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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 massive and highly prestigious WME Agency for worldwide representation after their signing locally to the illustrious Double Drummer label. This is band that has been garnering world wide attention …
News: Exploding indie stars Radio Free Alice announce their third EP ‘Empty Words’ for release this month, and entice us with new single ‘Toyota Camry’ and massive tour ahead
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 massive and highly prestigious WME Agency for worldwide representation after their signing locally to the illustrious Double Drummer label. It may be an unrequited love …
Album Review: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird unveil stunning new album ‘Rosewater Crocodile’ – a powerful beacon of luminescence.
The sonic behemoth that is Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) arises again. My love for and admiration for this magnificent and criminally underrated band knows no bounds, and there is a delicious and satisfying sense of joy when each new release further confirms their position as one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. …
Track: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird ease into the universe with the expansive statuesque ‘My Ghost & Its Crawling’ ahead of new album ‘Rosewater Crocodile’
The sonic behemoth that is Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) roll into our universe, foot flat to the floor, with the grand expansive and enigmatic single ‘My Ghost & Its Crawling’, proving yet again that this is a transformative and thrilling outfit. It’s a precursor to one of my personal most anticipated album releases …
Premiere: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird break the thermometer with the incandescent new single ‘Mercury Rising’ as they announce the ‘Rosewater Crocodile’ tour to launch their new album
One of my favourite antipodean outfits, Naarm/Melbourne band Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) today announce a new album ‘Rosewater Crocodile’ due out on 27 June through the glorious Double Drummer label. Tomorrow, the band is releasing the second single, ‘Mercury Rising’, off the album and it is another astounding and euphoric piece of music which we …
News: The magnificent Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird are back with news of a new album, tour and euphoric gospel-tinged single ‘Rosewater’.
Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) last lit up the firmament with the majestic ‘Smiles of Earth’ album back in 2022 (see my review here). And the sun shines brighter in the Autumn light down under, with news of another album on the way through the redoubtable Double Drummer. Today, an early taste of what’s …
Track: Radio Free Alice release sparky, angular new single ‘Empty Words’ ahead of debut US tour
We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have had an extensive unreciprocated love affair with the magnificent Radio Free Alice since their early years back in 2023, and the band has just exploded everywhere ever since. Having just been named by a prestigious UK music magazine as one of a 100 bands to watch …
Track: The wondrous Greta Stanley bursts through the ether like a ray of sunshine with new track ‘Greatest Hit’ ahead of third album and launch date.
Greta Stanley is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia (we’ve been closely following her upwards career trajectory for a while) and is an artist that has blossomed with a seemingly endless scope as her songs become increasingly addictive and deeply immersive. Her new track, ‘Greatest Hit’ is indeed aptly named …
Track: Greta Stanley sparkles and shines ‘When You Call’: a soaring new single ahead of her third album.
Even in the deepest darkest of winter, the sun always shines brighter when Greta Stanley unveils one of her gorgeous tracks, and her new single ‘When You Call’ is absolutely blinding. Boosted to stratospheric heights by her velvet vocals, ‘When You Call’, recorded with producer Adib Parker (aka Cheekbone), is a smooth eloquent slice of …
Track: If only she could be the ‘Life of the Party’ – Greta Stanley unveils a delicious slice of yearning dream pop.
It’s been quite a start to the year for one of our perennial favourites here at the Antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, Greta Stanley, who lost her home in the recent Cairns floods. But her response is the release of the uber cool slice of dreamy pop which is the single ‘Life of the Party’. …