘Mona Lisa’: a sparkling, shining wonder that exudes a sort of melancholic ray of light across…

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Track: Bec Sykes’s velvet vocals and delicate melodies burnish her new track ‘Getaway’ as she announces live dates and signing to Scenic Drive Records

There is still beauty in the new track ‘Getaway’ from Bec Sykes: a stately gently oscillating journey over dappling acoustic guitars and harmonious layers of vocals. Syke’s vocals are stunning:…

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EP: Flowerkid’s ‘Everyone Has A Breaking Point’ charts a poignant journey of pain, growth and resilience over perfect pop structures.

The Sydney prodigy Flowerkid (twenty-year old singer, songwriter and producer Flynn Jorge Sant) has just released his debut EP ‘Everyone Has A Breaking Point’ and it is a stark reflection of a three…

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Track: Approachable Members Of Your Local Community suggest you ‘Just Say It’ in a luminescent burst of sunshine pop, while announcing an East Coast Australian tour

When writing my long planned magnum opus on the chemical formula for a jolly good pop song, due reference will be made to tunes such as ‘Just Say It’ from…

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See: Mess Esque release dreamy, whimsical video for heartbreakingly beautiful track ‘Wake Up To Yesterday’

Hot on the heels of the release of their brilliant debut self titled album (reviewed by me here), the super duo Mess Esque have unveiled a video for the track…

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Track: Paul Berwick’s Magnetic Quartet unveil the infectious and swaggering ‘Step Into The Light’ and announce launch gig.

Paul Berwick played in the iconic Sydney indie band Happy Hate Me Nots back in the last century and we are very pleased to reveal new material under the name…

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Premiere: Ambient magician All India Radio broadcasts another elegant slice of magnetic electronica in ‘Longevity’, featuring MANNERISMS and Emily Hopkins

We are absolutely over the moon to premiere for Backseat Mafia today the new slice of ambient magic from Martin Kennedy ‘s celestial All India Radio. The single, ‘Longevity’, showcases…

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Premiere: The enigmatic Jo Meares unveils his spectacularly evocative new track ‘Just Dreams’ and announces launch gig.

Jo Meares‘s music has an unerring ability capture a celestial sense of vast open spaces while remaining intimate and personal. His deep tenor and crystalline instrumentation is again a feature…

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