Sydney
See: DMA’s release video for The Glow
We were highly impressed by the title track off DMA’s forthcoming album ‘The Glow’, describing it as having hallmark euphoric stadium-perfected choruses, anthemic and pulsating yet underpinned by an air of melancholia. What we have come to expect, in other words, from one of Australia’s most impressive musical exports. The band has just released an …
Premiere: Marveline – Savoury-Toothed Tiger
Marveline is basically the solo work of Pete Marley – a stalwart of the Sydney music scene and go-to bass player for a number of seminal local acts including The Nature Strip (see our review of their last album) and Fallon Cush. We are honored to prmiere Marveline’s debut album – amusingly titled ‘Savoury-Toothed Tiger’ …
Track: Prudence – Heart Sways
If you caught Australian act DMA’s brilliant live performance live at the Brixton Academy in the UK, streamed twice over the past few days, you might have noted bass player Tom Crandles modestly driving the rhythm at the back of stage. Crandles is in fact a talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter in his own right and …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Lazy Eyes – Tangerine
Rising Sydney four-piece The Lazy Eyes share their new track ‘Tangerine’, taken from their forthcoming debut EP. Harvey Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keys), Itay Shachar (vocals, guitar), Blake Wise (bass) and Noah Martin (drums) have been playing together since they were 15, having met each other while attending a local Sydney performing arts high school. Like first single ‘Cheesy Love …
Track: DMA’s – The Glow
Australia’s DMA’s continue to forge a bright and exhilarating path of their own with the release of the third single – ‘The Glow’ – off their forthcoming album ‘The Glow’, now due out on 10 July 2020. ‘The Glow’ is classic up-tempo indie rock with the hallmark euphoric stadium-perfected choruses, anthemic and pulsating yet underpinned …
Track: Oh My My – Sipping The Bottle
Sydney horror pop duo Oh My My have released a new single, Sipping the Bottle ahead of the release of their debut EP, and a handful of NSW dates. Talking of the track, Sam Thomlinson from the band says, “It’s about drinking wine in the middle of a cricket pitch,” he explains, “under a sleeping bag, at …
Interview: Matthew J Tow from The Lovetones plus album review Myriad
After a ten year hiatus, The Lovetones are back with their new album ‘Myriad’, and it’s like they never left. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Matthew J Tow has got the band together again and the signature 12 string sparkle and melodic mastery are to the fore. Completely steeped in a shimmering cloak of chiming guitars …
Premiere: Alyrah – Twin Flame Portal EP plus single The Empress
Backseat Mafia is very proud to premiere the single ‘The Empress’ from Australian artist Alyrah, as well as her forthcoming EP ‘Twin Flame Portal’, due out on 28 February 2020. Hailing from Sydney, Alyrah is an indie-electronic artist and producer with, based on this release, an enormous amount of talent and a very distinct and …
Say Psych: Album Review: Rosa Maria – Here She Comes
Third Eye Stimuli Records are creating quite a stir on the other side of the equator due to their recent run of high quality psychedelic offerings, and their newest addition to their envious back catalogue is no exception. Rosa Maria are known for their authentic surf hooks and dancey grooves and the Sydney based group …
See: Ocean Alley release new video for Infinity
Sydney indie rockers Ocean Alley have released a new single ‘Infinity’, a follow up to their infectious previous single ‘Stained Glass’. Describing the track, the band say “It’s a more upbeat and punchy track than ‘Stained Glass’, addressing themes of perseverance, patience and practicing personal growth. It’s an insight into the current mindset of the …