Backseat Downunder
Album Review: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets release the fluid brilliance of ‘Night Gnomes’
I had the pleasure of witnessing Psychedelic Porn Crumpets turn a sold-out Factory Theatre to pure liquid chaos the night before this album was released. Playing songs old and new, it was celebratory for the occasion. ‘Night Gnomes’ came out fittingly at midnight, lurking in the quiet darkness, waiting for the prime listeners to play …
Track: Something to get your hips moving – Warpaint release new track
Track: Warpaint want to get your ‘Hips’ moving. Release new track off upcoming album and announce tour.
Track: Brisbane’s Full Power Happy Hour turn up the sunshine to eleven with ‘Siblings’ and announce series of launch dates.
Listening to Brisbane’s Full Power Happy Hour is like having pure sunshine poured into the ears: sonic rays of joy that sets the feet twitching and the face radiating joy. There’s a rough hewn edge to ‘Siblings’ – a low-fi thrum that instills a carefree sense of joy and a sepia-coloured tone of nostalgia and …
Track: Sydney’s legendary Caligula are back with ‘Invisible’: a stately and anthemic piece of goth-laced groove. Catch them live this month – seeing is believing.
Like a fine wine maturing, the legendary Caligula are simply getting better in their renaissance. They were brightly burning stars in the nineties and, after a long hiatus, are back on the boards with founding members Ashley Rothschild and Jamie Fonti, and some very seasoned additions – guitarist Mark Tobin (The Finalists, Steve Kilbey) and …
Track: It’s ‘Terrible’ Muriel- Teenage Joans back with new track
Teenage Joans are back with a new track ‘Terrible” and announce national tour.
Track: Sappho releases New Single ‘Scared Angel’ and announces self-titled EP release in July
Sappho has dropped a new track ‘Scared Angel’ from her upcoming self-titled EP. Prepare to submit to the groove.
News: Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens) joins The Girl With The Replaceable Head in the UK for series of gigs in May
UK outfit The Girl With The Replaceable Head released a delicious album last year entitled ‘Love’s Lost Lovers Lost’ – a shimmering collection of delicate indie pop songs including a simmering cover of The Saints’ classic ‘(I’m ) Stranded’. The album features the legendary Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens and Cleopatra Wong) on drums, and the …
Premiere: We give you an exclusive listen to the self-titled EP from Iain T. McKelvey & The Midnight Tangos with launch news.
We are honoured to be able to bring you an exclusive listen to the new self-titled EP from Sydney’s Iain T. McKelvey & the Midnight Tangos (ITMMT) due for general release tomorrow (Friday, 29 April 2022). ITMMT have a genre-defying style – a mix of alt country mixed in with a gothic edge: a touch …
Track: EGOISM release the shimmering and poignant track ‘2016-2018’ ahead of Australian tour.
EGOISM‘s ‘2016-2018’ is a beautiful reflective track that seems to perfectly capture feelings of melancholy and contemplation of times past: the way our history can define us and memories can overwhelm you with a sense of yearning and regret. Ultimately, however, it is a song about survival and growth, with a bleak depiction of a …
Premiere: Liquid Zoo announce ‘I Don’t Want To Be Me’ – a zesty bright masterclass in indie punk filled with swagger and attitude.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single from Newcastle’s bright young indie punksters Liquid Zoo which is out for general release on Friday, 29 April 2022. Skating over a liquid ambulant bass, the track is classic rumbustious bop filled with an acerbic edge and fairground organ spritz. It’s pogoing punky pop brilliance with …