Indie
News: The legendary Slowdive announce new album ‘everything is alive’ and unveil the glorious first single ‘kisses’ on eve of antipodean tour
In very exciting news, today, Slowdive announced their new album, everything is alive, coming out Friday, 1 September on Dead Oceans, and unveiled the video for the gorgeous lead single, ‘kisses’. This comes ahead of the band’s headline Australia and New Zealand tour which kicks off in July — tickets on sale here. The announcement also comes ahead of the band’s first-ever Glastonbury performance this weekend, …
Track: Faye Fantarrow – The Weekend
Sunderland singer, songwriter Faye Fantarrow released her seven-song EP ‘AWOL’, via Dave Stewart’s Bay Street Records earlier this year. Fantarrow has shared the official music video for one of the tracks from that EP titled ‘The Weekend’. Filmed in Fantarrow’s hometown of Sunderland, the vivid music video for the contagious song was directed by Myles …
Track: Bedroom High Club – Hard Talk
Barnsley indie risers Bedroom High Club have released their debut EP ‘Above The Belt’ via Ampersounds. Along with the news the band have shared a new track ‘Hard Talk’. Detailing monstrous focus track ‘Hard Talk’, charismatic frontman Blue Brownlie explained: “‘I wrote ‘Hard Talk’ after a very rough point in life coming out of my first proper long term relationship. …
Live Gallery: Rising Festival – RVG, Forum Theatre, Melbourne, 14.06.2023
Feature photograph: Ian Bickerstaff
Track: A Swift Farwell greet us with another anthemic track in ‘FWMH’ featuring Cassie Jade
A Swift Farewell make a pleasurable return with their new single ‘FWMH’ featuring the additional vocals of Cassie Jade from the Melbourne band Terra. A Swift Farewell imbue their songs with an expressive passion – sometimes restrictively described as EMO but with far more colour and definition in the delivery. ‘FWMH’ adds another dimension to …
Premiere: Sydney’s Grids & Dots unveil the luscious, evocative video for the dream pop delight that is the appealing ‘Pink Plaster Walls’. A New EP is also on the way.
We are overjoyed to bring you an exclusive look at the new video for the dreamy evocative track ‘Pink Plaster Walls’ from Sydney’s Grids & Dots. ‘Pink Plaster Walls’ is a heavenly slice of dream pop: unfurling across a bright blue sky with its iridescent glow and gentle, warm disposition. The distant, almost observational, delivery …
Premiere: Brisbane’s SGO search for ‘Pieces of You’ with their usual dreamy, mesmerising delivery, all coated in sparkle and regret.
We are extremely honoured to exclusively unveil the new single ‘Pieces of You’ from Brisbane’s dream pop exponents, SGO. Formerly known as Syrup Go On, we are massive fans of this ethereal band who have an inordinate ability to mary melody and euphoria in their music, creating vast cinematic vistas in the process. ‘Pieces Of …
Live Review plus Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Trentemøller, MAC 02 Centre, Hobart, 18.06.2023
Last night, Anders Trentemøller and his full band played the last night of the musical part of the Dark Mofo Festival in the vast cold cavern that is the MAC 02 hall. A performance so immersive and cathartic it made the venue feel like an intimate cavern, and heated up the interior like a solar …
Meet: New Geordie On The Block Ernie
Joe Ernest Allan is the man behind Ernie and has just released his debut single ‘Pink Headaches‘ via Gravity Records after spending the last two years in the studio working on a dense collection of songs. Backseat Mafia caught up with Allan after emerging from the studio and supporting Sam Fender in Geordie land, amongst …
Track: Ernie – Pink Headaches
Ernie whose real name is Joe Ernest Allan has spent the last two years in the studio working on a dense collection of songs, and in recent months has been honing his live show, having supported Wunderhorse in London, as well as Sam Fender at his iconic home town stadium show. Having recently signed to …