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Track: ‘Something I Do’ – YAGKI delivers a languid yearning song that burns with intensity and soul.
YAGKI, the artist formerly known as Sarah Yagki (and no doubt still is by family and friends) is a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she has just released another thrilling, visceral track ‘Something I Do’. ‘Something I Do’ confirms YAGKI as an important talent in the music scene: it …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne band Jazz Tiger signs to False Peak Records and exclusively unveils a soothing sonic journey to ‘Batemans Bay’ ahead of debut album.
Ultra cool Brisbane label False Peak Records has announced the signing of Naarm/Melbourne band Jazz Tiger and we are honoured to premiere their first single on the label, the atmospheric and languid ‘Batemans Bay’. Like warm summer shower, the song flows with a soothing delicacy, dappling guitars and a frisson of melancholy augmented by the …
Premiere: Brigitte Bardini has a ‘Crush’ – a gorgeous single expressed in a kaleidoscope of sonic colours that glitter and shine.
Brigitte Bardini is a brilliant singer/songwriter who delivers the most majestic pieces of sonic delights, and we are ever so honoured to premiere the new jewel in her crown, ‘Crush’. There is a shimmering eighties dream pop blush to the new single, with a sparkle that evokes New Gold Dream-era Simple Minds or Orchestral Maneuvers …
Premiere: Charlie Lane really wants to ‘Dance With You’ in a epic slice of immersive, sparkling and highly cathartic indie pop.
We were honoured to bring you an early listen to chanteuse Charlie Lane‘s last single ‘Gold Drips’, and to prove lightning really can strike twice, we bring you an exclusive early listen to her follow up, the absolutely enchanting and refreshing ‘Dance With You’, due out on Friday. Dappling, rippling guitars underpin Lane’s silken vocals …
Track: Reliqa Drop Video For ‘Dying Light’
Reliqa have released a video for their new single, ‘Dying Light,’ the third cut to be taken from their upcoming debut album, ‘Secrets of the Future’
Premiere: We bring you a blinding ray of sunshine with the new video from Perth’s Shorehaven for the track ‘Milly’s Car Ride’
We are inordinately proud to bring you an exclusive look at the new video for Perth band Shorehaven‘s track ‘Milly’s Car Ride’. If there ever was a sonic equivalent of sunshine rays ‘Milly’s Car Ride’ fits the bill. It is an exuberant slice of Western Australian summer with splashing, dappling guitars, delicious layered vocals with …
Track: It’s ‘the last one’ from Naarm/Melbourne band Fan Girl who unleash an exciting helter skelter whirlwind.
There is an organic and wild piano riff that careers throughout the new single ‘the last one’ from Naarm/Melbourne band Fan Girl that is a chaotic thread intertwining with the thundering guitars and the sardonic delivery of singer Noah Harris. The overall package has a whiff of a Hammer horror soundtrack with a slightly unnerving …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne Artist Kaiyah Mercedes Unleashes Sparkling Sophomore Album ‘Trying to Hate You’
Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Kaiyah Mercedes unveils her latest album, ‘Trying To Hate You‘, in an exclusive premiere with Backseat Mafia today! This sparkling and intimate album, produced by Seetali Mack and mixed by Garrett Kato, offers a sweetly captivating exploration of unrequited love. “‘Trying To Hate You’ is about unrequited love at its simplest level. Each …
Premiere: Indie supergroup The Aerial Maps make a triumphant return as they blissfully take us on the ‘Eucalyptus Road’, with a new album on the way.
It’s been nearly three years since we reviewed the album ‘Intimate Hinterland’ from the venerable Sydney indie supergroup The Aerial Maps, and we are catatonic with excitement at being able to premiere their new single ‘Eucalyptus Road’. Singer Adam Gibson is the uncrowned poet laureate of Australia with his poignant reflections of the minutiae of …
Premiere: Steve Pinkerton (The Anyones, The Ronson Hang Up) and Andrew Pendlebury (The Sports, Stephen Cummings) are Pinkerton Pendlebury and together unveil new video for the searing track ‘Molly Dean’ ahead of launch date.
Between the two of them, Steve Pinkerton and Andrew Pendlebury (Pinkerton/Pendlebury) have produced enough blistering power pop wattage over the decades to power a major city or two. We are honoured to premiere the video for their pognant track ‘Molly Dean’ from their recent self-titled album Pinkerton/Pendlebury, which sparkles with a burning intensity The song …