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Album Review: The Grogans release the swagger and the rush of ‘Find Me A Cloud’, ahead of UK/European tour
‘Find Me A Cloud’ is The Grogans‘ fourth album, and it shows a band that is willing to push sonic boundaries and explore a range of sounds, all grounded in…
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News: Cash & Carter release stunning version of Cure song, Just Like Heaven
Now, there are certain unwritten rules in life. Don’t mess with your best mate’s wife/GF/partner (delete as applicable), don’t eat the yellow snow and never cover tracks by iconic bands…
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Album Review : Justin Walter – ‘Destroyer’ : More exceptional electronic imagery from the EVI pioneer
It’s been six years since jazz trumpeter and electronic musician Justin Walter’s last album for Kranky, the ethereally wonder-filled ‘Unseen Forces’, and almost a decade since his label debut ‘Lullabies…
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News: Meanjin/Brisbane artist Rinse announces new EP ‘Sinker’ and asks ‘Does The World Even See Me?’ in shimmering new single, with live dates ahead.
Rinse – the nom de plume of the multi-talented Joe Agius is a firm favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost – his 2021 EP ‘Wherever I Am’…
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Track: New Zealand’s incomparable Office Dog are off the leash with new track and video ‘Gleam’ ahead of northern hemisphere release of debut album ‘Spiel’.
There is a lot of justified hype about the New Zealand band Office Dog, signed to the legendary Flying Nun label in the southern hemisphere and with genetic roots to that mecca…
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Premiere: Joseph Luca announces new EP and shares soulful lead single ‘Nowhere’
Since getting back on it after understandably hitting the skids in 2020 (who didn’t?), LA-based Joseph Luca‘s been honing his skills via the medium of quickfire single releases. He’s put…
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News: Opeth To Reissue ‘Damnation’ On Vinyl For 20th Anniversary
To mark the 20th anniversary of Opeth’s ground-breaking 2003 album ‘Damnation’, a special vinyl re-issue has been meticulously crafted to pay homage to a pivotal and trailblazing moment in the band’s illustrious…
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News: Women In Revolt! Underground Rebellion In British Music 1977-1985 – 14 Track Compilation Featuring Slits, The Raincoats, Chris & Cosey, Ludus, X-Ray Spex And More
Women in Revolt! (Underground Rebellion in British Music – 1977-1985) is a brand new 14-track compilation, set for release on Music For Nations on 3 November 2023 on neon yellow vinyl and digitally. The album,…
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