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Album Review: Christopher Coleman and the Great Escape releases the statuesque and breathtakingly beautiful album ‘The Great Tasmanian Escape’, and announces launch date in March.
‘The Great Tasmanian Escape’ can proudly take its place amongst the great Australian albums and songs that beautifully capture the landscapes, skies and very heart of the land. Albums from The Triffids’ ‘Born Sandy Devotional’ capturing the Western Australian coastlines and the sense of isolation, to The Go-Betweens’ ’16 Lovers Lane’ reflecting the urban ennuis …
Album Review: Basia Bulat – The Garden
Canadian chanteuse Basia Bulat has revisited and reworked tracks from her previous five albums on latest release, ‘The Garden’. It’s out on Secret City Records on 25th February, initially only digitally but it will be followed up by a physical release on 25th March. The 16 songs on ‘The Garden’ were produced by Bulat and …
Premiere: Brisbane’s A Country Practice unveils beautiful, emotive video for the poignant track ‘The Longest Drought’ and announce launch dates.
A Country Practice exemplify an archetypal antipodean sound: unabashed Australian accents mixed with a detailed eye for the minutiae of everyday life, bursting ripe with a poignancy and sense of place. We are very honoured to be able to premiere the exquisite video for the track ‘The Longest Drought’ from the band’s debut album ‘I …
Track: Bishopskin – I Was Born On An Island
Starting out as a lockdown project between vocalist Tiger Nicholson and guitarist James Donovan (elsewhere seen playing for HMLTD), Bishopskin have become so much more than that: there isn’t quite another band, nor possibly has there ever been, that sounds like they do, or that tried to do what they’re bent on achieving. Anyone who …
Track: Ana Silvera releases second single ‘ Halos’ from forthcoming album ‘The Fabulist’
Songstress Ana Silvera continues to shine in her delivery of song, vocal artistry and storytelling with her newest track ‘ Halos ‘; the second single from her forthcoming album ‘ The Fabulist’. We had the pleasure of reviewing her feature single’ Ghosts’ . ‘Halo’ continues to evoke celestial and spiritual growth from a year of …
News: Amigo The Devil Adds Additional Dates For Spring 2022 UK Tour
Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has just added extra live dates in London and Manchester to his upcoming UK tour, with previously announced shows on 29th March and 1st April respectively having sold out. The revised itinerary is as follows: 28.03.22 BRIGHTON Green Door Store29.03.22 LONDON Omeara31.03.22 BRISTOL Exchange01.04.22 MANCHESTER Night & Day02.04.22 LEEDS The Key Club05.04.22 MANCHESTER Night & Day NEW DATE06.04.22 LONDON Omeara NEW DATE08.04.22 NEWCASTLE Cluny 209.04.22 GLASGOW Attic Tickets available …
Premiere: Anya Anastasia makes enthralling music video debut with fierce, rousing first single ‘Losing Wild’
Adelaide singer-songwriter, Anya Anastasia, first revealed her wonderful fusion of experimental folk and West-African inspired desert-rock on the 28th January, in the form of fierce debut single Losing Wild. And now, Backseat Mafia are excited to exclusively reveal the stunning visuals of the accompanying music video. Anya takes a conscious, storied approach to her songwriting, …
Track: Detective Larsson – Magic Show
Welsh band Detective Larsson who delighted us with their previous single, 21 (Dreamt of Freedom), have released another track ‘Magic Show’ along with its B-side ‘Castello’. Bright folky acoustic contrasted with mournful strings dominate ‘Magic Show’ but it’s Amanda Larsson’s vocals that shine once again. Her voice on ‘Castello’ is haunting in its beauty over the …
EP Review: Lilo’s ‘Sleep Country’ teaches the true meaning of bittersweet.
New from Practise Music comes the full length EP by duo Lilo, entitled ‘Sleep Country’. The record is a collaboration between BFFs Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon, and partly comprises the best of their singles released piece-by-piece throughout the previous year. There’s a certain understated power and weight to the songs Lilo has produced for …
Rising: Singer / Songwriter / Classically-Trained Cellist And Illustrator Jeremiah Moon
Having just released his debut solo EP Sputnik, (read our review here) Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon took some time out to answer our questions to find out who he is, what inspires him and what the future holds. Give us a potted history of your project This project, my songs under my …