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Track: Uh Huh Her Release New Single ‘Shook’ And Nocturnes: Redux

For much of the late 2000s and early 2010s, Uh Huh Her occupied a singular corner of alternative music. Blending shimmering synths, understated guitars and intimate songwriting, the duo quietly…

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Premiere: ‘Everybody Calls Except You’ – Modern Ideas eloquently lament being infirm and ignored with a deft pop touch

Modern Ideas released the debut single ‘This Is How It Hurts’ back in April (see our premiere here), and the follow-up single ‘Everybody Calls Except You’ maintains the gentle melancholy…

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News: Energy Whores Shine On New Single ‘Fade To Gray’

Energy Whores return with the glittering new single ‘Fade To Gray’. A new lineup that subtly reshapes their sonic identity, ‘Fade To Gray’, arrives less like an announcement and more like…

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News: Disaster Fantasy Open the Doors to ‘The Hourglass’ EP

Lopez Island–Brighton synth-pop duo Disaster Fantasy have released their new EP The Hourglass, with the project arriving in full on April 3rd and expanding the world first teased by its title…

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Premiere: The exquisite dream pop exponents Fabels exclusively unveil the new ethereal single ‘Luister’ ahead of new album and tour.

Here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, we are truly honoured to be able to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Luister’ from the legendary dream…

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Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – Cold Cave provide an injection of heat into the Winter Festival, The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 7 June 2025

Cold Cave’s performance at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre on 7 June 2025, created an incandescent ray of light in the deepest darkest winter at the southern capital at the very edge…

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Album Review: Matthew Nowhere’s debut ‘Crystal Heights’ is a transformative shimmering blend of gothic synth pop and Californian sunshine.

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Matthew Nowhere has just released the widescreen beauty of the album ‘Crystal Heights’: an ethereal collection of eighties-influenced shimmering synth pop that unfurls with a statuesque grace. it is…

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News: Californian Matthew Nowhere returns with the shimmering neon-lit masterpiece ‘Transforming’ featuring LA dream pop maestros Lunar Twin, ahead of new album ‘Crystal Heights’.

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Matthew Nowhere returns with another ethereal slice of eighties-influenced shimmering synth pop with the track ‘Transforming’, featuring another much loved outfit, Lunar Twin. It comes ahead of the…

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Live Review & Gallery: Soft Cell Make Long-Overdue Australian Debut in Sydney 13.04.2025

Synth-Pop Icons Soft Cell Play Sydney's Enmore Theatre

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Track: Black Moth Super Rainbow – Open the fucking fantasy; A woozy synth-pop dream

Black Moth Super Rainbow’s latest single, Open the Fucking Fantasy, is a mesmerizing mix of whispered synth pop and warped experimentalism, walking a fine line between the uncanny and the…

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