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News: The Lightning Kids Release Sophomore Album ‘Love On the Edge of Desire’
Hot on the heels of a run of teaser singles, The Lightning Kids have announced their second full-length album, Love On the Edge of Desire — a vivid, dream-pop project that builds on the trio’s rapidly rising profile. With more than fifteen million streams across their discography, the London-based outfit continues to elevate the lush, alt-pop aesthetic …
News: Bronson Scott Drops New Single ‘WTH’ Ahead of Album Release
Bronson Scott releases the new album ‘All Plants Go To Heaven’ a striking blend of lo-fi indie finesse with hip-hop experimentation. Clean-tone guitar work, tight electronic drum patterns, and smooth rhythmic flows give the album a beautiful, feel akin to the likes of Chance The Rapper and Loyel Carner. Spanning eleven tracks, ‘All Plants Go …
News: MOSAICS Share Heartfelt New Single ‘Sing Me To Sleep’ & Announce Debut EP ‘A Guiding Lie’
Rising indie-rock outfit MOSAICS have unveiled their stirring new single ‘Sing Me To Sleep’, a deeply emotive track that marks the first glimpse of their forthcoming debut EP, A Guiding Lie, set for release in 2026. Over the past few years, the band have carved out a space in the UK’s rock landscape, blending 90s …
EP Review: Kat Greta collects her glorious singles into a shimmering EP aptly entitled ‘Rhythm & Reverie’.
Kat Greta has been blinding us here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia with her brand of luminescent pop that seems to emit rays of sunshine and joy with every note. Greta’s background in percussion permeates every note, adding a frisson to the sound and a beat that is irrepressible. After releasing a series …
Live Review + Photo Galleries: Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez) at Altar Bar, Hobart 19.11.2025 alongside buddy, Buddy +setlist
On what seems like their umpteenth tour of Australia, legendary Gomez guitarists/vocalists Ian Ball and Ben Ottewell made a welcome return to Hobart as part of their ‘Gomez By Request/you decide the setlist!’ tour on this Wednesday evening. A novel way of playing your greatest hits and fan favourites, audiences have, and will be asked …
News: SexyTadhg Shares Intimate New Single ‘Never Been Loved In The Daylight’
Irish LGBTQIA+ artist SexyTadhg ,widely recognised for their theatrical, politically charged creative style, returns with a new single, ‘Never Been Loved in the Daylight’. The track marks a departure from the expansive, big-band sound of their acclaimed debut EP Sexy, instead embracing a more intimate, unguarded tone. Recorded live in a close-knit setting, the performance highlights …
Album Review: All India Radio etch beautiful contrails of sound across the skies in new album ‘The Unified Field’.
After a long absence, the ethereal All India Radio triumphantly return with the exquisite ‘The Unified Field’ – astonishingly their 21st album. Their absence has much to do with member Marin Kennedy’s prolific creativity – witness in just the past couple of years the release of three albums with The Church’s Steve Kilbey (‘Jupiter 13’, …
Premiere: ‘Silence is Golden’ but you really have to hear the glorious new single from Sydney supergroup Victoria.
Back in 2023, Sydney supergroup Victoria released their magnificent debut album ‘Treats’ which perfectly captured the vicissitudes of life with warmth and compassion, wrapped up in a series of tracks that positively sparkled (see my 9.5/10 review here). Now, two years later we are exceedingly honoured to give you an exclusive taste of their new single …
News: THUMPER Announce Sophomore Album, Unleash 10-Minute Epic ‘Middle Management’
Dublin alt-rock heavy-hitters THUMPER have returned have announced their forthcoming second album Sleeping With The Light On, the follow-up to their Choice Music Prize–nominated debut Delusions of Grandeur, and marked the occasion with the release of ‘Middle Management’: a sprawling, slow-burning, 10-minute voyage through kaleidoscopic fuzz and existential frustration. They’ve also confirmed a short run of new …
News: Cork Shoegaze Quartet Ways of Seeing Unveil Sophomore Album The Inheritance of Fear
Cork’s shoegaze outfit Ways of Seeing are set to release their highly anticipated second album, The Inheritance of Fear, Out Now via Joyful Hour Records. The follow-up to their acclaimed 2022 debut, End Comes to Light, finds frontman James O’Donnell exploring the psychological reverberations of fear, trauma, and inherited anxieties in a record that is …