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Album Review: greenhouse are at the ‘Centre Of The Universe’ with the release of their shimmering and brilliant debut album, with launch dates on the horizon.
greenhouse have been together a while – first playing together in the late eighties but never quite getting around to releasing an LP despite some singles and EPs on the way. ‘Centre Of The Universe’ is their debut and it is fitting that the opening track is entitled ‘Here I Am’ – a fitting declaration …
Premiere: Big League release the effervescent sonic missile ‘At All’, with launch dates ahead.
The venerable sonic bandits Big League honour us with the premiere of their brand new single ‘At All’ here at Backseat Mafia. A vibrant hyperkinetic fizz that snaps, crackles and pops with a high-stepping trot, ‘At All’ is filled with an almost chaotic punk onslaught, hyperventilating guitars and urgent yearning vocals combining to create a …
Album Review: Cam Butler (Ron S Peno and the Superstitions) collates pieces from previous compositions in shimmering new collection ‘Strings Music’.
Cam Butler is a seasoned and experienced multi instrumentalist and producer who is also the co-writer of songs with the late and legendary Ron S Peno (Died Pretty) in the fabulous Ron S Peno and the Superstitions which he co-founded. Their album ‘Do The Understanding’ was one of my albums of the year last year. In addition, Butler is …
Premiere: Ben Hazlewood risks it all in a game of ‘Chemical Roulette’
Earlier this year, Melbourne-based Ben Hazlewood (born in New Zealand, lived in London for a few years – he’s been places) kicked off a series of single releases with ‘Fumes’, the first of five standalone tracks he’s put out this year. No word on a follow-up to 2020’s debut album Bloodlines yet, but that may …
Premiere: Melbourne’s Monnone Alone unveil innovative video for their jaunty new single ‘Loose Terrain’ on eve of launch date.
Melbourne jingle jangle gurus Monnone Alone are on the eve of releasing their fourth album, and, to whet our appetites, last Friday released the single ‘Loose Terrain’. We are honoured today to give you an exclusive look at the innovative groundbreaking 3D video for the track. ‘Loose Terrain’ launches with a twanging mouth harp before …
News: screensaver feel ‘The Guilt’: an angular post punk sonic shiver of a single on news of second album through Poison City Records
Melbourne’s screensaver have released a single ‘The Guilt’ on news of their second album due out on Friday, 20 October entitled ‘Decent Shapes’. This is out via a new label deal with Poison City Records and reuniting with Upset The Rhythm (UK / EU) and recording engineer Julian Cue (CIVIC, Gut Health, Bitumen). ‘The Guilt’ is a cathartic slice of angular post …
Track: Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Kat Greta unveils stunning elegy ‘Farewell My Friend’ that shimmers like stars in the firmament.
We were honoured to premiere Melbourne chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist Kat Greta‘s debut video for the track ‘Let It Go’ last year and her new single “Farewell My Friend’ is an ethereal and haunting elegy that showcases her stunning vocals and songwriting craft. Greta’s bell-like delivery reminds me of a mix between the legendary Kate Bush …
Track: Georgia Flood pours some mellifluous ‘Blue Honey’ into our ears.
Australian singer-songwriter and actress Georgia Flood has unveiled her new single ‘Blue Honey’ and it has such a luscious, enveloping and rich sound that it sends you into a joyous catatonic state. Her voice is like the title of the track: something viscous and mellifluous that flows ethereally around in the head. The the production …
Track: Join The Velvet Club with the anthemic buzz of ‘On Your Own’ ahead of their Splendour In The Grass appearance
Naarm/Melbourne band The Velvet Club are purveyors of the finest anthemic indie rock – in full display in their new single ‘On You Own’, a hyperactive indie pop blast of goodness. With more fizz and pop than a shaken bottle of aerated liquid, this is a track that sets off on an exuberant heady pace …
Premiere: The magnificent Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird exclusively unveil the immersive and euphoric video for ‘Gabriel’s Horn’ on news of UK/European tour
We are inordinately honoured to bring you the new video for Melbourne’s fabulous Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird‘s (CTBNF) track ‘Gabriel’s Horn’, off last year’s magnum opus ‘Smiles of Earth’, released through the legendary Double Drummer. To add icing to the cake, CTBNF is also announcing a massive UK/European tour later this year. ‘Smiles of …