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Track: Naarm/Melbourne’s HighSchool make a welcome return with the louche ‘149’ and news of debut album on the way.

Following up their magnificent EP ‘Accelerator’ last year (see my 9/10 review here), the mighty HighSchool return for 2025 with the vibrant single ‘149’ through [PIAS] Australia. With their trademark insouciance and laid…

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Track: Rising stars Fade Evare unveil new glittering new track ‘Send Me Out’ after signing to Astral People Recording with live debut ahead.

‘Send Me Out’ by Naarm/Melbourne band Fade Evare is an exquisitely liquid track that positively shimmers and glitters with a gentle fluidity and motorik thrum. The mesmerising vocals are as…

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EP Review: ‘Accelerator’ – life speeds up for the brilliant HighSchool in this haunting epic release ahead of European tour.

Today, the imperial HighSchool release their EP ‘Accelerator’ via [PIAS] Australia, and it fulfils all promises made by the series of singles that anticipated its release. Based in London but coming from…

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Album Review: Ride’s brilliant ‘Interplay’ reveals a band at the very height of their game.

Ride are releasing their much anticipated album ‘Interplay’ this Friday after teasing us with three astounding singles in the lead up. After a period in the wilderness following 1996’s ‘Tarantula’,…

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Track: Ride serve up another tasty morsel with a trip to ‘Monaco’ ahead of album release and tour

The anticipation to Ride‘s new album ‘Interplay’ is reaching heady proportions with the drip feed of brilliant singles leading up to its release on March 29 via Wichita and PIAS. Next in line…

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News: ‘Doesn’t Matter’ – the magnificent HighSchool announce new EP ‘Accelerator!’ and release haunting atmospheric single ahead of tour.

The London-based Melbourne post punk duo HighSchool – much loved and admired here at Backseat Mafia – today announce the release of a new EP entitled ‘Accelerator’ – their second…

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Track: It’s the ‘Last Frontier’ for Ride – their stunning cinematic second single from forthcoming album ‘Interplay’, along with tour news

All is well in the world when we get another release from shoegaze maestros Ride in anticipation of their upcoming album ‘Interplay’, due out March 29 via Wichita and PIAS. This time, ‘Last…

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News: With ethereal new single ‘On and On’, Grace Cummings announces new album ‘Ramona’ and UK/Europe tour with King Gizzard

Melbourne chanteuse Grace Cummings has the voice of an angel and the capacity to deliver the most ethereal and atmospheric music in the process. Case in point is her new…

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News: Ride announce new album ‘Interplay’ and provide a delicious taste of what’s to come with the shimmering ‘Peace Sign’.

The new single ‘Peace Sign’ from the magnificent Ride signals a shimmering return for the band with a more melodic and layered direction with its euphoric chorus and sparkling sounds.…

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NEWS: Courting announce debut album Guitar Music, release new single ‘Loaded’ and confirm tour dates for September and October

Liverpool’s Courting have announced their debut album Guitar Music set for release on 23 September via [PIAS]. To accompany this news the band have released new single ‘Loaded‘. The album…

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