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PREMIERE: Homeschool wrestles with questions of identity on ‘Bound to Be’
It’s hard to know what you want sometimes, and it’s harder still to know who you are. Tom D’Agustino understands that it’s a process, and it’s for that reason their genderfluid identity and music as Homeschool are intertwined. Their new song explores the idea of existing in the face of society’s preconceived notions of who …
Premiere: Lachlan Denton (The Ocean Party) exclusively unveils video for the sparkling single ‘You’ ahead of the release of the album ‘Furnishings’ along with an exhibition of work.
We are very pleased to premiere the video for the track ‘You’ from musician and songwriter Lachlan Denton, member of The Ocean Party and a skilled artisan to add to his many skills. The Ocean Party disbanded after the tragic death of Denton’s brother Zac (who played drums in the band) in 2018 at the …
Premiere: Troubadour Mark Moldre’s ‘Every Waking Hour’ is a sparkling gem filled with a poignancy and stature, released ahead of new album ‘Nambucca Fables’.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Every Waking Hour’ from Australian troubadour extraordinaire Mark Moldre, ahead of the release of his new album ‘Nambucca Fables’ due out on 14 April 2023. ‘Every Waking Hour’ is a poignant missive filled with a sense of reflection and lightly touched with a self-deprecating sense of …
Premiere: Melbourne trio Badinage sweep through the air with a delicious frisson in instrumental single ‘Surfin” released ahead of EP ‘Meander’ and launch date.
We are frozen with joy at being able to bring you an exclusive appraisal of the new single from post rock instrumental ensemble Badinage, out of the cultural petri dish that is Melbourne. ‘Surfin” is a sweeping expansive instrumental that marries the heavy yet delicate thrum of a cello with arpeggiated guitars to create an …
Premiere: Melbourne artist Montana Sharp sees ‘Something Wicked’ coming this way – a thumping theatrical tour de force. Launch date also announced.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Something Wicked’ from Melbourne artist Montana Sharp: an effervescent and dynamic slice of rock replete with a theatricality and pulse quickening pace. With the thundering crack of a wave on rocks, this track surges its way to shore with a grandiose presence and an anthemic and …
Premiere: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys unveil their new single – the breathlessly enigmatic ‘Heaving’ with its stunning video ahead of new album and tour news.
We are very honoured to premiere today the new single ‘Heaving’ from Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys. Lucy Kruger is a South African artist based in Berlin, and the new single is a stunning Brechtian piece of sonic theatre: poised, enigmatic and dramatic. Sparse percussion echoes in the distance with an electronic patter while …
Premiere: UK/French duo The Noise Who Runs (including Sneaker Pimps’ Ian Pickering) unveil thrilling single ‘Beautiful Perhaps’ ahead of new album
There’s no qualifying the brilliant dynamic sonic pulse emitted by ‘Beautiful Perhaps’, the new single from The Noise Who Runs, that we are immensely proud to premiere here in Backseat Mafia. A pounding insistent rhythm is augmented by crystalline guitars etching a reverberated riff in the air, while the vocals are studied, cool and distant. …
Premiere: The Florin Arc exclusively unveil their epic new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’: a gothic, alt.country journey into the outback.
We are honoured to premiere today the new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’ from the New England (NSW) duo The Florin Arc. With a razor sharp production from Hugh Cook that you could cut yourself with, and a sweeping, weeping string undercurrent, this is a rich, lush track that seems …
Premiere: KEZRA says we are all a little bit ‘Insane’ via an effervescent blast of pop goodness and a launch party.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Insane’ from Naarm/Melbourne singer KEZRA. This is a vibrant hyperkinetic blast of pop brilliance that fizzes and bubbles with verve. Jangling guitars shimmer underneath KEZRA’s velvet, expressive vocals and a dramatic anthemic chorus creates a euphoric burst. And, as any pop song should, there is a …
Premiere: Hobart ambient magicians follow sparkle and shine with their new single ‘Isla’
Last month we brought you the extraordinary debut single ‘Sentimental Health’ from the ambient Hobart instrumental band follow and it is with the greatest of joy we premiere their shimmering follow-up track ‘Isla’, with its gorgeous video as a spectacular visual accompaniment. Crystalline guitars etch delicious sonic contrails across the clear blue sky, sparkling and …