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Premiere: Sydney-based dream pop exponents Fabels are full of sound and ‘Fury’ in shimmering new single, with live dates on the way.

It’s been a while but the magnificent Fabels are back with ‘Fury’ which we are honoured to premiere here today. Fabels are Hiske Weijers from Berlin and Ben Aylward from…

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Premiere: Meanjin/Brisbane’s SGO positively ‘Glimmer’ in their new dream pop/shoegaze glory. Out through 4000 Records.

The band formerly known as Syrup Go On!, SGO, return more sparkling evidence of their musical prowess with their new single ‘Glimmer’, which we are very proud to premiere here…

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News: Meanjin/Brisbane artist Rinse announces new EP ‘Sinker’ and asks ‘Does The World Even See Me?’ in shimmering new single, with live dates ahead.

Rinse – the nom de plume of the multi-talented Joe Agius is a firm favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost – his 2021 EP ‘Wherever I Am’…

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Album Review: Vincey (Vincenzo Giarrusso from Underground Lovers) unveils the pulsating thrum of ‘I’m With You’

It’s been a prolific year for individual members of the legendary Underground Lovers with a number of solo releases (R.J. Andrew, Philippa Nihill and Glenn Bennie) and re-issues of past…

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Track: Soft Science release the brilliant new single True, along with accompanying video – watch here

Northern California dreampop/ shoegaze outfit Soft Science have returned with a new single and accompanying video ‘True’. It’s taken from their recent album ‘Lines’ which dropped earlier in the month…

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News: Underground Lovers continue the reissue of their albums on vinyl with the underrated brilliance of ‘Ways T’Burn’ next in line.

The much welcomed reissue of many of Underground Lovers albums on vinyl reflects that most were issued during the heyday of CDs in the nineties. Today, the Undies announce the…

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Track: Listen to the demo version of Pale Saints ‘Kinky Love’ ahead of 4AD reissue

Pale Saints, the Tintwhistle band who managed to straddle both Shoegaze and elements of indie rock, have just announced the expanded reissue of their classic 1992 album In Ribbons, as…

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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…

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EP Review: ‘All My Friends Are Dead’ – the new release from Italy’s Dead Miranda shows their anarchic electro punk world is ever expanding.

We have been following the anarchic chaotic output of Luca Zotti from Dead Miranda (f.k.a. Unruly Girls) with relish for years now. The output is without fail utterly compelling as…

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Premiere: Ghost Patterns gift us with the thunder and lightning of ‘Prize’: a shoegaze haze of the highest order.

We are very honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single ‘Prize’ from London-based shoegaze maestros Ghost Patterns. ‘Prize’ is a cataclysmic onslaught of jangling, scything guitars…

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