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See: Helvetia ask ‘Does It Go Backwards’ through your TV screen in gentle, plaintive lo-fi

HELVETIA is the current musical doings of fine lo-fi songsmith Jason Albertini, otherwise known to your American alt.rock-lovin’ ears as precisely 33% of San Jose’s Duster; and time spent wisely as bassist…

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Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine unveils super video for the anthemic gem ‘Strange Situation’, exclusively for Backseat Mafia

‘Strange Situation’, the recent track by Dopamine, is a warm and fuzzy, driving track that has a low-fi charm and a riff as mountainous and compelling as the Dandenong Ranges.…

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Premiere: David M Western provides us with a sneak listen to evocative new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’

Coming from country Victoria, singer songwriter David M Western has crafted a folk-infused delight in his new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’. It is undeniably lightly touched with a hint of…

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Album review: Final Step – ‘Disconnections’: passionate, rhythmic and unashamedly funky

I LOVE fusion bands. I really do. You never know what to expect, and that’s because they’re a fusion of flavours. Italian musicians in particular have always delivered when it…

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Track: Pearl & The Oysters bring the space-age tropicalia of ‘Treasure Island’ to the summer

SUMMER’S really, really goddam here, and in the most deliciously quirky way, as LA’s French-American psych-popsters Pearl & The Oysters drop the first single from their third album, which will…

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Track: Astari Nite releases the gloriously gothic track ‘Pocketful of Posies’ along with a lush, enigmatic and playful video.

Astari Nite have perfected a deep dark gothic songwriting craft that is deliciously enjoyable, poised and full of swagger. The new single, ‘Pocketful of Posies’ does not deviate: it is…

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See: Sally Decker incants the learning of detachment on the feedback exploration of ‘The Loss’

BASED in Oakland, California, composer Sally Decker, who’s previously recorded as Multa Nox, is stepping out under her own name with her first solo album for NNA Tapes due later…

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Track: Hearteyes’ new single, heartfelt and hectic ‘F.U.A’ feat. Canadian 8485 – mixtape coming in July

Sydney-based artist Hearteyes (aka Maurice Santiago) has revealed new track ‘F.U.A.’, in a collab with Canadian hyperpop star 8485. This comes ahead of his mixtape ‘Headbangers 2’, due for release…

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Track: Gabriella Smith and Gabriel Cabezas’ ‘Lost Coast III’ brings the wonder, the awe and the anger at Californian climate change for cello and solo vocals

BOTH a composer whose place in the great American musical annals seems pretty much assured and a passionate environmentalist, Gabriella Smith is set to release an album at the end…

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Track: Charlie Clark adds another magnificent arrow to his quiver with the jangling track ‘Late Night Drinking’, and announces details of debut album.

Glaswegian Charlie Clark is building up a magnificent body of work in anticipation of his newly announced album ‘Late Night Drinking’, accompanied by the release of the title track. We’ve…

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See: Helvetia ask ‘Does It Go Backwards’ through your TV screen in gentle, plaintive lo-fi

Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine unveils super video for the anthemic gem ‘Strange Situation’, exclusively for Backseat Mafia

Premiere: David M Western provides us with a sneak listen to evocative new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’

Album review: Final Step – ‘Disconnections’: passionate, rhythmic and unashamedly funky

Track: Pearl & The Oysters bring the space-age tropicalia of ‘Treasure Island’ to the summer

Track: Astari Nite releases the gloriously gothic track ‘Pocketful of Posies’ along with a lush, enigmatic and playful video.

See: Sally Decker incants the learning of detachment on the feedback exploration of ‘The Loss’

Track: Hearteyes’ new single, heartfelt and hectic ‘F.U.A’ feat. Canadian 8485 – mixtape coming in July

Track: Gabriella Smith and Gabriel Cabezas’ ‘Lost Coast III’ brings the wonder, the awe and the anger at Californian climate change for cello and solo vocals

Track: Charlie Clark adds another magnificent arrow to his quiver with the jangling track ‘Late Night Drinking’, and announces details of debut album.