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Track: Restless ambient artist Earthen Sea announces new album ‘Recollection’ with a luscious and loose double preview.
You may recall the name Jacob Long as a member of the seminal Dischord band Black Eyes, a group who defined post-hardcore’s in-built non-conformity. Such a starting point inevitably embedded unorthodoxy in his music making and his next excursion with the deep dub rhythmics of Mi Ami only underlined his disinclination to stand in line. …
Track: Brighton’s Jimmy Herrity Shares The Solemn & Intimate New Single ‘Lost Boys’
Brighton singer-songwriter Jimmy Herrity makes a poignant return with the intimate and heartfelt new single ‘Lost Boys’. A stirring meditation on grief, loss, and the relentless passage of time, the track highlights Herrity’s raw and heart-on-the-sleeve approach to storytelling, blending a delicate soundscapes with deeply personal themes. Opening with a soft bed of fingerpicked electric …
Track: Conchis Explores The Dark Side Of Romance On ‘Trouble’
In the lead-up to her highly anticipated album Chapters, Finnish alt-pop artist Conchis shares the cinematic new single ‘Trouble’. Emotive, experimental and elegant the single is as comparable to Bjork as it is to FKA Twigs and even Bat For Lashes with its sprawling electronics and raw, melodic lead vocals. Produced along side Jonas Verwijnen …
Track: Rona Mac Shares ‘Buttercup’ From Upcoming Album ‘Honeymilk and Heavy Weather’
Emerging from the remote, windswept tip of West Wales, Rona Mac continues to build towards her upcoming second album ‘Honeymilk and Heavy Weather’ with the elegant and intimate new single ‘Buttercup’. Having recently supported the likes of Willy Mason, Billie Marten, Katy J Pearson, Bess Atwell, and Dan Mangan, Rona Mac is riding a high …
Track: And the Sunset Burns Announce Debut Album & Share Buoyant New Single ‘Take It or Leave It’
Indie-rock newcomers And the Sunset Burns announce their debut album, All My Sins, and release the first single ‘Take It or Leave It’. Capturing a sound that encompasses a vintage flair through it’s beach-indie feel, analogue production and bright guitar tones, the track balances is buoyant musicality with melancholic lyricism. As the track progresses through …
Track: French band SCHØØL return with another blast of fuzzy goodness in ‘The End’, with debut LP on the way.
SCHØØL‘s debut single N.S.M.L.Y.D. (reviewed by me here) was a stunning introduction to the Paris-based band with members from as far afield as France, Australia and the US, and they are back with new single ‘The End’ which proves the debut was no fluke. I had written that the band adroitly channeled bands like Fontaines …
Premiere: Sunshine Coast’s Charley BT debuts with the sparkling sounds of ‘Lemon’.
It’s a great pleasure for us to premiere the stunning debut single from Sunshine Coast’s surfer and skater Charley BT (the nom de plume of Charley Beattie). ‘Lemon’ is a shimmering track that jangles and sparkles under Charlie BT’s velvet vocals, filled with an aching intensity. There is no doubt there are discernable elements of …
Premiere: Damien Binder creates a welcome ‘Sanctuary’ in another shimmering track from Western Australia.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Sanctuary’ from the talented Western Australian (via New Zealand) troubadour Damien Binder: a firm favourite here at the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia. And what a pleasure it is to hear his dulcet tones once more. It’s a follow up to his earlier 2024 single ‘Crazy’ …
News: Amyl and the Sniffers Chase Big Dreams with Electrifying New Single
Amyl and the Sniffers Roar Back with High-Octane Single ‘Big Dreams’
News: Hevenshe’s New Track ‘Essential’ Channels Disillusionment with Modern Life
Jenna McDougall’s Hevenshe Unveils ‘Essential,’ A Utopian Escape Anthem