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Live Review + Photo Galleries: We Lost The Sea and follow at Altar Bar, Friday 07.11.2025
Two bands, six guitarists, two bass players, two drummers and one keyboard player…..and not a vocalist (or a microphone stand) to be seen. This was the reality of Friday night’s show at Hobart’s Altar Bar, with Sydney’s post-rock maestros, We Lost The Sea teaming up with Tasmania’s up-and-coming post-rock wonderkids, follow (deliberately lowercase) for the …
Premiere: Lutruwita instrumental magicians follow release the epically beautiful and deeply personal elegy ‘Cherry Blossoms in the Front Yards, Forever’
I’ve always said that a good instrumental can evoke feeling and emotions without the need for words, and the instrumental band follow always manages this effortlessly. Their new single ‘Cherry Blossoms in the Front Yards, Forever’ has a power and impact that will leave you speechless, even from the poignant title alone. follow’s style and …
Feature: Backseat Downunder’s favourite Australian gigs and photographs from 2024
2024 represented a return to full service – and more – in the live music scene in Australia where the Backseat Mafia’s Backseat Downunder Team are located. With an ever expanding range of shows attended, we covered everything from international superstars like Taylor Swift to local bands plying their trade in small corner pubs. It …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: follow at Altar Bar, Hobart 16.11.2024
It was an evening of firsts, as Hobart’s post-rock supergroup, follow, took to the live stage for the very first time and played songs from their debut LP, Old Haunts (album review by Senior Editor, Arun Kendall, here), which was released back in May 2023. Formed by past and present members of Luca Brasi, Silver …
Album Review: Hobart’s follow take us to their ‘Old Haunts’ – a shimmering magnus opus reflecting the raw breathtaking beauty of their home in lutruwita/Tasmania
The album ‘Old Haunts’ from Hobart instrumental band follow is a stunning debut. I have written before about the brilliant stream of artists flowing from the tiny island at the edge of the world. Tasmania – the land of wild and terrifyingly beautiful terrain and Antarctic-influenced climes seems to imbue the bands that arise from …
Premiere: Tasmanian sonic architects follow release a little shimmering ‘Glimmer’ of light into the universe.
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single from the prodigious sonic architects of the deep south, follow. This is the third single from this instrumental band and the quality deepens and expands, promising a very exciting debut album on the horizon. follow have a sound that amalgamates the …
Premiere: Hobart ambient magicians follow sparkle and shine with their new single ‘Isla’
Last month we brought you the extraordinary debut single ‘Sentimental Health’ from the ambient Hobart instrumental band follow and it is with the greatest of joy we premiere their shimmering follow-up track ‘Isla’, with its gorgeous video as a spectacular visual accompaniment. Crystalline guitars etch delicious sonic contrails across the clear blue sky, sparkling and …
Premiere: Hobart instrumental band follow unveil debut single ‘Sentimental Health’ and announce signing to the chic False Peak Records label and debut album.
We are trembling with excitement to premiere today the single ‘Sentimental Health’ from Hobart/nipaluna instrumental band follow, as they announce their signing to that shining beacon of impeccable taste, False Peak Records. I incessantly bang on about the brilliant stream of artists flowing from the tiny island at the edge of the world. Tasmania – …