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Meet: We chat with Josh Mehrtens from New Zealand’s dream pop exponents Mild Orange about the new album ‘Looking For Space’, travel, escape, influences and guilty pleasures (of the musical variety).

Hailing from the world centre of music creativity, Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, Mild Orange have built a world reputation with their brand of exquisitely dreamy pop…

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Not Forgotten: Weezer – OK Human, on its first birthday

By the time of OK Human’s release, its title had already bounced around Weezer’s fandom for some time. In a pre-pandemic interview, frontman Rivers Cuomo confirmed the working title referred to a…

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Review: Max Appeal – Confidence Man release furious new track ‘Feels Like A Different Thing’.

Brisbane-based band, Confidence Man have released a new track, ‘Feels Like a Different Thing’ which is lifted from their forthcoming, sophomore album ‘Tilt’, which will be out on 1 April…

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News: Sydney’s premiere art pop outfit Loose Fit announce debut album ‘Social Graces’ and releases title track, a paean to awkwardness, as a tasty hors d’oeuvre.

Loose Fit have an angular jagged art pop sound that is quite unique and utterly satisfying. We covered their recent release ‘Exhale’ and found it an exhilarating tour de force,…

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Live Review: Girl Ray – The Lexington, London 21.01.2022

On a cold and miserable night in January with still more grey days ahead we all need some Girl Ray. Emerging from their hibernation like snowdrops Poppy, Sophie, Iris (and…

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News: The Jesus & Mary Chain sign to Fuzz Club Records; announce reissues and promise of new music

We’re incredibly excited here at Backseat Mafia HQ that the seminal Jesus & Mary Chain have signed with London based independent (and consistently brilliant) label Fuzz Club Records, and have…

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News: Interpol announce UK / EU, and North American tour dates; see sneak peek recording session video

Emerging from Battery Studios in London where they’ve just recorded their seventh album with producers Flood and Moulder, Interpol have announced a run of US and UK/UK shows, including a…

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News: Ghanaian-Australia hip-hop and indie artist, BLESSED shares his visceral and evocative single ‘No Changes’, and announces signing to Matt Corby’s record label, Rainbow Valley Records.

Songwriter, producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist BLESSED has just released a powerful track ‘No Change’ accompanied by a raw and enigmatic video filmed in Western Sydney, capturing the powerful messages of…

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Track: The visceral and rampant RedHook aim their impressive arsenal at keyboard warriors in the blistering ‘Low Budget Horror’ and announce rescheduled tour dates.

RedHook incorporate a vast and powerful array of weaponry in their visceral take down of cowardly keyboard warriors in the explosive ‘Low Budget Horror’. Slamming heavy metal riffs, electronic intrusions…

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Track: Melbourne duo Maison Hall release an effervescent blast of goodness with the track ‘Montreux’ and announce east coast tour.

There is a thoroughly satisfying esprit de corp in the new single ‘Montreux’ from Melbourne duo Maison Hall. Setting forth at a cantering pace, the guitars are raw and visceral,…

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