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Album Review: the black watch take us on an enticing sonic excursion through their ‘Weird Rooms’.

LA band the black watch are a veritable institution. Their albums have a sparkle and a sense of yearning that permeates every note and every song is a stadium filling…

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Track: There’s a shimmering space to ‘Breathe’ as the magnificent RINSE announces new ‘Starfish’ EP.

The sun always shines brighter, even on a cold winter’s day in the deep south, when Naarm/Melbourne-based shoegaze dream popster RINSE releases another single. And the radiance is altogether brighter…

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Premiere: Chicago-based Evan Uhlmann takes us on a dreamy trip to the exquisite beauty of ‘Lake Michigan’.

We are very honoured to premiere the new track ‘Lake Michigan’ from Chicago-based musician Evan Uhlmann. Uhlmann wrote his first song at age five, he later studied under Ray Davies…

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Track: T.G. Shand’s new single ‘Cheese’ takes a delicious, immersive, darker turn with its crystalline guitars and ominous drive.

T.G. Shand is the moniker of Ōtautahi/Christchurch resident Annemarie Duff, formerly of the legendary Melbourne shoegaze band Miniatures (on the iconic Saint Marie Records label) and she returns with her…

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Track: Franco/Australian/American band SCHØØL unveil stunning debut ‘N.S.M.L.Y.D’ ahead of their first gig.

SCHØØL, with members from Rendez-Vous, Dog Park, Special Friend, Marble Arch and Liquid Face is a new signing on French label Géographie, and their debut single ‘N.S.M.LY.D.’ is an absolutely…

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Track: Just who is ‘Young Dumb Immature’? Betty Taylor have the answer in their sparkling new single, ahead of tours.

Perennial favourites here at Backseat Mafia, the inimitable Sunshine Coast band Betty Taylor have hit the soundwaves with their glorious new single ‘Young Dumb Immature’. Shimmering like hot sunshine on…

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Track: ‘No Words Can Reach It’ – the Brisbane chameleons of rock Fingerless unleash an electronic wash that hangs in the atmosphere like a sonic aurora.

Fingerless never stay in the same spot but continually explore new ways to display their musical prowess and creativity. Their new single ‘Now Words Can Touch It’ maintains their unerring…

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Track: Dropping Honey unfurl ‘Branches’ – a cathartic blast of immersive and spine chilling shoegaze.

Wollongong’s Dropping Honey display many of the facets of what I call the Marrickville Sound – bands from the eighties or nineties that have evolved into other bands or reconvened…

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Premiere: Brigitte Bardini has a ‘Crush’ – a gorgeous single expressed in a kaleidoscope of sonic colours that glitter and shine.

Brigitte Bardini is a brilliant singer/songwriter who delivers the most majestic pieces of sonic delights, and we are ever so honoured to premiere the new jewel in her crown, ‘Crush’.…

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News: Melbourne dream pop jangle giants Quivers announce signing to Merge Records, new album ‘Oyster Cuts’ and lead off with single ‘Apparition’.

It’s a big day today for one of Australia’s premiere indie pop merchants Quivers who have announced their signing to the prestigious US label Merge Records as well as the…

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