Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Gallery: Maggie Lindemann turns Sydney’s Roundhouse into an alt-pop release valve 14.05.2026

The crowd at Roundhouse tonight looks like a collision between internet-era alt-pop and early-2000s emo culture. Oversized band shirts and heavy eyeliner are everywhere, while the room hums with the kind of…

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Track: Leah Senior leans into quiet reflection on new single ‘Softly, Once Again’

Australian folk artist Leah Senior has never sounded particularly interested in shouting above the noise, and her new single ‘Softly, Once Again’ leans directly into that instinct. Taken from her upcoming fifth…

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News: Holly Hebe announces emotionally immersive new EP Mood Ring

Backseat Mafia has been a longstanding admirer of Holly Hebe’s ability to turn emotional vulnerability into something immersive and strangely transportive, and with forthcoming EP Mood Ring, arriving July 17, she appears…

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Track: Laguna channels psych-fuzz chaos on new single ‘Myrtle’

Geelong musician and songwriter Laguna is continuing to carve out a space between garage experimentation and psychedelic abrasion with new single ‘Myrtle’, a restless, fuzz-covered track that feels both chaotic and strangely…

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News: Julian Lage announces debut Australian tour

Julian Lage is finally heading to Australia for his debut tour, bringing one of contemporary guitar music’s most exploratory and quietly celebrated catalogues to local stages for the first time. The…

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Track: Clovr announces debut album paper elephants and shares new single ‘closer’

Meanjin/Brisbane producer Clovr is continuing his steady rise through Australia’s electronic scene with the announcement of debut album paper elephants, arriving 11 June, alongside new single ‘closer’, a reflective house track that trades…

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Track: Korean-Australian artist nabii returns with club-driven new track

Korean-Australian producer, artist and DJ nabii is leaning further into the emotional immediacy of club music with new single ‘in my room!’, a hyperpop-infused dance track that balances high-energy production with something…

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Track: Tove Lo announces ESTRUS alongside new single ‘I’m your girl right?’

Few pop artists have spent the last decade dismantling the boundary between euphoria and emotional collapse quite like Tove Lo. Now, the Swedish artist is returning with sixth album ESTRUS, due September…

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News: Manly’s Night at The Barracks unveils sprawling 2026 line-up

Sydney’s Night at The Barracks is returning to North Head Sanctuary this September and October with one of its most expansive line-ups yet, turning the historic Manly site into an open-air stage for four…

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Track: Kidskin’s Whispered New Single ‘Railroad Worm’ Blooms Into Dreamy Synth Catharsis

There’s something hypnotic about the way Kidskin builds tension. Her new single “Railroad Worm” begins in near-whispered intimacy, Rahnee Bliss’ voice hovering over skeletal electronic pulses before the track slowly unfurls into…

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