Indie
News: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird announce new album, a tour and unveil the cinematic single ‘Red Dirt Angel’.
A firm favourite here at Backseat Mafia, the enigmatic Melbourne juggernaut Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) have today announced the release of a new album entitled ‘Smiles of Earth’ for Friday, 26 August 2022 (out through Double Drummer), a nationwide tour of Australia with a new single ‘Red Dirt Angel’ released today. A surfeit …
Premiere: Millar Jukes & The Muscle unveil explosive video for track ‘Gittinit’ and announce launch date for their forthcoming EP.
Former Scotsman turned Melburnian indie soul/blues-rocker Millar Jukes, is teaming up with his band The Muscle to release ‘Gittinit’, their first track from their upcoming EP, ‘Git It’ and we are proud to premiere the video here at Backseat Mafia. A powerhouse of classic blues-rock, Gittinit proves a nice turn of direction for Millar Jukes, …
Premiere: Jacob Fitzgerald dispenses a ray of reverberated sunshine in an effervescent tribute to his ‘Muse’, and announces tour dates.
We are very honoured to premiere today the new single ‘Muse’ from Naarm/Melbourne based artist Jacob Fitzgerald – a musician we have followed with great interest here at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia. ‘Muse’ is a hyperreactive blast of sonic adrenalin administered by an artist who is fills his music with an insouciant swagger …
Live Review: Les Nuits Secretees Festival – Aulnoye-Ameries, France 22.07.2022 – 24.07.2022
Going to festivals and collecting the press accreditation is like childbirth – it’s best to forget how painful the process can be otherwise you’d never attend another festival again. So here I am in the sun-bleached fields at the back of Aulnoye-Aymeries railway station in Northern France wandering around aimlessly muttering “pardon, je suis Anglais” to …
Live Review: Kate Bond / The Redroom / The Peevie Wonders – The Cluny, Newcastle 29.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore The Cluny was host to Kate Bond’s last gig before she moves to London to start her new career but tonight the amazing crowd in one of Newcastles finest music venues was ready to celebrate and enjoy Bonds music. The first band to kick the night off were Peevie Wonders who blew …
Live Review: Jango Flash / TV Death / Trunk – The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle 28.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore My first time to Newcastle’s new venue The Lubber Fiend, and there is a promise of a great night with the crowd buzzing already. It’s always great to support local businesses like this in the music industry because venues like this are what bring music together. Opening band Trunk were the perfect …
Live Gallery: Parquet Courts Metro, Sydney 29.07.2022
Gallery: Parquet Courts – impossible to define, mesmerising to experience live.
Track: Richard Orofino – Superstar
Brooklyn based multitalented singer/songwriter Richard Orofino returns with his second track of the year with ‘Superstar’. Richard says “Superstar is about attempting to convince yourself everything in your life is fine even though it’s not, haha. It’s an important one to me because of that and also because it was made at a crucial point …
Track: Huck Hastings collaborates with Charlie Gradon for some harmonic and shimmering ‘Turbulence’, with a launch date cleared for take off.
We here at Backseat Mafia (downunder branch) have been massive fans of Huck Hastings – his 2021 album ‘Cheers To Progress’ (reviewed here) was described as being a cinematic sweep full of love, loss and longing. Having crossed paths on many occasions with fellow Sydney singer/songwriter Charlie Gradon, Hastings has just released a new collaboration …