Lackadaisies are a sort of Brisbane indie supergroup and we are very pleased to premiere their new single ‘Payphone Text’, a charming, shambling and joyful sonic ride. Consisting of Nathan Kearney (Camping, Nathan John Kearney), Grace Pashley (Full Power Happy Hour) and Marnie Vaughn (Married Man, No DOZ), Lackadaisies have a breadth of experience which …

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Blue Mountains resident Lewis Goldmark has just unveiled his debut album ‘Cut and Flash’ via Broken Stone Records/Remote Control Records, and it is a ray of golden sunshine leavened with a sense of nostalgia and a bittersweet, sepia-tinged air. Lewis Goldmark is in fact Liam Judson from Belles Will Ring (and Magnetic Heads) and producer of many eminent bands, some …

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TV Priest have shared thier new single ‘It Was Beautiful’, taken from the forthcoming album ‘My Other People’ due 17th June via Sub Pop Records.  Vocalist Charlie Drinkwater says of the single, “‘It Was Beautiful’ is a love song about the past, present, and future. A reminder that love is the most essential thing. The …

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Tonight is the final night of Twin Atlantic‘s tour celebrating 15 years of their album ‘Free‘ giving us songs from the album as well as their greatest hits and ‘Edit Me‘ is a great way to start as the crowd are finding their feet for the night. This album has stood the test of time …

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Taken from their imminent EP Everything Is, Singapore alt-indie trio Coming Up Roses hsve just revealed a new single and video called ’Would You Ever’ and were delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the new single, the band say, “‘Would You Ever’ is about leaving the life …

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We are honoured to premiere the new video from NSW outfit The Good Love – a slinky, soul-inflected piece of solid gold. Glorious harmonies and epic choruses combine to create something quite anthemic. There’s an easy sixties glow, touched with a hint of psychedelia, and singer Leroy Ashford-Meehan’s golden tonsils add a pastoral, bucolic glow. …

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The highly anticipated third album from Harry Styles is only days away and sees this modern pop icon fearlessly find himself as a solo artist. Aptly titled ‘Harry’s House’, the album is an all-encompassing stream of consciousness alongside a unique retro-pop sound.  ‘Harry’s House’ is the natural progression from the stepping stone debut and sophomore …

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It’s hard to believe ‘Butterfly Blue’ (out through Dew Process) is Mallrat‘s debut album. She has graced us with two stunning EPs and a series of brilliant singles that have illustrated her perfect amalgam of feisty yet achingly beautiful tracks that seamlessly drift between pure pop, indie rock and rap (sometimes all within one song), …

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Signed to BENEE’s record label Olive Records, There’s A Tuesday reveal an inherent sense of melody and melancholy in their new single ‘Girl At Night’ – a track full of charm and insouciance. This follows their earlier single ‘Baby Blue’ reviewed by me here. There is a message of unrequited love mixed in with the frustrations …

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Laura Mac‘s new single ‘Don’t Know What I’m Thinking’ is a effervescent blast of sonic goodness, with a hyper kinetic disco shuffle in a paean to bacchanalian excess. This Sunshine Coast band certainly knows how to bottle the sun’s rays and spray serotonin over the most light-deprived individual. The sound is all blistering pop and …

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