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Meet: Andy Bell talks to us about his new album Pinball Wanderer
Andy Bell has always been an artist in motion, whether pushing sonic boundaries with Ride, crafting intricate solo work, or lending his talents to various collaborations. His latest album, Pinball Wanderer, marks a bold new chapter—one defined by groove-heavy rhythms and spontaneous creativity. Unlike his previous solo records, which drew from decades of accumulated material, …
Premiere: ‘I Wish I Was Wrong (As Usual)’ – Wilding unleashes another pure pop gem infected with gentle humour and a euro-disco thrum.
Wilding is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia and we are therefore bursting with pride at being able to premiere his exuberant new single ‘I Wish I Was Wrong (As Usual)’. Always heavily influenced by a particular kind of eighties new wave represented by the more quirky variety of wry …
Live Gallery: Buck Meek at the Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 5.03.2025
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Brings Haunting Beauty to Oxford Art Factory
Premiere: The magnificent The Finalists unveil the gorgeous and shimmering double A-side singles ‘Yogyakarta Southern Coast’ and ‘L.A. In The Night’
It’s been a long five years since Sydney supergroup The Finalists released their debut album ‘First’ (see my review here), and we are so very pleased to be able to premiere their new double A-side single with the tracks ‘Yogyakarta Southern Coast’ and ‘L.A. In The Night’. Released through the iconic Half A Cow Records, …
Premiere: TVOD return with dystopian video for brilliant new single Uniform
Brooklyn’s TVOD return with Uniform, a taut and angular post-punk track that ebbs and flows before swelling into something punkier though it never fully lets itself off the leash. The tension is palpable, a mix of jagged down-picked guitars, ominous repetitive basslines, and sci-fi synths propelling the song forward with an anxious undercurrent. The chorus, …
Track & News: Spacey Jane Announce Third Album, Massive Aus/NZ Tour and Release Brand New Single ‘How To Kill Houseplants’
Spacey Jane are back with album number three, ‘If That Makes Sense‘ (out May 9), and they’re celebrating the best way they know how, by hitting the road for a massive Australian and New Zealand tour. To go with the announcement, they’ve also dropped their latest single, ‘How to Kill Houseplants‘, a melancholic, ‘80s-hued anthem …
EP Review: The Wonder unveil a magnificent slice of incandescent ‘Pop’.
The Wonder have just released their new EP entitled ‘Pop’ and it certainly does what it says on the label: delivering five indelible tracks that are positively ripe with melody and stature and threaded through, as any good pop songs are, an air of gently melancholy. The band are an international group consisting of Australian vocalist …
Album Review: Steve Kilbey & the Winged Heels take ‘The Road To Tibooburra’ – an exquisite dreamy journey through the Kilbey expansive universe.
Ass soon as the anthemic jangles begin in the opening rack ‘Adrift’, you know you are back in the heavenly spheres of Kilbey land: where endless melodies flourish like the greenery after a downpour in the outback desert, and epic instrumentation arcs across the night skies like meteorites. Steve Kilbey & The Winged Heels is …
Live Review & Gallery: Yours and Owls Festival Day 2
Yours and Owls Day two: Less sun, more chaos, maximum vibes.
Live Review & Gallery: Sydney’s Liberty Hall Witnesses Isabel LaRosa’s Pop Takeover 27.02.2025
From Viral Hitmaker to Pop Powerhouse: Isabel LaRosa Stuns at Liberty Hall