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News: Icelandic ambient dream gods Sigur Rós add Australia and New Zealand to world tour as they record first studio album since 2013’s ‘Kveilkur’
The legendary Sigur Rós have announced they will be extending their 2022 world tour to Australia and New Zealand, gracing antipodean shores for the first time after five long years. The Icelandic band are set to play shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and will come armed with new music, along with material from …
News: The Lovely Eggs UK Tours Dates
The Lovely Eggs do not give up. Ever. The proudly independent Northern psychedelic punk rock duo have now, since the beginning of the pandemic, rescheduled the tour originally intended to promote the release in April 2020 of their ‘I Am Moron’ album, a staggering seven times. Now, they can finally return to the stage in …
News: Clutch Announce UK Tour Nov-Dec 2022
The ever excellent, groove masters Clutch have announced their return to the UK, as part of an extensive European trek this winter. The UK dates will bookend the tour in two legs, kicking off in Glasgow on November 11th for five UK dates before traversing Europe, returning for another five in December to wrap up at London’s …
Millie Manders & The Shutup – New Single & Reducing Their Carbon Footprint
MILLIE MANDERS AND THE SHUTUP have announced that their new single, a newly recorded version of NOT OK from their acclaimed debut album Telling Truths, Breaking Ties, will be released on 8 April. The video premiere will be at 7.30pm on MONDAY 28 MARCH here: The full band will be present at the video premiere …
Tour News: Less Than Jake – EU/UK Spring Tour
Legendary US Ska Punk outfit kick off their spring tour tomorrow evening with a Dublin date at Whelan’s with support coming form Millie Manders and the Shut Up and then both bands heading up to Belfast for a night in The Points. Moving on through the UK after that and taking in 11 dates in …
Track: Brisbane’s Dopamine return with the anthemic blast of ‘Turn You Heart’ and tour news.
Following up last year’s effervescent single ‘Strange Situation’, Brisbane indie band Dopamine return with the thumping track ‘Turn Your Heart’. Chiming guitars and mountainous choruses combine to create a rousing anthem, with Dopamine’s genetic links to Britpop/madchester guitar driven epics on full display. Fin Miller (lyrics and vocals) says of the track: This song was pieced …
News: Is there anything this man cannot do? Perfume Genius announces new album & short film
Perfume Genius is no mere mortal – embarks on global tour and releases new album and short film.
News: Sydney legends The Clouds announce 30th Anniversary tour for Australian indie classic album ‘Penny Century’
In the late eighties early nineties, The Clouds were one of the most formobale indie bands in Australia with their fusion of thundering, jangling stop/start guitar sounds burnished with glorious harmonies and melodies. There seemed to me to be a three pronged attack during this era with fellow bands The Hummingbirds and Falling Joys releasing …
Track: Maximo Park release new single, Great Art, and announce Sïngular UK tour this Autumn
One of our perennial favourites here at Backseat Mafia, Maximo Park, have announced a new tour – Sïngular, taking place this Autumn, which will see the band play their entire singles collection, from ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their breakthrough debut album A Certain Trigger, to ‘All Of Me’ from their latest album Nature Always …