Perth
Premiere: Damien Binder creates a welcome ‘Sanctuary’ in another shimmering track from Western Australia.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Sanctuary’ from the talented Western Australian (via New Zealand) troubadour Damien Binder: a firm favourite here at the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia. And what a pleasure it is to hear his dulcet tones once more. It’s a follow up to his earlier 2024 single ‘Crazy’ …
Premiere: Perth-based troubadour Damien Binder returns with the glorious sparkling track ‘Crazy’.
In these times of turbulence and turmoil, it is always good to have something that is consistent and dependable, and the delivery of a new single from Perth-based New Zealand troubadour Damien Binder provides a delicious surfeit of comfort and salve. We are therefore extremely honoured to premiere the first single ‘Crazy’ from this prodigious …
Premiere: We bring you a blinding ray of sunshine with the new video from Perth’s Shorehaven for the track ‘Milly’s Car Ride’
We are inordinately proud to bring you an exclusive look at the new video for Perth band Shorehaven‘s track ‘Milly’s Car Ride’. If there ever was a sonic equivalent of sunshine rays ‘Milly’s Car Ride’ fits the bill. It is an exuberant slice of Western Australian summer with splashing, dappling guitars, delicious layered vocals with …
Track: Perth’s Peter Bibby is adamant that he’s not that ‘Fun Guy’ any more in a rampant blast of punky fun, ahead of album release and tour.
Peter Bibby laces his punk-infused music with an element of brooding malevolent humour in his new track ‘Fun Guy’. With a driving anarchic onslaught reminiscent of The Cramps, ‘Fun Guy’ launches like a rocket with a pulsing bass and a cataclysm of guitars with a circular riff and a howl of feedback hovering at the …
News: Indie rock stalwarts Jebediah mark a welcome return with new album ‘OIKS’ slated for April and the anthemic single ‘Motivation’.
Bursting out of Perth, Western Australia in 1994, Jedediah last released an album way back in 2011 after a career that saw them reach great heights with a series of lauded albums and live shows. While member Kevin Mitchell has released material under the name Bob Evans, the band has only recently re-emerged with a …
Premiere: Boorloo/Perth’s Tanaya Harper haunting new single ‘Remnants’ is an ethereal ode to resilience.
We are overjoyed to premiere the atmospheric new single ‘Remnants’ from Boorloo/Perth singer/songwriter Tanaya Harper, of the band Bells Rapid. Underpinned by sweeping strings and tinkling piano, the song rests on Harper’s exquisitely delicate vocals that ache with emotion. The song is about the need to love yourself as a precursor to happiness: Never believed …
Album Review: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Release Chaotic New Album ‘Fronzoli’ + Tour Dates!
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have dropped their latest album, ‘Fronzoli‘, and it’s an electrifying mix of psychedelic chaos and alt-rock. The album’s release on November 10th has been highly anticipated by fans who were tantalised by teasers that began in October, marked by the release of ‘Dilemma Us From Evil’. With 10 tracks on the record, …
Album Review: Rinehearts are in ‘Full Bloom’ with their twelve string jangle and blinding radiance.
The shimmering, jangling guitars and harmonies of Perth band Rinehearts seemingly captures the brilliant bright Western Australian sunshine in their sound, and temper it with just a shake of yearning and melancholia. Rinehearts, who comprise former members of Screwtop Detonators and Snowman, have just released their second album, ‘Full Bloom’, through Cheersquad Records & Tapes in Australia and …
Premiere: Boorloo/Perth’s Bad Weather’s new single ‘Lilac’ is an advancing high, bringing sunshine and warmth.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Lilac’ from Boorloo/Perth outfit Bad Weather, a follow up to last year’s debut EP and a seamless continuation of their shimmering sound. ‘Lilac’ has all the warmth and radiance of the Westen Australian sun, with a cinematic scope and breadth that matches the endless horizons over …
Track: Skyuka ponders on the thoughts of ‘Houseplants’ in her visceral new single.
Perth-based artist Skyuka‘s last single was a zesty light-hearted look at obsession (‘Michael Cera’). Now, in ‘Houseplants’, Vanessa Raspa (the artist behind the name) is taking a much darker look at life in an eviscerating take down of a lover – and the anger and disappointment is reflected by the spiky grungy delivery. Distorted synths and …