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Live Review and Gallery: DMA’s, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 15/10/2023
There’s a certain frisson of excitement detectable when you see a band play its hometown, and tonight’s performance by Sydney’s DMA’s was no exception. You cannot help but imagine that at some point the members of the band were themselves part of some seething, moshing crowd at this very same venue, perhaps only dreaming about …
Live Review: Black Country, New Road – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 10.10.2023
Words and photos by Fearghal McGlinchey On Tuesday night, the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London was treated to a captivating performance by the enigmatic and experimental band, Black Country, New Road. It was my very first time seeing the band perform so I wasn’t too sure what to expect, but from the very first …
EP Review: Dutch Criminal Record – Apathy Mixtape EP
Brighton trio Dutch Criminal Record embrace their Surf-Pop beginnings with a fresh Shoegaze and Dreampop undertone on the new four track EP Apathy Mixtape, out today via AntiFragile. Having spent the last few years building their reputations with sell out live shows across the UK, an appearance at SXSW and a European tour Sea Girls, …
Premiere: The iridescent moonsea may be a little ‘Sensitive’ but her new single is an anthemic pop delight, carried on her celestial vocals.
We are very honoured to premiere today the new single ‘Sensitive’ from Naarm/Melbourne-based indie-pop artist moonsea (Cecilia Xu). Xu’s vocals are radiant – a gossamer presence that floats in the ether, tendrils of silk that weave their way through the delicate melodies and instrumentation. An underlying hint of wry pathos and self-deprecating humour burnishes the …
Track: Legendary Brighton indie pop outfit The Popguns roar back with new and brilliant EP – Popism
Those of us of a certain vintage will remember the The Popguns, and the 90s band of some repute are back with a new single/ep ‘Popism’, that shows they’ve lost none of their melodic exuberance in the intervening couple of decades or so. The fact that Matinee Records- purveyors of fine indie and jangle pop, …
Album Review: With her glorious vocals, Nat Vazer’s ‘Strange Adrenaline’ powers a euphoric collection of sparkling sonic jewels.
Nat Vazer has just released her album ‘Strange Adrenaline’ and it is a glorious compilation of personal vignettes burnished by Vazer’s diaphanous vocals – velvet and yearning, dripping with melancholy and vivid expressions. It comes as Vazer announces a string of live events supporting the new album. Vazer says of the album: Writing this album …
Album Review: Troubadour and raconteur Ben Salter unveils the epic album ‘Sublimation’ as he tours across Australia and New Zealand.
The prodigious talented Hobart musician Ben Salter in recent years released a trilogy of recordings he did as artist in residence at the Museum Of Old and New Art (MONA) – the largest privately funded collection of art in the southern hemisphere, the last two of which we reviewed here at Backseat Mafia. Salter’s work was an eclectic …
News: London Indie-Rock Sensations Depression, Baby Returns with Infectious New Single ‘Too Sick’
London Indie-Rockers Depression, Baby, return with their new single single ‘Too Sick.’ Riding high on a wave of critical acclaim after their previous hit ‘In My Blood,’ the band are slowly building anticipation for their upcoming EP, ‘So What?’ Known for their electrifying live performances that have sold out headline shows across the UK, Depression, …
EP Review: Claudia Fenoglio Shines On Whimsical & Personal New EP ‘What If I’m Here Forever’
Claudia Fenoglio leases the emotive, whimsical and elegant new four track EP ‘What If I’m Here Forever’. At times immersive and delicate, at others vibrant and light, the EP demonstrates Fenoglio’s full width as an artist – elegant soundscapes built around understated indie tones akin to the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Snail Mail. Opening …
Album Review: False Hope For The Savage – False Hope For The Savage; Cardiff band produce a glittering self titled album of yearning post-rock.
Cardiff post-rock outfit False Hope For The Savage released their debut self titled album back in August, but with the physical release now out, we took the opportunity to take a closer look (and listen) to the album that has set tongues wagging. Containing seven songs written, rehearsed and refined between 2017 and 2020, when …