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Track: It’s ‘not the same’ for KHAOS EMRLD as his second single takes off with a bang ahead of launch dates.
KHAOS EMRLD burst into the stratosphere earlier this year with the debut single ‘getting better’ (lower case intended) and he is back with the power and ferocity dialed up quite a few notches. KHAOS EMRLD is a solo project helmed by the highly talented Cody Stebbings, whom we’ve met before in the band Down For …
Album Review: Melbourne psych revelations, The Woodland Hunters to release latest album, Small Mercies on September 1 along with announcement of album launch show
The Melbourne quartet of Andrew Tanner, Ross Richard, Cam Prestipino and Leroy Cope, collectively know as The Woodland Hunters, are set to release their latest album on Friday, September 1st. Celebrating 10 years together, the band have again called on long-time friend and collaborator, Shane O’Mara to produce this, their fourth long-player, at his Yikesville …
News: Chemical Brothers heading to Australia in 2024
Chemical Brothers heading to Australia in 2024 – set to play A Day On The Green and dates in Brisbane and Sydney.
Feature: Seven things about PIGS, PIGS, PIGS, PIGS, PIGS, PIGS, PIGS
PIGS x 7’s Matt Baty and Adam Ian Sykes tell us 7 interesting facts about themselves.
Track: Skyuka ponders on the thoughts of ‘Houseplants’ in her visceral new single.
Perth-based artist Skyuka‘s last single was a zesty light-hearted look at obsession (‘Michael Cera’). Now, in ‘Houseplants’, Vanessa Raspa (the artist behind the name) is taking a much darker look at life in an eviscerating take down of a lover – and the anger and disappointment is reflected by the spiky grungy delivery. Distorted synths and …
Track: Fletcher Gull is ‘Lost In Berlin’ – a beautiful and reflective paean to unrequited love ahead of album release.
The beauty of Fletcher Gull‘s ‘Lost In Berlin’ is that it was born from great emotional pain – something that bleeds into every note. Gull (a nom de plume sourced from his favourite book the classic ‘Jonathon Livingstone Seagull) says of the inspiration behind the track: When I lived in Canada I loved a German …
News: Katatonia Announce February 2024 Australian Tour
Swedish ethereal post-metal heavyweights KATATONIA return to Australia in 2024
Premiere: We get an exclusive look at the new video for blistering JJ McCann Transmission track ‘Forces At Work’, produced by Rob Younger (Radio Birdman/New Christs) ahead of album and launch.
We are very honoured today to bring to you an exclusive look at JJ McCann Transmission video for the Rob Younger-produced track ‘Forces At Work’. The JJ McCann Transmission is the work of veteran rocker James McCann and comes ahead of a new album and launch tour announced today. The new single and album are …
News: The Cruel Sea announce The Honeymoon Is Over 30th Anniversary National Tour 2023
The Cruel Sea announce The Honeymoon Is Over 30th Anniversary National Tour 2023
Premiere: Big League release the effervescent sonic missile ‘At All’, with launch dates ahead.
The venerable sonic bandits Big League honour us with the premiere of their brand new single ‘At All’ here at Backseat Mafia. A vibrant hyperkinetic fizz that snaps, crackles and pops with a high-stepping trot, ‘At All’ is filled with an almost chaotic punk onslaught, hyperventilating guitars and urgent yearning vocals combining to create a …