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Premiere: Hobart musician Ben Salter unveils new VR video for the luminescent track ‘bliss’ and we review his mesmerising new album ‘twenty-one words for happiness’.
We are very pleased to unveil the premiere of a new video by Hobart/nippaluna artist Ben Salter on the eve of the release of the last of a trilogy of recordings he has done as artist in residence at the Museum Of Old and New Art (MONA) – the largest privately funded collection of art …
Premiere: Brisbane icons Cloud Tangle and Fingerless release split single ‘Eve’/’Villanelle’ through 4000 Records in tribute to Season 4 of Killing Eve.
Ever the promoter of sonic innovation and taste maker extraordinaire, 4000 Records, has rounded up two of Brisbane’s most exciting artists (and perennial favorites here at the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia), Cloud Tangle and Fingerless, for a limited edition split single. The inspiration for this momentous occasion couldn’t be cooler: the release of the …
Tracks: Holy Springs – E.A.T
South London trio Holy Springs, have shared a new track ‘E.A.T’. With a driving rhythm for a backbone and overdriven fuzz drenched guitars this shoe gaze track is a sumptuous treat from the band. Fitting in perfectly with their varied back catalogue which shows the breadth of talent from this trio. Check it out, here …
Premiere: Brisbane’s A Country Practice unveils beautiful, emotive video for the poignant track ‘The Longest Drought’ and announce launch dates.
A Country Practice exemplify an archetypal antipodean sound: unabashed Australian accents mixed with a detailed eye for the minutiae of everyday life, bursting ripe with a poignancy and sense of place. We are very honoured to be able to premiere the exquisite video for the track ‘The Longest Drought’ from the band’s debut album ‘I …
News: Italy’s magnificent Stella Diana are back with news of new album ‘Nothing To Expect’ and with another atmospheric slice of gothic shoegaze in new track ‘Sleepless Girl’.
It’s been a while since we last heard from one of Italy’s most exciting bands coming out of the burgeoning psych/shoegaze scene in Italy over the last five years. Stella Diana have made a triumphant return with the shimmering and atmospheric single ‘Sleepless Girl’. Stella Diana excel in creating a chilling sonic architecture to their …
Track: Thrillhouse kick starts the year with the effervescent ‘Janus’.
I feel that my musical year doesn’t really start until I’ve received Thrillhouse latest offering. And their opening salvo for the year is the appropriately named single ‘Janus’, the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces and is where the name …
Tracks: Ruoska – Kade
Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska is finishing the production of their sixth full length album. In anticipation they have released the second single from that album – ‘Kade’ Frontman Patrik Mennander backgrounds the new single: “Kade leads the listener deeper inside the upcoming album’s dark atmosphere. It’s a story about eternal disasters and misery that continue across the generations. The …
Track: Winston Surfshirt & Genesis Owusu team up with feeling on new single “There’s Only One” – Out now via Sweat it Out/BMG
Those smooth as hell, ARIA double-platinum funk-makers, Winston Surfshirt, have teamed up with another multi ARIA-Award winning artist, Genesis Owusu to share a double-dose of euphoric funk in new single, There’s Only One – out today via Sweat It Out and BMG. One of Australia’s best-loved acts, Winston Surfshirt continue their mission to do everything …
Track: Immolation – Blooded
New York death metal giants Immolation, have released their new album ‘Acts Of God’ which will be their 11th studio album after 5 long years since their last album ‘Atonement’. In celebration of the release, the band offers fans the music video for track ‘Blooded’. Immolation vocalist/bassist Ross Dolan comments, “Finally, after 5 long years, we are excited to unleash the full fury …
Track: Trivium’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy Reveals Ibaraki Album Details & New Single Feat. Nergal
Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy has shared more details about his long-awaited and much-anticipated Ibaraki project. The project’s debut album ‘Rashomon’ will be released on May 6th via Nuclear Blast. The band have shared the video for ‘Akumu’ featuring Nergal of Behemoth. “‘Akumu’ translates to ‘nightmare’ — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what …