pop
Track: Brisbane’s Mallrat makes a welcome return with the dreamy pop of ‘Your Love’.
Brisbane pop queen Mallrat‘s brilliant EP ‘Driving Music’ (reviewed by me here) and a world tour in 2019 were all followed by a matter of mere months by the horror show of 2020 and 2021. Mallrat did drop a single ‘Rockstar in 2020 but it is great to see her back with her new single …
News: New Zealand alt pop sensation BENEE announces new EP, a world tour and unveils dreamy dream pop single ‘Beach Boy’.
New Zealand pop sensation BENEE has just announced the release of an EP entitled ‘LYCHEE’ due out through Republic Records on 4 March 2022. It follows the announcement of her first world tour since the pandemic struck, with forty shows scheduled in the northern hemisphere (Europe and the UK in April-May and North America in June) well …
EP: ‘Blood Moon’ from Melbourne’s Montana Sharp is an honest and raw account of personal growth.
Chanteuse Montana Sharp released a new single ‘Way of the Whiffler’ in January which will appear on her upcoming EP ‘Blood Moon’ which will be dropping on the 11th February. Whiffler is an old English term that describes someone who is constantly changing their mind. Sharp has described how, as inspiration for the EP she …
Premiere: Nashville’s Raeya releases the irresistible alt-pop of Dream; hear it first, here
Pulling together elements of electronica, indie and folk into her own brand of alt-pop, Nashville’s Raeya is back with a new single Dream, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Raeya told us “Dream is a romantic parallel to a larger concept – it’s …
EP: Sydney’s A Place In The Sky unveils the melodic pop jangle brilliance of ‘Isolation’.
‘Isolation’, from Sydney band ‘A Place In The Sky’ is a pulse-quickening and heady collection of jingle jangle pop classics, with vaulting choruses and harmonies that sparkle and shine. There is a fundamental pop sensibility that winds its way through the EP: a golden thread of sparkling guitars and indelible melodies. Opening track ‘Judge and …
Live Review: James Bay – Lafayette, London 26.01.2022
Review and photos by Fabian Fernandes So for a lot of music fans out there, we have been craving live music and for the unfortunate few our first gig of the year. Fitting, that James Bay’s first song of the night- Craving, opened up the show. The acoustic tour labelled New Song, New Stories, in …
Track: Arliston – Camomile
With the release of their EP ‘The Ground Might Disappear’ Arliston have shared the gorgeous lead single ‘Camomile’. Speaking more about the release, Arliston go on to explain: “Experimenting with different time signatures finally paid off with Camomile- the verse is in 7/8 and the chorus flips to 4/4 for that ‘resolution’ moment, which feels …
Track: Joe Ramsey – Caught In
Following on from first single ‘Another Day‘, Middlesbrough born singer-songwriter Joe Ramsey has shared the second single from his upcoming EP ‘Making Notes’, with new track ‘Caught In’. Talking about the new track, Joe Ramsey reveals: “’Caught In’ is the second single taken from my debut EP ‘Making Notes’ and follows suit from lead single …
Live Review: Washed Out / Brijean – The Observatory North Park, San Diego 18.01.22 (Gallery)
American singer, songwriter and record producer Ernest Greene Jr who goes under the name Washed Out is currently on a tour of America. Taking his blend of layered synths, quietly chiming guitars and dreamscape creations on the road as he supports his recent album ‘Purple Noon’. Backseat Mafia’s Taylor Betancourt was at The Observatory North …
Track: Sydney’s Christina Castle’s ‘FFFree’ is an effervescent blast of pop positivity.
‘FFFree’ is a blast of pure positive pop from Sydney-based artist Christina Castle (the nom de plume of Christina Parie). Delivered with an effervescent riot girl thrum, Castle manages to wrap a sense of resilience and defiance within the sweet anthemic delivery. Castle says of the track: It’s about freedom – in a time where …