Early doors were on the agenda tonight and with good reason, we were in for a night crammed full of Deathcore crammed with four stalwarts who were all crushing in their deliverance of the brutal genre. As I approached the Academy I could already hear the aural assault which was battering its way through the …

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By Mimi Nicholson Bishopskin’s debut album Babble is almost liturgical, with its invocation of religious life and manyrepeated motifs. Rooted sonically in the traditions of folk-revival and London’s post-punk music scene,its thematic wellspring includes Romanticism, medieval mysticism and the Christian Bible. Thiseclecticism carries into the band’s aesthetic; unlike the sleek sexiness you might find in …

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Stockholm based heavy rockers Lucifer have announced the release date for their new studio album, ‘Lucifer V’, which is due out on January 26th, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. Consisting of nine unholy hymns, Lucifer’s fifth offering can easily be regarded as their magnum opus and sees the band channelling all their strengths from previous records into one monumental mass of electrifying heavy …

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Cumbrian power-punk father-daughter duo Voodoo Radio continue to hurtle along since the release of debut record, Pop Pills via Holy Dotage Records back in January 2022. That collection of eight self-penned songs of pure pop-punk slayed all-comers. The band have continued to gain momentum since last year playing Twisterella and Kendall Calling, and having stacks …

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I caught エミエミ emi emi at a recent gig at Altar, Hobart for a showcase of new and upcoming bands in the local Hobart area and was blown away by her performance, writing she was: …a mix of J-Pop/K-Pop with a Balearic flavour – a touch of thumping House and disco…It was like a blend …

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We here at Backseat Mafia hyperventilate every time there is a new release from UK-born US resident Coyle Girelli with unseemingly scraps over who gets to review his songs. The good news is Girelli’s new album ‘Museum Day’ is due out tomorrow and we get to give you an early listen before it is released …

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We are inordinately proud to be able to premiere the brilliant new single ‘Rushing Bull’, with video, from Sydney supergroup Victoria. The single is out tomorrow through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records. ‘Rushing Bull’ is a rambunctious angular slice of indie pop, leavened by a melancholy delivery as the guitars hop, skip and jump …

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We are absolutely delighted to premiere the new video from Jet City Sports Club for their recent sublime single ‘My Everything’ (reviewed by us recently here). We have been increasingly impressed by this band’s delicious brand of anthemic dream pop, and this track is proof positive that something very special is happening here. ‘My Everything’ …

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‘Find Me A Cloud’ is The Grogans‘ fourth album, and it shows a band that is willing to push sonic boundaries and explore a range of sounds, all grounded in a common thread of insouciance and swagger. The band says of the album: ‘Find Me A Cloud’ has felt a little different from other albums …

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Rinse – the nom de plume of the multi-talented Joe Agius is a firm favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost – his 2021 EP ‘Wherever I Am’ has a permanent placement on the turntable. Creating a palpable frisson of excitement here in the offices, Rinse has just announced a follow up EP …

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