Premiere: We get an exclusive look at the video for the dreamy pop of new single ‘The Black Bull’ by Melbourne artist Sainthill ahead of new album ‘Dream Animal’
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive look at the new video for the sweeping, beautiful new track ‘The Black Bull’ by Melbourne-based songwriter Sainthill (the moniker of Tom Larkey), ahead of the release tomorrow. ‘The Black Bull’ is a shimmering melancholy track with guitars that glitter and sparkle in the firmament like …
Track: Melbourne’s glittering Phoebe Go sings of ‘7 Up’ in a glorious dream pop track, ahead of US tour and debut album.
There is a transfixing and immersive flow to the new single ‘7 Up’ from Phoebe Go (the solo project of Phoebe Lou) which projects it forward with a high stepping canter, emitting a brilliant ray of sunshine. Lou’s vocals are silken and melancholy, the lyrics personal and yearning and the instrumentation shimmering with a delicate …
Premiere: Part Paladin unveils the eviscerating and bold track ‘Atlantis’: a genre-crossing sonic explosion.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Atlantis’ from instrumentalist/producer Part Paladin, a thrilling and exciting ride that positively roars and thunders at times. It is a multi-pronged attack – heavy metal drilling gives way to emotive heartfelt melodies, all propelled by Paladin’s extraordinary vocal range that moves from a whisper to a …
News: The Church launch 2024 with live shows in NSW and Queensland
On the back of announcing a show in Tamworth as part of NSW’s Great Southern Nights series of live events, perennial Backseat Mafia favourites The Church have announced they will also be performing at The Triffid in Brisbane on Thursday, 7 March 2024. This follows an incredible year in 2023 after touring extensively across Australia …
News: The legendary Barry Adamson (Magazine, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave) announces new album and UK/European tour
The thundering, ambulant bass in Magazine’s classic ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ is an indication of the skills of Barry Adamson, whose storied career underlines his significance as a musician over the past decades. After the demise of Magazine, Adamson stood in for Tracey Pew in The Birthday Party for some UK shows and …
Track: Juno Point unveil the mesmerising sparkle of ‘Skimming’ ahead of album release.
The new single ‘Skimming’ from the elegant Juno Point shimmers like sunlight over water and sparkles like a slow burning fuse. The reflective vocals – whispered, almost spoken, recall Lou Reed at times and there is a certain ambiance to the instrumentation, ebbing and flowing with the tides and starting and ending with a wash …
Track: Eilish Gilligan returns with the melancholic, atmospheric ‘Angel Face’ on announcement of her debut album ‘Final Girl’
The haunting stabbing piano in the background imbues the new track ‘Angel Face’ from the highly talented producer and songwriter Eilish Gilligan with a certain level of anxiety and tension as Gilligan sings of personal vulnerability in the delicate track. A longtime favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia, Gilligan continues to release the most …
Track: New Zealand’s DARTZ take aim at sleazy developers in the ebullient ‘Paradise’, with album and tour news.
Signed to the illustrious Flying Nun Records label, New Zealand punk popsters DARTZ have flung a well aimed missile at the plethora of sleazy property developers and the ultra rich infesting New Zealand’s beaches with their sprightly new single ‘Paradise’. With a joyous, raucous shouty delivery, a few choice words and a whole baggage of …
News: With ethereal new single ‘On and On’, Grace Cummings announces new album ‘Ramona’ and UK/Europe tour with King Gizzard
Melbourne chanteuse Grace Cummings has the voice of an angel and the capacity to deliver the most ethereal and atmospheric music in the process. Case in point is her new single ‘On and On’ which floats in the ether like a diaphanous silken scarf billowing on the breeze. Accompanied by a lush and cinematic video …
EP Review: The Crayon Set allege ‘Elvis Is Alive’ in an exquisite trio of ethereal and hypnotic songs.
Hailing from Dublin, The Crayon Set provide the most exquisite brand of intelligently crafted alt folk rock songs touched with a delicate pastoral blush. Their new EP, entitled ‘Elvis Still Alive’ consist of three impossibly beautiful atmospheric tracks imbued with an air of delicate melancholy. The Crayon Set recall bands such as Belle and Sebastian …