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UK’s brilliant heavy rock pop exponents Feeder announces first Australian tour in fourteen years. – Backseat Mafia
Maestros of an unique brand of heavy metal pop, Wales band Feeder, have announced an Australian tour in 2025 – their first visit down under in fourteen years. Feeder delivered two monster albums in a row 2001’s ‘Echo Park’ and 2002’s ‘Comfort In Sound’, establishing themselves as one of the UK’s biggest and most loved rock acts. These massive albums delivered some of the most iconic singles that illustrate their ability to blend pure pop melodies with a nuclear guitar blast that singed your hair. ‘Buck Rogers’, ‘Feeling a Moment’, ‘Just a Day’, ‘Just the Way I’m Feeling’, ‘Come Back Around’ and ‘High’ are examples of gasoline-fueled tracks that were…
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The majestic Horsegirl announce new album and grace us with the fabulously louche single ‘2468’ – Backseat Mafia
A lot has been happening to Chicago’s enigmatic Horsegirl since the release of their stunning debut ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ back in 2022 – of which I said in my review was: …one of the most exciting releases over the past few decades. It is really that good: a celebration of the values of stripped down visceral and exciting rock’n’roll with swagger and attitude and a rich vein of humour running deep inside. It is a vital refresh of the kind of sneering louche indie rock music that is exciting and euphoric: a shot of adrenaline to jolt a fading heartbeat. The band, the trio of best friends Nora Cheng,…
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‘She Bop’ Down Under Cyndi Lauper Announces Australian Farewell Tour – Backseat Mafia
Cyndi Lauper doesn’t just bow out; she does it in neon, with glitter, and a dance beat that could wake the dead. The pop icon, who’s spent decades breaking barriers and rewriting what it means to be a superstar, has announced her final Australian tour—a six-city farewell that feels as much like a celebration as a goodbye. Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, and Perth will host the legend for one last round of arena shows, each stop a love letter to the fans who’ve been dancing, crying, and singing along since the ’80s. Alt-pop firebrands The Veronicas will join her on this poignant final chapter, ensuring these nights will be…
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a flowing, wholesome down-tempo soundtrack for the season and beyond. – Backseat Mafia
The Breakdown Albert’s Favourites – 8.9 November may be the month when there’s a deluge of new releases ahead of the Xmas drought but here’s a recording that deserves to be heard amongst all the noise. London producer/composer and label boss Adam Scrimshire’s new album ‘Music for Autumn Lovers’ (out now via Albert’s Favourites) may seekm unassuming but it makes for a warmly enthralling listen. His ‘Paroxysm’ album from last year (reviewed in BSM HERE) saw the Scrimshire charge his cinematic soul-jazz and dance-facing electronica with strong political messaging. It was a release that didn’t hold back. ‘Music For Autumn Lovers’ is a contrast, a work with restorative, reflective tunes…
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EWAH (EWAH & The Vision of Paradise) releases the gorgeous anthemic track ‘Touch the Light’ ahead of solo album. – Backseat Mafia
Emma Waters, otherwise known as EWAH from EWAH & the Vision of Paradise, has just released an absolutely shimmering solo track ‘Touch The Light’ ahead of the release of her first solo album in fourteen years on 3 December 2024, entitled ‘Paradise’. In ‘Touch the Light’, EWAH’s powerful vocals channels greats like Kim Gordon or Sharon Van Etten, over a driving cinematic instrumentation that positively shimmers and sparkles like the constellations in the southern skies over the expansive Tasmanian wilderness. It is a joyous anthemic track, statuesque and imperious, heartbreakingly beautiful and majestic. The track touches on issues of personal resilience and empowerment – being proud and bold and fighting…
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A Gentle Nostalgia as Real Estate Returns to Australia After Seven Years – Gadigal/Sydney, 16.11.24 – Backseat Mafia
On Saturday night, Manning Bar transformed into a tranquil suburban haven as Real Estate returned to the stage. With their signature breezy sound and jangly guitars, the New Jersey five-piece drew a crowd that quietly filled the venue. Opening the night was Fvneral, an Eora/Sydney-based act whose melancholic indie-pop set softened the edges of alt-rock sadness with unexpected moments of hope and happiness. By the time Real Estate stepped up, the room was excitable, albeit subdued. This wasn’t a crowd bursting with adrenaline or chatter but one quietly anticipating the understated beauty the band is known for. The connection between artist and listener here wasn’t loud or demonstrative—it was humble,…
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Joshua Idehen Delivers Poetic, Clever & Artistically Unique ‘Mum Does The Washing’ EP – Backseat Mafia
Renowned spoken word artist and musician Joshua Idehen shares the brilliant new EP, Mum Does The Washing. The four-track project, a collaboration with producer and instrumentalist Ludvig Parment, is a masterful blend of poetry, experimental ideas and modern club sounds that offers commentary, emotional resonance and a sense of dancefloor energy. The title track, Mum Does The Washing, is an intimate and humorous spoken-word piece that has already caught the attention of tastemakers like Jamz Supernova and Huw Stephens on 6 music. Inspired by the everyday wisdom of a mother interpreting life through laundry, the song captures Idehen’s unique ability to turn the mundane into something profound. The EP’s second…
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Seattle via Italy Painted Vein releases debut LP Dripping Only Black – Backseat Mafia
Painted Vein is the music project of the Italian (resident of Seattle, Washington musician, producer, and audio engineer Andrea Fox Volpato, who has spent the last 10 years brewing the material for his solo project by collaborating in writing, recording, and touring the world with bands from around the globe. Last week he released his debut LP Dripping Only Black on WWNBB and AWAL. From 2017 to 2022 Andrea was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the Italian band New Candys with whom he toured Europe, the UK, Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Balkans and opened tours for bands like the Dandy Warhols, Slowdive, Black Angels, and BJM. Furthermore he played in notorious festivals…
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Divorce Finance – You Can’t Say Whore on the Radio – Backseat Mafia
After a purge amongst the ranks, Leeds’s premium country band Divorce Finance have returned with comeback single ‘You Can’t Say Whore on the Radio’. Self-recorded on cassette between their practice room and new member Prize Pig’s bedroom (because producers keep trying to turn them into some polished ‘post-punk’ [fka Indie-Rock] product), Divorce Finance are back and more DIY than ever. The song is a blistering satirical double take on the hypocrisy and interrelationships between cancel-culture, political censorship and radio censorship of the band’s previous works (i.e. ‘The Loneliest Twink on the Ranch’). We love the organised chaos, and we think you will too! Like this: Like Loading… Related #Divorce #Finance…
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Singer-Songwriter Carla Aakre Shares Warming New Single ‘through’ – Backseat Mafia
Helsinki-based singer-songwriter Carla Aakre shares the warming melancholic sweller ‘through’. A warming organic pallet of piano, subtle strings, tight drums and melancholic vocals, the single is a beautifully restrained and intimate soundscape. Simplistic yet affective, the track is wonderfully raw and wintery, comparable to the likes of Laura Marling and Katy J Pearson. Recorded between Aakre’s Helsinki studio flat and her family’s cottage in southern Finland, the track is imbued with the charm of these personal spaces. Collaborating with producer and mixer Roni Ylhäinen, Aakre embraced an analog ethos, capturing the track’s raw authenticity with an 8-track multitracker. Complementing Aakre’s delicate vocals and acoustic textures, her sister, Milla Käyhty, contributed…
