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Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 2, Friday 29.03.2024

The Friday at Bluesfest is traditionally one of the bigger days as far as crowd attendance is concerned, with many 3-day ticket holders beginning their festival on this day. To…

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Feature: Backseat Downunder’s 50 Favourite Antipodean Albums and EPs of 2023

In many end of year ‘best’ albums of 2023, there has been a distinct absence of independent antipodean bands – an astounding omission given the depth of quality exhibited by…

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Album Review: The Paper Kites latest album, At The Roadhouse set to springboard the band to even greater heights

The Paper Kites have long been teasing this new album, At The Roadhouse, with the band issuing five of its’ songs prior to its’ release on 1st September. The Sweet…

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News: Bluesfest Byron Bay’s first artist announcement for the 2024 festival is upon us……and it’s a beauty.

The 35th iteration of Australia’s finest festival, Bluesfest Byron Bay is looking set to be one of its’ finest ever, with the announcement today of 23 artists to kick off…

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News: Australian indie folk-rock powerhouse, The Paper Kites, release sumptuous new single, ‘Black & Thunder’

Just when you thought you had heard it all from The Paper Kites prior to the release of new album, At The Roadhouse, the band have unfurled what is to…

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News: The Paper Kites announce release date for new album, At The Roadhouse on back of gorgeous warmth of third single, Hurt’s So Good

Australian indie folk-rock darlings, The Paper Kites have announced that upcoming album, At The Roadhouse will be released on Friday, 1st September, 2023. Their sixth album, At The Roadhouse, is…

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News: The Paper Kites on fire with second release, Till The Flame Turns Blue, from forthcoming album, At The Roadhouse Project

Australian indie folk-rock darlings, The Paper Kites, have released a second track from the upcoming At The Roadhouse Project album. Titled Till The Flame Turns Blue, the song sees the…

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News: Indie folk-rock darlings, The Paper Kites unveil the wistfully beautiful The Sweet Sound Of You

Winter of 2022 saw Australian indie folk-rock band, The Paper Kites take themselves away from the lights of the big city to begin the process for writing and recording a…

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Live Gallery: The Paper Kites/ Maro, The Button Factory, 20/02/2023

Australian Indie-folk group The Paper Kites brought their European Tour to a close in Dublin’s Button Factory on the 20th of February. It was a wonderful night of great music…

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Live Review: The Paper Kites/Hollow Coves/Kat Edwards, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 11/02/22.

The grand old Odeon Theatre in Hobart has Chameleon like qualities: changing its colours and nature according to the artists who play there. I’ve seen the place pulsating and exploding…

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