News: bar italia announce new album Some Like It Hot
Over 160 live shows since 2023 have reshaped bar italia into a powerful five-piece on stage.
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Live Review: Smashing Pumpkins / White Lies / Rocket – Piece Hall, Halifax 12.08.2025
Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw Williams It was a brilliant, almost life-affirming night in Halifax as The Smashing Pumpkins rolled into town to play to a sold-out Piece Hall…
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Track: ‘When Will We Lose Hope?’ Romanie seeks answers in a beautifully delivered track ahead of live dates.
We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have avidly followed the burgeoning career of Belgian/Australian artist Romanie, and her new single ‘When Will We Lose Hope?’ further develops…
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EP Review: Radio Free Alice unveil their sonically iridescent third EP ‘Empty Words’ as they continue breaking records on their European and US tour
We have been closely following the rapid ascent of Radio Free Alice ever since premiering their video for ‘I (Gotta Fall In Love)’ back in 2023. This was followed by their signing to the…
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Premiere: The charismatic A. Swayze, resting his ghosts, exclusively unveils stunning debut solo single ‘A Prayer’.
A. Swayze & the Ghosts are undoubtedly one of the most underrated bands coming out of the antipodean music scene, while in my humble opinion being one of the most…
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Meet: James Lloyd Smith Talks About His Career So Far& The New Single ‘Favourite Colour’
Kent-based indie-folk songwriter James Lloyd Smith has released the radiant new single ‘Favourite Colour’. A shimmering track that blends the intimacy of indie-folk with the sweeping textures of baroque-pop, the track captures…
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News: The High Kings bring folk tradition to Australia this September
The High Kings’ Step It Out World Tour begins this September, with shows already selling out in Melbourne and Perth.
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News: Fire Records announce release of Chris Bailey’s The Saints last recordings in the album ‘Long March Through The Jazz Age’, with anthemic lead single ‘Empires (Sometimes We Fall)’ unveiled.
Close to what would have been the late legendary Chris Bailey’s 69th birthday in November, Fire Records today announce the release of ‘Long March Through The Jazz Age’, essentially Chris…
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News: Lost Paradise 2025 Turns Up the Heat for NYE
Lost Paradise returns for its 11th year with a lineup spanning Ben Böhmer, Duke Dumont, Confidence Man, Underworld, I Hate Models, KETTAMA, Maribou State, Marc Rebillet and X CLUB.
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Track: Bloom Announce Sophomore Album The Light We Chase with New Single Withered
New single Withered offers a bleak but honest reflection on worth, backed by some of Bloom’s heaviest instrumentation to date.
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