Sydney based Singer/Songwriter Kel has just released his audacious new single called We Would’ve Been Fine, which premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage.
Kel navigates the complexities of young love, heartbreak, and transcendence on this new Indie Pop banger.
“The song touches on the challenges of ending a relationship, with the looming thoughts of how easy it could have been if we acted differently. The lyrics delve into the ‘What-ifs’ and ‘What-could-have-been’ of relationships and young romance.”
Kel fuses elements of Indie Pop/Rock, his songwriting explores the world of young love and teenage sensibility. He is renowned for putting on a live show that will make you dance, jump and cry.
In 2021, at the age of 17, Kel reached out to producer John Castle (Cubsport, Megan Washington, Vance Joy) to create his debut single. Kel then unveiled his sound to the world in 2023 with the release of his debut single called Paradise. He then teamed up Benjamin Worsey (Everland Studios) to create a darker, more sensual track titled All Bets Are Off, released in August of 2023.
With his first singles, Kel has sold out his first two live shows at The Great Club in Marrickville (April 13) and his second at the House of Music and Booze
(August 12).
Kel is back at it again with new single We Would’ve Been Fine, available on all major online stores and streaming services.
Bracebridge, Ontario’s survivor-led collaborative project, Chorus of Courage, is lifting the veil on the ten tracks which make up Always By Your Side, the debut album which reflects and transmutes survivors’ lived experiences into rich and deeply honest songwriting.
Through gathering survivors and songwriters during a summer retreat, the project’s organizers, including qualifying registered psychotherapist and singer-songwriter Cindy Doire, created a home to explore some of the most difficult experiences that one could imagine.Love, music, silence, acceptance, guidance, connection, and movement are key to Always By Your Side and its songs’ origins, which range from soulful empowerment (Alysha Brilla’s “Shine”), delicate reassurance (the Julian Taylor-penned “Sweet Little Hummingbird”), and the incendiary folk rock of Doire’s songwriting contribution to the record, “Burn It Down.”
Dan Pallotta is sharing his first new single since the release of his 2023 sophomore record, Winnebago Dreams. The folk singer-songwriter from Massachusetts has chosen to explore deeply personal and cathartic themes on “House on the Reservoir,” which he describes as being about his own “triangulation between [his] dad and his father.”
Melbourne based Alternative Rock singer/songwriter Markus Saastamoinen has unleashed his brilliant new album called ‘Falling Up’, which premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage.
“Falling Up is the story of a man who was lost, lonely and without self-worth, but was then found and uplifted by the most incredible woman! The album started with the single “The Day That I Met You”, which describes what I would say to her after years of not seeing her and how she makes me feel! Once I finished this song, the rest of the songs came together quickly, with the narrative of the album falling into place.”
The album was self-produced at Saastamoinen’s home studio, known as Anjuska Productions.
Markus Saastamoinen recently released the first offering from his new album in the form of single and music video ‘The Day That I Met You’, which premiered via Backseat Mafia.
The single has been aired on well over 50 radio stations worldwide and has received positive coverage from the likes of AMNplify, HEAVY Mag, Australian Music Scene and many more.
New album ‘Falling Up’ is available for purchase and streaming on all major online stores.
Sue Decker’s rich and warm voice, distinctive slide guitar playing, and authentic songwriting make for a powerful combination. Her music inhabits the borderlands where blues, folk, country, and soul meet, now witnessed in her second album, Keeping Time. She collaborated with sought-after roots producer Steve Dawson to record at The Henhouse Studio in Nashville. In 2019, Sue had released her debut full-length album Outskirts of Love to international acclaim.
Her latest single, “Hummingbird,” finds solace in nature. She explains, “In the first several weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the precious experience of watching a hummingbird build her nest on a tree branch right outside my window, tend to the eggs, and feed the hatchlings. Then I got to see the little ones learn to fly. It helped me get through those bewildering and dark days.”
On Keeping Time, Sue’s unique capacity for pairing meaningful and topical lyrics with ear-catching melodies shines through. True to her aim as a songwriter, she uses ordinary language to fuse everyday moments with the unspeakable and the extraordinary. The recording process was mostly live-off-the-floor playing music together in real time. The powerful, intimate, and playful songs hold a lifetime of experiences within small moments—looking back on the past and what was not meant to be, current challenges we’re all facing, and preparing for what the future may hold.
The Vaniers [van-ee-ays] are a Toronto-based rock trio formed in 2016 by Diego Paz (Bass Guitar/Vocals), Alex Iacobellis (Guitar), and Nick Donato (Drums). Known for delivering scorching live performances and dazzling crowds, The Vaniers have become a staple in the Toronto music scene, celebrated for their high-octane shows and catchy tunes.
The three band members each like a wide variety of music: in-your-face rock tunes, catchy songs, and songs that tell stories. Their new single, “Charlie,” is kind of a mix of that. This is music that they want to hear. It’s not out there, so they decided to make it themselves.
It’s universal. Everyone knows a Charlie, some have lived as a Charlie – and surely a lot of people want to be a Charlie. In this case, the focus of the song is about a man named Charlie who wants to chase after his dreams despite everyone around him being pessimistic about his star power. This is The Vaniers’ way of saying, “At the end of the day, you just gotta do it.”
The Pukka Orchestra was an award-winning Canadian ‘new wave’ band based in Toronto, Canada in the 1980s and 1990s and became an important and revered contributor to the ‘Queen Street’ music scene of that era. After a long hiatus, The Pukka Orchestra completed a new album in 2023 – Chaos Is Come Again – of reworked, remixed and remastered tracks from its two prior recording sessions that never saw the proper light of day.
The album was mastered posthumously after the death of Graeme Williamson in 2022, the voice and writer of The Pukka Orchestra. Released by Pacemaker/Cadence Records, Chaos Is Come Again includes liner notes by Alan Cross.
Besides the obvious truism that every human life is important, part of the inspiration for their single, “Every Man and Woman is a Star,” there is the astonishing fact that stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up the human body. The song also draws inspiration from Graeme’s desire to seek out opportunities to play music. Although success is validating, he knew that being true to yourself is what will bring contentment, rather than fame.
