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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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Track: Badgers – Why Am I Your Only Friend?

There’s nothing like a good dose of aural medicine to stimulate the system and the new single from Melbourne band Badgers does that and more. ‘Why Am I You Only…

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Track: Shiva and the Hazards – Revolution Son

Shiva and the Hazards garnered a lot of attention following their support slot with Ride across Australia recently – performances that were good enough to result in their new single…

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Premiere: Jo Meares – Reasons

It is with great delight we premiere the amazing new video for artist Jo Meares‘s spectacular new single ‘Reasons’. There is such a haunting quality to both the song and…

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Album Review: Lisa Caruso release the highly impressive debut album ‘In Feelings’ and shares her favourite music.

The tracks on Lisa Caruso‘s new album ‘In Feelings’ provide a gloriously impassioned tableaux for emotion and pain: honestly expressed and rendered with a theatrical flourish and a hint of…

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Premiere: The Double Happiness release single Oysters Can Dream and announce new album and launch gig

Brisbane’s The Double Happiness are premiering their delicious new single ‘Oysters Can Dream’ on Backseat Mafia today, and it is another fine example of the reverb-soaked dreamy soundscapes this band…

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