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Premiere: The Silversound plunge deeper into cosmic psych with new single ‘Hands’.

Backseat Mafia has followed Melbourne’s own dark psychedelic export The Silversound closely over the years, and we’re thrilled to bring you the premiere of their new single ‘Hands,’ the second…

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Album Review: ‘Boss’ – No Bosses, No Rules, No Brakes – The Vors Deliver a Riotous Debut

There’s something gloriously unfashionable about ‘Boss’, the debut album from Sydney’s The Vors. At a time when so much guitar music seems trapped between algorithm-friendly restraint and self-conscious nostalgia, The…

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Track: The legendary Crow unveil shimmering new single ‘Skyline’ following tragic passing of founder member Peter Archer.

The Australian indie scene has been mourning the death of Crow‘s founding member Peter Archer last week following news earlier this year that the band was back together and releasing…

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Premiere: Supergoup The Silversound provide us with an excusive listen to their shimmering psychedelic new track ‘Rose City’ ahead of launch gig and new album.

We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Rose City’ from Naarm/Melbourne supergroup The Silversound with a membership that reads like a who’s who of the Australian rock scene. The…

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Premiere: With a storied past, Ash Santilla releases the brooding, visceral ‘Nightcrawler’ ahead of solo album.

With a previous life in band Melbourne indie rock band 67 Special, Ash Santilla has gone solo in a spectacular fashion with his new single ‘Nightcrawler’, which we are very proud to…

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EP Review: Power popsters Hexham Heads release dynamic bursts of sunshine in self-titled EP, ahead of launch gigs.

There’s nothing more essential as an antidote to the current dark climes as a burst of radiant power pop from Naarm/Melbourne outfit Hexham Heads. Their self-titled EP, released on the…

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Premiere: Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon call out ‘Hey Hey Narcissus’ – a sinuous, slinky smooth delight.

Is this song about me? We are inordinately proud to premiere the new single ‘Hey, Hey Narcissus’ from the living legend Kim Salmon‘s new project, Smoked Salmon, and it’s a…

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Track: ‘Say It Again’ – Hexham Heads bring a strong dose of jingly jangly power pop in their debut single.

For a delicious blast of jingly jangly power pop, replete with some heavenly harmonies and a scaling melody, you can’t go past the debut single from Naarm/Melbourne band Hexham Heads.…

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News: We are all going to ‘Hell In A Handbasket’ as the legendary Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon tread the boards across Australia

With Kim Salmon and his band Smoked Salmon about to embark on an extensive Australian-wide tour, the band of reprobates take us on a deliciously excessive fuzzy trip to ‘Hell…

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News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single

The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors.…

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