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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: The Belair Lip Bombs provide a track by track guide to their sparkling debut album ‘Lush Life’, along with tour news.
The wonderful The Belair Lip Bombs today unveil their debut album ‘Lush Life’ and exclusively take Backseat Mafia on a detailed track by track analysis of the album. The Belair Lip Bombs are purveyors of the most magnificent brand of blistering indie pop and ‘Lush Life’ captures their energy and songwriting, with a delicious air …
Premiere: ‘I Just Knew Her As Ma’ – The Great Emu War Casualties confess a greater need for maternal contact in a brilliant funky pop blast.
One of our favourite antipodean indie outfits, Naarm/Melbourne band The Great Emu War Casualties (now a four piece) are back with a bit of bang with their new single ‘I Just Knew Her As Ma’, which we are absolutely proud as punch to premiere this morning. ‘I Just Knew Her As Ma’ is a brilliant, …
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: 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 …
Track: Mathilde Anne displays an effervescent swagger in the slow burning fuse of ‘Way Up There’.
There is nothing better to brighten up a dullard of a day than a little bit of effervescent pop that fizzes with more sparkle than a shaken bottle of Champagne. Naarm/Melbourne-based artists Mathilde Anne has just released a firecracker of a single ‘Way In There’, along with an explosive video, that has more zest than …
Premiere: It’s ‘Finally Over’ for greenhouse as we exclusively unveil their thrilling new video along with debut album and tour news.
We are inordinately excited to exclusively bring you the absolutely thrilling video for the track ‘Finally Over’ from venerable Melbourne band greenhouse. And what a journey it has been. There has been an observation that everything in Australia wants to kill you, and indeed there are a plethora of creatures roaming the landscapes filled with …
Premiere: It’s going to take a ‘Whip Around’ for Life Strike ahead of their second album ‘Peak Dystopia’ – we have an exclusive peak at the new video.
Melbourne outfit Life Strike, signed to Stable Label in Australia and Bobo Integral internationally, will be releasing their forthcoming album ‘Peak Dystopia’ this week, and we are honoured to premiere the stunning video for the track ‘Whip Around’, a track which indicates something very special is afoot. ‘Whip Around’ is the purest indie pop imaginable …
Premiere: Emily Victoria exclusively unveils her atmospheric, Lynchian video for the shimmering single ‘Memorise’.
We are honoured to bring you a exclusive look at the luscious and enigmatic new video for the track ‘Memorise’ from Naarm/Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Emily Victoria. ‘Memorise’ enter the world with a massive anthemic rumble – creating an atmosphere and scope bigger than the outback and just as breathtakingly beautiful with its ambulant thundering bass and …
Track: Eaglemont partakes of a delightfully refreshing ‘Vodka Pineapple’ as she reminisces about lost love ahead of tour.
Naarm/Melbourne artist Eaglemont (the nom de plume of Bridgitte Jessop) delivers a soaring melodic pop delight with her refreshing new single ‘Vodka Pineapple’: a shimmering pop master class that is brimful of melancholic effervescent. Eaglemont perfects a radiant jingle jangle style with the crisp guitars and a chorus that soars like an eagle in the …