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Album review: Beirut – ‘Artifacts’: a masterful and beautiful voyage through Zach Condon’s early years in EPs, Bs and offcuts

MISSION CREEP. One of those pseudo-economic terms that make the decent among us go “eeep”, defined in dictionary terms as “a gradual shift in objectives, often resulting in an unplanned…

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Premiere: Peter Cat releases visuals to the irrepressible Melon Dating Simulator; see it here, first

Glaswegian bedroom pop star Peter Cat is gearing up to the release of his new EP The Magnus, and from it he’s today released visuals to one of the EP’s…

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News: The legendary Hoodoo Gurus announce first album in over a decade – ‘Chariot of the Gods’ along with an advanced listening session and tour news

Living indie legends Hoodoo Gurus have today announced the details of their long-awaited new studio album – ‘Chariot of the Gods’. Of course, the Gurus have carved out a very special niche…

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Track: Big Orange have a bucketful of attitude and swagger ‘By The Dozen’ in their new track.

The word cathartic was surely invented to describe a genre of rock’n’roll that exudes swagger and attitude through every sweaty pore. Big Orange have decanted a barrel full of this…

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Track: Sydney’s Christina Castle’s ‘FFFree’ is an effervescent blast of pop positivity.

‘FFFree’ is a blast of pure positive pop from Sydney-based artist Christina Castle (the nom de plume of Christina Parie). Delivered with an effervescent riot girl thrum, Castle manages to…

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Track: New Zealand dream pop exponents Mild Orange unveil the ethereal ‘Oh Yeah’ as anticipation builds for their album ‘Looking For Space’ and European tour

The shimmering glow of the music being released by New Zealand’s Mild Orange augers well for their new album ‘Looking For Space’ due out on 10 February 2022, and the…

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Track: Brisbane’s McDermott & North release the radiant sixties-inflected golden harmonies of ‘All Things Come And Go’ and reveal tour news.

Brisbane’s busking duo, Paddy McDermott and Rhys North are McDermott & North and their new single is a radiant folk-inflected slice of pop. With glorious harmonies that are celestial and…

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Live Review: The Rockaway Beach Festival – 07.01.2022 – 09.01.2022

Welcome to the end of the fear show! After everyone was grounded in 2021 Bognor braced itself for the return of the Rockaway Beach Festival. In the middle of a…

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News: Brisbane’s dream pop weaver Hatchie announces new album ‘Giving The World Away’, an Australian/ North American tour and casts a spell with her new single ‘Quicksand’.

The sun always shines brighter when Brisbane dream pop shoegaze queen Hatchie releases another sonic gemstone, and she strikes again with new single ‘Quicksand’. Hatchie, the moniker of Harriette Pilbeam,…

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Premiere: Altameda release the glorious melancholy of ‘Nightmare Town’

Canadian duo Altameda are back with a new single, Nightmare Town, and we’re absolutely delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. It’s out today via Modern Sky, and…

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