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Track: Rona Mac Shares ‘Buttercup’ From Upcoming Album ‘Honeymilk and Heavy Weather’
Emerging from the remote, windswept tip of West Wales, Rona Mac continues to build towards her upcoming second album ‘Honeymilk and Heavy Weather’ with the elegant and intimate new single ‘Buttercup’. Having recently supported the likes of Willy Mason, Billie Marten, Katy J Pearson, Bess Atwell, and Dan Mangan, Rona Mac is riding a high …
Track: And the Sunset Burns Announce Debut Album & Share Buoyant New Single ‘Take It or Leave It’
Indie-rock newcomers And the Sunset Burns announce their debut album, All My Sins, and release the first single ‘Take It or Leave It’. Capturing a sound that encompasses a vintage flair through it’s beach-indie feel, analogue production and bright guitar tones, the track balances is buoyant musicality with melancholic lyricism. As the track progresses through …
Track: French band SCHØØL return with another blast of fuzzy goodness in ‘The End’, with debut LP on the way.
SCHØØL‘s debut single N.S.M.L.Y.D. (reviewed by me here) was a stunning introduction to the Paris-based band with members from as far afield as France, Australia and the US, and they are back with new single ‘The End’ which proves the debut was no fluke. I had written that the band adroitly channeled bands like Fontaines …
Premiere: Sunshine Coast’s Charley BT debuts with the sparkling sounds of ‘Lemon’.
It’s a great pleasure for us to premiere the stunning debut single from Sunshine Coast’s surfer and skater Charley BT (the nom de plume of Charley Beattie). ‘Lemon’ is a shimmering track that jangles and sparkles under Charlie BT’s velvet vocals, filled with an aching intensity. There is no doubt there are discernable elements of …
Premiere: Damien Binder creates a welcome ‘Sanctuary’ in another shimmering track from Western Australia.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Sanctuary’ from the talented Western Australian (via New Zealand) troubadour Damien Binder: a firm favourite here at the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia. And what a pleasure it is to hear his dulcet tones once more. It’s a follow up to his earlier 2024 single ‘Crazy’ …
News: Amyl and the Sniffers Chase Big Dreams with Electrifying New Single
Amyl and the Sniffers Roar Back with High-Octane Single ‘Big Dreams’
News: Hevenshe’s New Track ‘Essential’ Channels Disillusionment with Modern Life
Jenna McDougall’s Hevenshe Unveils ‘Essential,’ A Utopian Escape Anthem
Track: Brighton Quartet Canned Pineapple Announce Upcoming EP ‘Big Break’, Unveil Vibrant New Single ‘Jessie Met Jane’
Brighton’s quartet Canned Pineapple have announced the upcoming new EP Big Break and unveiled the radiant, fun and infectiously catchy of their latest single, ‘Jessie Met Jane’. Stylistically fuzzy and energetic, ‘Jessie Met Jane’ is a brilliant representation of the bands scuzz-pop sound. Pleasingly messy with its boxy production, biting guitar licks and topped with a swaggering delivery of …
News: Sycco Invites Us Into The ‘Zorb’ Announcing National Tour Following Debut Album
Fresh off the release of her debut album ‘Zorb’ in August, Sycco is taking her electrifying live show on the road for her first headline tour since 2022. The 23-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer is set to bring her unmistakable energy to Naarm/Melbourne, Eora/Sydney, Meanjin/Brisbane, and Tarntanya/Adelaide in early 2025, giving fans the chance to …
News: Irish Post-Punk Titans The Murder Capital Set to Rock Australia and New Zealand for the First Time in 2025
The Murder Capital Drop New Single Ahead of Their Debut 2025 Down Under Tour