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Premiere: Balcony’s Paradise release laid back cover ‘It Must Be True Love’

Balcony’s Paradise are premiering their cover of the Toots and the Maytals song ‘It Must Be True Love’ – a version so laid back it’s almost supine. There is a…

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Premiere: Nocturnal Animals release the blazing single ‘Articuno Makes Waves’

We are honoured to premiere the new single from Adelaide band Nocturnal Animals, ‘Articuno Makes Waves’, due out on Friday, 19 February 2021. The mysterious masked Nocturnal Animals made their…

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Premiere: Damien Binder follows up his indie anthem ‘Here It Is’ with a brilliant and evocative video

Damien Binder‘s anthemic track ‘Here It is’ was recently premiered by Backseat Mafia – in my review I wrote it was an extremely satisfying indie rock track with a hint…

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News: Crowded House announces new album ‘Dreamers are Waiting’ and release exciting new track.

In very exciting news, New Zealand legends Crowded House have made a surprise announcement of a new album called ‘Dreamers are Waiting’. This is their first studio album in more…

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Track: The Bamboos effortlessly reinvent ‘Ride on Time’ with an organic, funky analogue style

I remember feeling deeply uncomfortable in the late eighties when I first heard Black Box’s ‘Ride on Time’. There I was, covered in black and an attitude, wearing Docs and…

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Album Review: Kilbey/Kennedy release the spectacular album Jupiter 13 – a sci-fi journey cloaked in a psychedelic indie shimmer.

If there was any doubt about the ability of The Church’s Steve Kilbey to eat, sleep and dream brilliant music without limit, this new album with long time collaborator Martin…

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Meet: We put dream pop maestros Heligoland under the microscope and review their shimmering new album This Quiet Fire

Heligoland began life in Melbourne before adventurously packing up and moving to Paris, where they have produced a series of stunning albums and EPs with the production skills of Cocteau…

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Album review: MOAT’s new album Poison Stream is a glorious collection of hybrid indie/folk vignettes that shimmer and shine.

MOAT is a fascinating collaboration between Marty Willson-Piper, founding and former member of iconic Australian band The Church and member of goth band All About Eve, and composer and multi-instrumentalist Niko Röhlcke…

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Track: T. G. Shand’s new single ‘The Ease’ is a glorious, woozy, shoegaze delight

‘The Ease’, the new single from T.G. Shand, is an immersive and dreamy soundscape with a shoegaze sheen and a dream pop glimmer. It is absolutely fantastic. T.G. Shand is…

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Track: Pete Murray releases anthemic burner ‘If We Never Dance Again’ and announces new EP.

Pete Murray has built an admirable reputation in Australia for his powerful balladry and anthemic pop songs. His new single ‘If We never Dance Again’ maintains the strength of his…

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