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News: TFS Wage War on Ignorance in Blistering New Single ‘Dunning Kruger’s Loser Cruiser’
Tropical F*ck Storm Deliver Unholy Gospel of Collapse in New Track
Track: ‘Blink and You’ll Miss It’ – MF Tomlinson unveils the cinematic sweep of his new single ahead of album release and in-store live events
Australian-born UK resident MF Tomlinson will be releasing a new album entitled ‘Die To Wake Up From a Dream’ on 11 July via PRAH Recordings and the second single from the album, ‘Blink and You’ll Miss It’ has just been released. A far more reflective track, this is a sweeping ballad that is enigmatic and bold, a cinematic …
News: New Mexican dream pop icons Tan Cologne announce new album, European support for Trentemøller and kick off with the ethereal single ‘Cloud of Mirrors’.
A heavenly union will see New Mexican duo Tan Cologne support the magnificent Trentemøller on their upcoming European tour, and Tan Cologne has also just announced their third studio album ‘Unknown Beyond’ for releases on 20 June via Labrador Records. To give us a delicious foretaste, a video and single entitled ‘Cloud of Mirrors’ has …
Album Review: Naarm/Melbourne’s USER release the delicious electronic late night thrum of ‘Mira Imposta’ ahead of launch dates.
USER have been together around six years and ‘Mira Imposta’ is their third album. Their oeuvre is a fascinating mix of throbbing Euro disco with pure pop sensibilities and an electronic snakiness that shimmers and slithers through the ears like a delicious unguent. And in this album, there is a heart of brooding gothic darkness …
News: The venerable Pulp announces ‘More’ – their first new album in 24 years – with anthemic single ‘Spike Island’ as a tasty amuse-bouche.
While there have been a few live performances and the odd single and solo work, the venerable Pulp today announce the release of their first album in 24 years, fittingly entitled ‘More’. The original line-up (sadly of course without bass player Stephen Mackey who died in 2023) with extra musicians on board will release the …
News: Emo pop punkers A Swift Farewell greet us again with blistering new single ‘The Haunting ft Amariah’, and news of their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’
Eora/Sydney band A Swift Farewell have made a blistering return with their new single ‘The Haunting’, featuring contributions from Amariah from Melbourne band Future Static. It accompanies an announcement by the band that they will be releasing their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’ on 6 June 2025. We’ve been following this band with great interest for …
News: Seminal Australian indie band The Clouds Announce 35th Anniversary Tour
Much loved band The Clouds have just announced a three city 35th Anniversary tour in Australia, visiting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in November through Metropolis Touring. Remembered for their anthemic songs ‘Hieronymus’, ‘Red Serenade’, ‘Say It’, ‘Soul Eater’, ‘Anthem’, ‘Cloud Factory’, The Clouds embodied a powerful indie pop magic throughout their career, augmented by delicious …
News: Merpire announces a new album ‘MILK POOL’ with the anthemic, ethereal single ‘Bigger’.
Naarm/Melbourne Merpire, the work of multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt, has long been a source of admiration here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and her new single ‘Bigger’ is another drop of dreamy pop gold in her sonic armoury. Bigger is an indeed appropriate title for a song that is luminescent and …
News: ‘Achilles Past’ – the black watch announce new double album ‘For All The World’ with the über cool single ‘Achilles Past’.
John Andrew Frederick, the genius behind the iconic dream pop exponents the black watch, manages to match a preternatural prolificacy in the sheer volume of his songwriting with an accompanied brilliance and quality that is never diluted. He has announced the release of a double album (a symbol of his productivity) entitled ‘For All The …
News: The Stamps drop new track announce upcoming album
‘Jamie’s Song’ Proves the stamps Are Masters of Melancholy You Can Dance To