Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Gallery: Earl Sweatshirt And MIKE Make Their Sydney Opera House Debuts At Vivid LIVE 24.05.2026

Rain drifts across Circular Quay in fine sheets again tonight, turning the stone walkways around the Sydney Opera House slick and reflective beneath the saturated glow of Vivid Sydney. Ferries cut through the…

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Album Review: Looking For People To Unfollow Finds Ecca Vandal Refusing Every Genre Boundary

When Ecca Vandal released her self-titled debut in 2017, it felt like somebody had kicked a hole through the polite boundaries of Australian alternative music. Hip-hop, punk, electronica, metal and pop all…

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Track: Jake Hoskins Returns With Reflective Indie Rock Single ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

Jake Hoskins‘ new single arrives wrapped in warm indie-rock textures and easygoing melodies, but underneath sits a quieter frustration with performance, image and the exhausting cycle of external validation that…

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Live Gallery: KT Tunstall Revisits Eye To The Telescope At Sydney’s Metro Theatre 23.05.2026

There’s a warmth inside the Metro Theatre tonight. Diehard fans and visibly excited newcomers fill the room long before KT Tunstall even walks onstage. More than twenty years on from the release of Eye…

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Track: Kelsey Lu Shares New Single ‘Comfort’ Ahead Of Long-Awaited Album

Across her work, Kelsey Lu’s music tends to operate as part of a wider emotional and visual language, where atmosphere carries as much meaning as lyrics themselves. New single ‘Comfort’,…

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Track: Ruel Leans Into Emotional Uncertainty On ‘Debbie Don’t Cry’

Ruel has spent the past few releases edging further away from polished pop neatness and into something more conflicted. New single ‘Debbie Don’t Cry’, released ahead of his upcoming album, Kicking My…

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Track: The Lazy Eyes Announce Cheesy Love Songs With Sincere New Single

The Lazy Eyes have just released new single ‘How Does It Feel To Be In Love?’ Released as the latest preview of forthcoming second album Cheesy Love Songs, due August 21…

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Track: Maxine Gillon’s ‘Back In Town’ Gets A Stylish Electronic Rework

Geoffrey O’Connor has remixed ‘Back In Town’, one of the standout tracks from Maxine Gillon’s 2025 debut Girl Songs, in what feels less like a natural extension of their shared musical…

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Track: Tex Perkins And Matt Walker Announce Debut Album With Reflective New Single

‘It Always Can Get Worse’, is a new single by Tex Perkins and Matt Walker released alongside news that the duo will be releasing an album on which they have…

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News: BTS Confirm Melbourne And Sydney Shows As ARIRANG Tour Expands

BTS will return to Australia in February 2027 for four stadium shows, beginning with back-to-back nights at Marvel Stadium before heading north for two performances at Accor Stadium. The newly announced dates arrive…

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