alt pop
Track/Video: Lo-fi indie realists No Frills preview upcoming album with the chiming ‘Shopping In The Toothpaste Aisle’.
It’s been a while since anything’s been heard of Daniel Busheikin and his No Frills buddies. The Toronto band’s self-released debut album ‘Downward Dog’ trundled into the US college radio charts of summer ’22 with its lo-fi jangling pop, chiming with Mersey Beat and Sarah Records melodics. Busheikin’s songs saw funny and fragile tangled together, …
Premiere: Coleman bursts apart in surreal video for new single ‘Cali’
In his previous guise as Coast Modern band leader, Coleman Trapp displayed a serious knack for a hook, and it’s something on full display on his second new song in less than a month. Following on from reintroductory singles ‘Ahoy’ and ‘Knowing’, the California native draws from his surroundings on the agitated, restless ‘Cali’. Despite …
News: Heaven Doesn’t Wait: Isabel LaRosa to Bring Her Electrifying Tour to Australia in February 2025!
Alt-Pop Phenom ISABEL LAROSA Announces Melbourne & Brisbane Dates for 2025 Heaven Doesn’t Wait Tour
Live Gallery: Unforgettable Moments – Girl in Red Shines Bright in Sydney Concert
Baby it’s cold outside, but the Hordern Pavilion glows with the warmth of Girl in Red’s performance.
Track: ‘Something I Do’ – YAGKI delivers a languid yearning song that burns with intensity and soul.
YAGKI, the artist formerly known as Sarah Yagki (and no doubt still is by family and friends) is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she has just released another thrilling, visceral track ‘Something I Do’. ‘Something I Do’ confirms YAGKI as an important talent in the music scene: it …
Album Review : Urvanovic – Let’s Not Be Here : expansive chamber pop which rises above the convention.
There’s always something intriguing when a band that you thought had disappeared suddenly stick their heads above the musical whirlpool with a new album. So where have Scottish pop orchestrators Urvanovic been hiding? Their 2015 debut ‘Amateurs’, all Admiral Fallow harmonies with hints of Frightened Rabbit big music, made ripples amongst homeland fans and drew …
Track/Video : More dazzling Brazilian alt pop – Arthur Melo delivers ‘Na Avenida com Benito’ ahead of new album.
The wave of new Brazilian pop continues to swell without any sign of crashing. Last year Bala Desejo and Ana Frango Elétrico hit pundits and punters’ ‘Best of 2023’ lists with albums that brought a fresh burst of creative abandon onto the scene. So what of 2024? Well alongside the whispers of that other front-runner, …
Track/Video : Rio producer Ana Frango Elétrico announces new album with delicious, disco-funking single ‘Electric Fish’
Now here’s more signs that the MPB new wave shows no intention of turning tide. Musician/producer Ana Frango Elétrico, one of the key pivots of today’s kaleidoscopic Rio scene is releasing a new album ‘Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua’ via Mr Bongo/ selo Risco on 20th October. An artist whose inspired production …
Track: I Know Leopard Share New Track And Announce Headline Tour
I Know Leopard Release New Track & Announce Headline Tour PLUS Gallery From Their Sydney Show Supporting Spacey Jane.
Album Review: Alfie Templeman sprinkles on some magic stardust and delivers ‘Mellow Moon’ – an album packed with shimmering pop hits. Australian tour also announced.
Album Review: Alfie Templeman’s new album confirms that he is a star in the making.