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Track: Helsinki trio Lala Salama release the gorgeous Shoegaze beauty of “Kuva Susta”
Track: Baths herald first album in seven years with the serene beauty of “Eden”
News: Legendary Finnish experimental rockers Circle announce ‘Piste’, a sound-art installation to be experienced.
Track: Sig Sali Shares Indie-Pop Bop ‘Bad Man Horror’
News: Mark Rae Announces New Book & Album ‘New Town Ghosts’ Shares First Single ‘The Place I Call Home’
Track: Young Knives continue to confound expectations with brilliant new single, “Cause & Effect”
Track: Brighton Jangle-Psych Risers Hutch Return With ‘Rustle’
News: Muchi Shares New Single ’15 MINUTES OF FAME’
News: Mola Oddity Unveils Stunning, Enigmatic Music Video For ‘Half A Sadday Saving Time’
News: Riverside Music TV Unveil Session With Glasgow Hip-Hop Up & Comer ‘BEMZ’
Premieres / Exclusives
- Say Psych: Video Premiere: Bloodjoy Remixes (Part I)by Le Crowley
- Premiere: The Elsewheres exclusively unveil their dynamic new single ‘Melt’ ahead of EP and launch date.by Arun Kendall
- Say Psych: Video Premiere: Neu Oscuro – Desolation Suits Meby Le Crowley
- Premiere: Mid Wales/Bristol based Moletrap set the atmosphere alight with their eviscerating new single ‘Rhagofn’by Arun Kendall
- Premiere: According to End Scene, there are ‘A Million Ways to Break Your Heart’, delivered in a shimmering and sparkling way.by Arun Kendall
- Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. wants to know – ‘What’s The Half-Life of Loving You?’, a delicious sparkling sonic score.by Arun Kendall
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Track / Video
- Track: Helsinki trio Lala Salama release the gorgeous Shoegaze beauty of “Kuva Susta”by Jim F
- Track: Baths herald first album in seven years with the serene beauty of “Eden”by Jim F
- Track: Sig Sali Shares Indie-Pop Bop ‘Bad Man Horror’by Rowena Willis
- Track: Young Knives continue to confound expectations with brilliant new single, “Cause & Effect”by Jim F
- Track: Brighton Jangle-Psych Risers Hutch Return With ‘Rustle’by Rowena Willis
- Track: The Horrors release the shimmering anthemic single ‘More Than Life’ ahead of ‘Night Life’ album release in March.by Arun Kendall
- News: Indie Boorloo/Perth giants Spacey Jane announce new album ‘If That Makes Sense’ and fire off a sonic rocket with single ‘All The Noise’.by Arun Kendall
- News: Mess Esque return with new album ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’ set for release in March, and a stunning single ‘Take Me To Your Infinite Garden’.by Arun Kendall
- Track: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory release another tempting taster in the form of ‘Trouble’ ahead of debut album.by Arun Kendall
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Album Reviews
- Album Review: Re-release of nineties underground band Sex Industrie’s album ‘Sex’ll Sell Anything’ reveals a thrilling gemby Arun Kendall
- Album Review: Weathership – Splendid Beastby Craig Young
- Album review: The Halo Effect – The March Of The Undeadby Craig Young
- Album Review: The Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out; much anticipated debut lives up to the hype and makes early play for album of the yearby Jim F
- Album Review: Glenn Bennie (Underground Lovers) unveils luminescent instrumental album ‘Juno Low’ ahead of launch gig.by Arun Kendall
- Album Review: Beretta & Sullivan to release debut LP, The Loft Recordings ahead of trip to the International Blues Challenge in USA.by Andrew Fuller
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Interviews
- Meet: South London Alt-Rockers Dead Airby Craig Young
- Meet: Ahead of her new album “You and I are Earth” we sit down with Anna B Savageby Jim F
- Meet: Dublin’s Hotgirlby Craig Young
- Meet: Scott Gibsonby Craig Young
- Meet: Lyrical Larrikin Gemma Rogersby Craig Young
- Meet: Rising Star Joshua Scarrattby Craig Young
more interviews
Features / Playlists
- Live Review and Gallery: Hoodoo Gurus, Princess Wharf, Hobart, 31/12/2024by Arun Kendall
- Feature: Backseat Downunder’s favourite Australian gigs and photographs from 2024by Arun Kendall
- Feature: Ugly Mac Beer Gives Us A Track By Track Of New Album Broken IIIby Craig Young
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Live review
- Live Review & Gallery: CMAT’s Factory Theatre Show Feels Like the Start of Something Big 16.01.2025by Deb Pelser
- Live Review & Gallery: Band of Horses Ride High at the Enmore Theatre 15.01.2025by Deb Pelser
- Live Review & Gallery: Sierra Ferrell the Golden Girl of Americana at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 14.01.2025by Deb Pelser
- Live Review & Gallery: Primal Scream Prove Their Legacy Is Alive and Kicking at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 11.01.2025by Deb Pelser
- Live Review & Gallery: Natalie Jane Shines Bright at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 10.01.2025by Deb Pelser
- Live Review & Gallery: Rufus Wainwright Returns to the Sydney Opera House for a Career-Spanning Solo Spectacle 8.01.2025by Deb Pelser
more live reviews
Film
- Film Review: Januaryby Rob Aldam
- Sundance Review: Iron Butterfliesby Rob Aldam
- Sundance Review: Slowby Rob Aldam
- Sundance Review: When It Meltsby Rob Aldam
- Blu-Ray Review: Villa Ridesby Rob Aldam
- Blu-Ray Review: The Fighting Kentuckianby Rob Aldam