Track: Thomas Keating – Cold Night
Sydney singer Thomas Keating has just released an absolutely gorgeous track ‘Cold Night’ and a dazzling accompanying video for the song. Inspired by time spent in Melbourne, the song is…
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Track: Mansionair x NoMBe collaborate to release the cathartic dance anthem ‘Guillotine’
Sydney trio Mansionair have teamed up with Germany’s NoMBe to create the perfect riposte to the horrors of 2020 with the new single ‘Guillotine’. Rather than providing a panacea for…
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Track: Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys release the delicious track ‘Honey’ and announce gigs
The bleached-white dry hot heat of Western Australia positively shines though the new track ‘Honey’ by Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys. There is a languid liquidity to singer Claudia…
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Track: Curly Blonde – Room 309
The new single from Victorian duo Curly Blonde seems somehow to have bottled some brilliant Australian sunshine into their latest track ‘Room 309’ and created a sparkling and immersive joy…
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See: Ups And Downs release sunshine-infused video for their glorious cover of ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’
Backseat Mafia recently reviewed the brilliant collection of covers ‘…Another Country’ from Brisbane legends Ups and Downs: songs that influenced their shimmering jingle jangle sound from the eighties. They have…
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Album Review: The Finalists release their warm and enveloping debut album First
Sydney supergroup The Finalists have just released their debut album ‘First’ and it is a delight. Nine tracks that feature the most jangling and sparkling of guitars – six strings,…
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Premiere: Dumb Whales release chiming indie pop single ‘The Great Divide’
We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘The Great Divide’ from Melbourne-based indie band Dumb Whales. It’s an absolute thumping track: chiming, razor-sharp guitars carve their way over a…
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Track: Sydney band Erthlings release the sublime, dreamy, fuzzy single Irrational
There is an ambient fuzz and, antithetically, a gorgeous delicacy to the new single ‘Irrational’ by Sydney band Erthlings. This is a dreamy and heavenly track that is imbued with…
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Track: The Nagging Doubts release double single Berlin/Marine ahead of EP release
Sydney band The Nagging Doubts are developing quite a reputation fresh out of high school – they have worked with Nic Dalton from the iconic Half a Cow Records and…
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Track: Eilish Gilligan – Flesh
I’m in complete awe of those people who have managed to use the period of COVID isolation to up their game in terms of creativity and output, and Eilish Gilligan,…
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