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Premiere: ‘I Wish I Was Wrong (As Usual)’ – Wilding unleashes another pure pop gem infected with gentle humour and a euro-disco thrum.
Wilding is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia and we are therefore bursting with pride at being able to premiere his exuberant new single ‘I Wish I Was Wrong (As Usual)’. Always heavily influenced by a particular kind of eighties new wave represented by the more quirky variety of wry …
Track: Radio Free Alice release sparky, angular new single ‘Empty Words’ ahead of debut US tour
We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have had an extensive unreciprocated love affair with the magnificent Radio Free Alice since their early years back in 2023, and the band has just exploded everywhere ever since. Having just been named by a prestigious UK music magazine as one of a 100 bands to watch …
News: Kip Moore Goes Big With Solitary Tracks – A 23-Song Journey Of Grit And Growth
Kip Moore’s Solitary Tracks World Tour Is Coming
Premiere: The magnificent The Finalists unveil the gorgeous and shimmering double A-side singles ‘Yogyakarta Southern Coast’ and ‘L.A. In The Night’
It’s been a long five years since Sydney supergroup The Finalists released their debut album ‘First’ (see my review here), and we are so very pleased to be able to premiere their new double A-side single with the tracks ‘Yogyakarta Southern Coast’ and ‘L.A. In The Night’. Released through the iconic Half A Cow Records, …
Track & News: Spacey Jane Announce Third Album, Massive Aus/NZ Tour and Release Brand New Single ‘How To Kill Houseplants’
Spacey Jane are back with album number three, ‘If That Makes Sense‘ (out May 9), and they’re celebrating the best way they know how, by hitting the road for a massive Australian and New Zealand tour. To go with the announcement, they’ve also dropped their latest single, ‘How to Kill Houseplants‘, a melancholic, ‘80s-hued anthem …
Track & News: Joan & The Giants Make International Debut at SXSW Austin with Brand New Single ‘Still Breathing’
Fresh off a super triumphant year that saw them sharing stages with P!NK and Tones & I, racking up a whole bundle of awards, and giving us the opportunity to catch one of Australia’s most compelling indie acts, Joan & The Giants are now setting their sights beyond home soil. March will see them make …
Track: Julien Baker & TORRES Drop Heart-Wrenching New Single ‘Tuesday’
Julien Baker & TORRES Drop Heart-Wrenching New Single ‘Tuesday’
News: TFS Join Fire Records and Celebrate with ‘Goon Show’
TFS Sign to Fire Records, Drop ‘Goon Show’
News: The Wombats Release Newest Indie-Rock Treasure ‘Oh! The Ocean’ Ahead of UK/EU and Aus Tours! + Headlining SummerSalt Fest
Two decades in and The Wombats are bigger than ever, playing to massive crowds, dropping fresh records, and bringing in new generations of fans at every turn. Now, they’re jumping headfirst into the fog/their next chapter with ‘Oh! The Ocean’ – a freshly, introspective album that undoubtedly positions them at the forefront of the 2010s …
Track: Fontaines D.C. unveil anthemic new single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ ahead of antipodean tour.
Following a year in which Fontaines D.C.‘s album ‘Romance’ almost universally featured in critics’ favourite albums of 2024, the Irish band has just released its brand new single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’, and things are just getting exponentially better. And while I still steadfastly maintain debut single ‘Boys From The Betterland’ to be one …