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Premiere: Big Heavy Stuff exclusively reveal limited edition split single ‘Birthday’/’Hibernate ’97’ package ahead of re-issue of classic debut EP ‘Covered in Bruises’.
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive early listen to a limited edition split single package including ‘Birthday’ and ‘Hibernate’ from iconic nineties band Big Heavy Stuff, off the reissue of the band’s classic third EP ‘Covered in Bruises’ due out soon. Remixed and mastered by the legendary producer Wayne Connolly and released …

News: Emo pop punkers A Swift Farewell greet us again with blistering new single ‘The Haunting ft Amariah’, and news of their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’
Eora/Sydney band A Swift Farewell have made a blistering return with their new single ‘The Haunting’, featuring contributions from Amariah from Melbourne band Future Static. It accompanies an announcement by the band that they will be releasing their debut EP ‘Hollow Threats’ on 6 June 2025. We’ve been following this band with great interest for …

Track: Vote one for The Electorate with their shimmering new single ‘The Great Divide’ ahead of new album.
The ever delightful The Electorate return with another tasty single ‘The Great Divide’ off their forthcoming album ‘By Design’. And this time it is a personal look at emotional pain, rather than the political. The pace is reflective with crystalline guitars that jangle with a clarity while the vocals are to the fore with ethereal …

Album Review: End Scene declare ‘I Will Not Live Safe, I Will Live True’ in an album filled with beauty, self reflection and passion.
End Scene highly impressed us with their debut album ‘All My Ghosts‘ way back in 2021 and they are back with the expansive journey that is ‘I Will Not Live Safe, I Will Live True’: a true declaration of intent that permeates every note. The album comes from the fevered imagination of James Jennings whose literary …

Track: Sydney’s Daily Toll deliver an über cool spoken word track ‘Killincs’ ahead of debut album.
Sydney trio Daily Toll have announced the release of their debut album ‘A Profound Non-Event’ through Tough Love Records, and to give us a taste of what to expect, unveiled the track ‘Killincs’. It’s a gentle ramble through the meadows with a haunting introduction with a melodica before the instruments enter with a spoken word …

News: Deep Sea Arcade return with announcement of album and tour with shimmering new single ‘No Direction’ to set the scene.
Deep Sea Arcade are back with a new single ‘No Direction’ ahead of an album and tour later this year. This follows a turbulent time following the loss of co-founder Nick Weaver in 2012 at the age of 37, leaving Nic McKenzie to continue the band which they both started back in 2012. Their last …

Track: ‘Run’ – YAGKI sets off at a turbo-charged pace in another anthemic winner, with live dates ahead.
A permanent fixture here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the irrepressible YAGKI (the moniker of multi-talented Sarah Yagki) is back at a shimmering tilt with her new single ‘Run’. Crystalline guitars provide a sparkling entry curtain as YAGKI’s dulcet tones enter, filled with a yearning delivery that positively explodes into an anthemic chorus …

Premiere: ‘Solid and Human’ – Maia Jelavic releases a yearning slow burning anthem that sparkles in the sunshine, with debut album and gigs on the way.
Maia Jelavic premiered her last single with us a few years back under the stage name Maia Marsh. She has made the decision to be true to herself and returned with another premiere under her birth name Maia Jelavic, and while the label might change, the imperial quality of her songwriting remains. We are therefore …

Premiere: SXY XMS exclusively debut their thrilling high octane single ‘You’ll Never Know’ ahead of EP and launch date.
It is always a privilege to premiere a debut single for a band and the pleasure is always doubled when it’s something as good as ‘You’ll Never Know’ from Sydney indie band SXY XMS (pronounced Sexy Christmas). The track jets off with a chunky shimmering guitar that could have been lifted from a Stones album, …

Track: Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson releases the soaring track ‘Milly’s Song’ ahead of debut album and live date
‘Milly’s Song’ from solo Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson is a soaring anthem that showcases her velvet vocals and passionate, expressive songwriting skills. Sung over a dappling acoustic guitar introduction, the song slowly builds to a crescendo with a chorus of heavenly angels in the background. The lyrics clearly have an autobiographical content, expressed with a …