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Track: The brilliant Gena Rose Bruce collaborates with Bill Callahan in sultry new track ‘Foolishly in Love’
We here at Backseat Mafia have been long time fans of Melbourne-based chanteuse Gena Rose Bruce with her smoky, sultry voice and reverb-inflected laconic style that comes across as a melange of Mazzy Star and P.J. Harvey: a femme fatale with a steely spine cloaked in luscious velvet and a smoldering style. Her debut album …
Track: Acid Dad drop new single, Get Me High with accompanying ‘otherworldly’ clip.
US psych rockers, Acid Dad (Vaughn Hunt on guitars/vocals, Sean Fahey also on guitars/vocals and Trevor Mustoe on drums) have just released a stunning new song and accompanying clip. The song, Get Me High is about “trying to grasp a breath after unexpectedly losing everything” – something the band experienced when their studio that they …
News: Dynamic duo Dave Graney and Clare Moore (The Moodists etc) unveil news of album ‘In A Mistly, with single ‘TANG’ provided as a zesty hors d’oeuvres.
Dave Graney and Clare Moore between them are golden threads that have glittered through the fabric of the antipodean indie music scene since the eighties: a constant presence in a sea of mutability and change that has delivered the most innovative and entertaining fare for aeons and helped shape and influence musical attire throughout. The …
Track: The Black Angels unveil pumping new single, Empires Falling ahead of album, Wilderness of Mirrors release on 16.09.2023.
The Black Angels are heralding the release of their seventh long-player, Wilderness of Mirrors with the release of latest track, Empires Falling. It is the fourth official release from the album which hits the shelves this Friday, and is accompanied by a wonderfully psychedelic clip. Empires Falling is a fast-paced psychedelic rocker and an anti-war/violence …
Track: Melbourne’s Delivery have dropped off that ‘Baader Meinhoff’ feeling at the door – an anarchic, cathartic rush of punky goodness ahead of album release and launch date.
Melbourne’s Delivery have dropped off a brilliant catchy riff-riven track for our consumption that combines a Trio-like Casio-infused effervescent beat with a punky attitude-filled bluster. ‘Baader Meinhoff’ swings like a barnyard door in a hurricane and is imbued with a cathartic sense of fun – compounded by the vibrant video by James Devlin and Sam …
Premiere: Turpentine Babycino wryly ‘Write A Song Sounds Shit’ that’s actually post punk perfection, and announce tour.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Write A Song Sounds Shit’ from Turpentine Babycino: an honest, raw and attitude-filled piece of post punk coolness. The epic sneery delivery, disassociated and wry, provides a post punk insouciance over driving barbed-wire guitars and pounding rhythms – the louche Australian drawl providing veracity and immediacy …
Track: Wellington’s brilliant Hans Pucket release the wistful pop delight of ‘No Drama’, title track to forthcoming album, ahead of Australian tour dates.
The gently chugging pace and layered harmonies of ‘No Drama’ by Aotearoa/New Zealand band Hans Pucket positively shimmers with an incandescent glow. There are no doubt genetic connections to the melodic and literate Dunedin/Flying Nun sound and the fey delicacy of the C86 era and the Postcard Records music of bands like Orange Juice, but …
News: Mallrat announces Australian tour, a cover of Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ and unveils a new video for the dreamy anthem ‘To You’.
Last year’s debut album from Mallrat, ‘Butterfly Blue’ (reviewed by me here), is a brilliant collection of pure unadulterated pop: shimmering glowing tracks that emit rays of golden sunshine. The album showcased Mallrat’s Grace Shaw’s beautiful vocals and poetry. A stunning debut. Her voice has the range and velvet tones of Dusty Springfield: soft and yet …
Premiere: The Aerial Maps give us an exclusive look at their mesmerising video for the euphoric anthem ‘The Heart Isn’t Made For Earthquakes’, ahead of tour.
We are catatonic with excitement at being able to bring you an exclusive look at the mesmerising new video for The Aerial Maps‘ profoundly moving track ‘The Heart Isn’t Made for Earthquakes’. The track comes off the indie supergroup’s album ‘Intimate Hinterland’, named by Backseat Mafia last year in its global list of top 100 …
Track: Hussy Hicks release second track, Capitulation, from upcoming EP along with surprise mobile gaming app
Independent Australian band, Hussy Hicks have shown resilience beyond measure in releasing their second single from their upcoming, 3 song EP. Released alongside the track is the Hussy Hicks new mobile gaming app, available on both Android and iOS. The Hussy Hicks app, not only features tour dates, special insights and band news, but three …