Sydney
See: PLGRMS release new video for ‘Fools And Their Gold’
Speaking of their new single, Jonathan Bowden, one half of Sydney duo PLGRMS, says “Fools And Their Gold speaks of someone denying the inevitable end of a relationship. They can’t – or won’t – let go, despite knowing that it’s not good for them.” The track has that sense of melancholy, despite its sweetness, as …
Track: Why We Run – A Moment to Return
One of my favourite local Sydney bands, Why We Run, is back with no sign of a waning of their incredible talent. In fact, quite the opposite. I reviewed the debut single, ‘Comfortable Lie’, last year and follow-up release, ‘Ignites’ from with great enthusiasm, and they just keep getting better. Their atmospheric, enigmatic songs fuse …
New Music: Spookyland – Big Head
Isn’t everyone heading to SXSW (well, no – because we aren’t..) this next week. Certainly Sydney quartet Spookyland are one of the hot ticket/next big things that a lot of people are looking forward to. With their debut album Beauty already Beautiful dropping on May 6th via Play it again Sam, the band have released …
Track: Spookyland – Bullimic
New Play It Again Sam signings Spookyland follow their performance at Lollapalooza with a new single, Bulimic, ahead of their forthcoming debut album. The Sydney rockers entered Conor Oberst’s Nebraskan recording studio, Another Recording Company to begin work on their debut full-length effort, and Bulimic is an early indication of how that record is going …
Track: Sophie Lowe – Pink Flowers
Ahead of a handful of dates supporting Montaigne on tour, Sydney singer-songwriter Sophie Lowe has released another song taken from her upcoming EP, out in November. Called Pink Flowers, its sultry, delicate pop music, laying down these layers of (generally) slow moving synths and stripped back pads and percussion. Produced by Lowe and Sydney based …
Track: The Hadron Colliders – Measuring the Space Between Us All
Out on Friday is the debut EP from Sydney band The Hadron Colliders. The band, Arun Kendall on vocals and guitars, Shannon Lewis on keys, Cameron McWilliams on Bass and Mark Duncan on drums hanker back to the heady summer days of the likes of the Sugargliders – soulful indie, the keys adding that extra …
See:: Robyn Hitchcock and Steve Kilbey Australian Tour Dates
When two icons collide, you are up for an evening of rather decent music as well as tall tales and true. The legendary Robyn Hitchcock (The Soft Boys) is touring Australia by himself and as part of a double act with the equally legendary Steve Kilbey (The Church) throughout May and June. Since founding the art-rock band The …
New Music: Puzzles/Paul Conrad/Violet May
Hello there ! A quick round-up of some of the new sounds pinging around in the Backseat Mafia inbox. First up are Sheffield quintet Puzzles. Made up of Matthew, Alex, Rob, Harry and Robert, the band formed at the University and have made music their refuge from the real world, at least for now. They’re clearly on …