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Track: Introducing BB Sabina’s Stunning New Release ‘Multitude’ + Single Launch!
BB Sabina’s latest single, ‘Multitude,’ is a track that lingers. It’s nearly seven minutes long, and honestly, it might not be long enough. Moving through trip-hop’s shadowy corners, it picks up the tension of post-rock and absolutely glows with hypnotism. Beth Uhe’s voice drifts through like a lone ballerina, upstaged by nothing else. It’s layered …
News & Track: Bliss n Eso Are Back With Upcoming Eighth Studio Album and Huge National Tour!
Bliss n Eso are stepping into 2025 with their eighth studio album ‘The Moon (The Light Side)‘ landing on April 11th and a huge 28-date run across Australia. The latest taste of the album comes in the form of ‘Take Me Higher’, a track born from a free-flowing session that saw Bliss and Eso rediscover …
Live Review & Gallery: Barry Adamson Turns Sydney into a Noir Dream at The Factory Theatre 22.03.2025
Barry Adamson Is Still the Coolest Guy in the Room
Live Review & Gallery: Blossoms Bring Charm, Kasabian Bring The Riot – Enmore Theatre, Gadigal Land/Sydney, 15.03.25
Blossoms hit the stage with a kind of easy confidence that only comes from years of tight-knit chemistry. Their groove-heavy Britpop sound felt effortless live, frontman Tom Ogden carrying it all with a supernatural charm and touch of ’70s flair. Kicking off with ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’, they slid into a set …
Album Review: Brisbane’s Tape/Off unveil a magnum opus in the epic new album ‘Fort Sensible’ ahead of national tour.
Listening to the new album by Tape/Off is like journeying across the wide open landscapes of Australia where the scenery dramatically changes and yet remains breathtaking and stunning throughout. And threaded through every note is a larrikin sense of humour (the album title itself is an obscure Homer Simpson reference). The result veers from unhinged …
Album Review: ‘After The Flood’ is a magnificent collaboration between legends Ed Kuepper and Jim White that glows with a passion.
Following a thrilling tour last year between the two icons of Australian indie music, Ed Kuepper and Jim White have released ‘After The Flood’ on 21 March through Remote Control Records. Kuepper has also announced an extensive solo tour across Australia – his first solo gigs in five years following a series of gigs with a full band and with …
News: Vapors of Morphine Are Keeping Low Rock Alive
Low Rock Lives: Vapors of Morphine Are Still Dreaming, Loudly
News: Carriageworks Unveils Killer Local-Heavy Line-Up for Vivid Sydney 2025
Carriageworks is turning up the heat for Vivid 2025 with a genre-jumping lineup of local legends and global icons
Album Review: Haters debut with ‘Non-Violent’ – a raw and abrasive delight that soars with passion and melody.
In the words of a poetic messiah, haters are going to hate, but here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost we love the new album ‘Non-Violent’ from Queensland’s indie punk band Haters. Recorded in Ontario, Canada with Cancer Bats founding member Scott Middleton, ‘Non-Violent’ is the culmination of a month-long recording blitz that challenged the band …
News: New Zealand’s Ringlets announce new album and unveil shimmering single ‘Heavenly Wheel’ through Flying Nun/Leather Jacket Records.
New Zealand’s Ringlets have announced the release of their second album, endearingly entitled ‘The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies)’ for 27 June 2025, and unveiled the first delicious taster, the single ‘Heavenly Wheel’. Ringlets so epitomise the classic Dunedin sound it is kind of fitting they are on the legendary Flying Nun …