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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 …
Track: Dexys – Coming Home
Dexys have shared their superb new track ‘Coming Home’ the lead single, from their eagerly anticipated new album The Feminine Divine due out the 28th of July via 100% Records. Capping off the first half of the new record, ‘Coming Home’ is yet another song written in the early ‘90s with Big Jim Paterson, and is a triumphant declaration of …
Track: Feelds has a ‘Sweet Tooth’ – a sweeping soaring ray of sunshine.
Melbourne / Naarm writer and producer James Seymour, working under the name Feelds, today releases the new single, ‘Sweet Tooth’: a gently sweeping track replete with an anthemic rush over dappling acoustic guitars and soaring vocals. Seymour’s vocals exhibit an impressive range, filled with yearning and ache, perfectly coasting over the music which rolls like …
Track: In a dreamy sonic soundscape, Holly Hebe feels the ‘Ghost of You’ in the ether.
The fabulous Holly Hebe is back with another sparkling slice of dream pop heaven with her new single ‘Ghost Of You’. With Hebe’s velvet soft vocals aching with sweet melancholia, the track is an aquatic, flowing stream of electronica, buoyant and vivacious with a delectable shimmer. The arpeggiated synths create a glittering curtain in the …
Live Review: CHVRCHES – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.23
Chvrches shared chilling visions with a killer synth-pop soundtrack to a reverent Glasgow congregation as their Screen Violence World Tour reached its climax. Barrowlands buzzed with anticipation, as an eerie electro intro with more than a hint of Vangelis rang out from an empty stage. It was sweating room only for the first of a …
Album Review: Hot Coppers’ self titled album is a pastoral indie pop masterpiece.
Melbourne-based band Hot Coppers has just released their new self-titled album and it is a whimsical joy. Tripping along with a pastoral pop bounce and burnished with intelligent, wry lyrics, this has all the hallmarks of something from some bucolic English village with a touch of The Kinks or Jona Lewie and a dash of …
Album Review: Dead Famous People are back with a new album – the glorious shining ray of golden sunshine that is ‘Ballet Boy’.
A shimmering, blinding joy emanates from the new album by the enigmatic Dons Savage under the nom de plume of Dead Famous People. I’ve written before that there has to be a genetic implant in New Zealanders – it can be found in the work of The Chills, The Clean and The Bats – in other …
Track: Tizane – I’m Not Her
Dark pop artist Tizane is set to release ‘Forever Is Nothing’ the long awaited follow up to the 2021 debut album ‘Cherry’ due on the 23rd of June. Before that, Tizane shared the video for the track ‘I’m Not Her’, giving u a little glimpse of what to expect. The album includes a song called ‘Every Minute’ …
Premiere: It’s ‘Museum Day’ for Coyle Girelli – a blindingly bright excursion to indie pop heaven ahead of new album.
We are inordinately privileged and honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single ‘Museum Day’ from one of Backseat Mafia’s favourite artists, Coyle Girelli: the English troubadour based in New York City. Coasting along on a bright dappled instrumental sound, Girelli’s crooner vocals are cool and expressive with the kind of sonorous …
News: Lucy Dreams Return To The UK For Mini Tour
Vienna dream pop trio Lucy Dreams consists of David Reiterer and Philipp Prueckl and an AI vocal nicknamed Lucy. They are set to play London, Sheffield and Reading venues as they return to the UK for their OK UK tour 2023. A Lucy Dreams show is something one should have experienced. What sounds like the virtual brainchild of …