Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Dinosaur Jr. Announce New Album There Near And Tease Australian Tour

Few bands have shaped alternative rock quite like Dinosaur Jr. Four decades after first redefining the possibilities of guitar music, the Massachusetts trio have announced their new album, There Near, due…

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News: Bootleg Rascal Celebrate 10 Years Of Asleep In The Machine With National Tour

Ten years after Asleep In The Machine established Bootleg Rascal as one of Australia’s most distinctive independent acts, the Gold Coast duo are taking the landmark record back on the road. Carlos…

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News: The Halves Continue Their Rise With Powerful New Single

Melbourne’s post-punk resurgence has found another compelling voice in The Halves. Originally formed in Brisbane before relocating south to Naarm, the four-piece have unveiled Trackstar, the first taste of a sophomore…

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News: Ice Nine Kills Return To Australia This September With Electric Callboy

Few modern metal bands have built a universe as immersive as Ice Nine Kills. Blurring the boundaries between heavy music, horror cinema and now gaming, the Boston outfit continue to…

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News: Anjunadeep Returns To Australia With Two Massive Summer Festivals

After years of cultivating one of electronic music’s most respected global communities, Anjunadeep is heading back to Australia with two immersive festival experiences this summer. The influential London-based label has…

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Track: I Prevail And Amira Elfeky Unleash Devastating New Single ‘Paradise’

Fresh from completing their biggest-ever Australian headline tour, I Prevail have wasted no time unveiling their next chapter. The Grammy-nominated metalcore heavyweights have joined forces with rising alt-goth artist Amira…

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News: High Ground Expands Festival With Moktar, Cosmo’s Midnight And Winston Surfshirt

Melbourne’s newest winter music festival is rapidly becoming one of the city’s most ambitious celebrations of independent music. High Ground has unveiled the second wave of artists for its inaugural…

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News: Eric Hutchinson Returns To Australia For First Headline Tour In 16 Years

Sixteen years after last setting foot on Australian stages, Eric Hutchinson is finally heading back. This November, the acclaimed American singer-songwriter will embark on his first-ever Australian headline tour, bringing…

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Track: Lykke Li And The Magician Reunite For ‘Lucky Again’ Remix

More than a decade after one of the defining electronic remixes of the 2010s, Lykke Li and Belgian producer The Magician have reunited. Their new collaboration sees The Magician reimagine…

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News: Glasswaves Push Into Darker Territory With New Single ‘doomed:2:DIE’

SharpTone Records continues to expand its roster of rising heavy artists with the arrival of Glasswaves, the Rochester, New York trio whose collision of dark pop, alternative rock and industrial…

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