Backseat Downunder Archives - Page 163 of 484

Premiere: Meanjin/Brisbane’s Shugorei team up with Shêm Allen and Karin Schaupp to release the shimmering single ‘The Charm’ ahead of new album.

Shugorei‘s stunning live performance at the birthday bash of their esteemed label 4000 Records way back in 2021 first brought the experimental duo to my attention, and Backseat Mafia premiered their single ‘Meet The…

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News: Kirk Franklin Announces First-Ever Australia and New Zealand Tour

20-Time Grammy Winner Kirk Franklin Announces Aus/NZ Debut

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News: Lewis Capaldi Announces Long-Awaited Australia & NZ Tour

Lewis Capaldi is finally coming back to Aus + NZ

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EP Review: Sand Brothers sweep elegantly into the world with the glorious ‘Shadows In The Square’ EP

It’s been a while since we heard from Sand Brothers and their album ‘Too Much Sky’ (see my review here) but in surprise announcement they are back with a new…

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Album Review: Merpire immerses us in the beautiful tender embrace of ‘MILK POOL’.

It’s been four years since we reviewed Merpire‘s last official release, the album ‘Simulation Ride’, and the Naarm/Melbourne-based award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter (the nom-de-plume of Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt) is back with her…

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Live Gallery: Gaming Goes Loud: The Living Tombstone Bring Internet Anthems to Life at Sydney’s Manning Bar 5.07.2025

Think electronic meets rock meets riot—Sydney just got a taste of something wild at Manning Bar.

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EP Review: Tasmania’s own Golden Sunbird unveil 4 tracks of pure space gossamer in latest offering – Heart of the Universe

Tasmania’s cosmic overlords, Golden Sunbird, have released their latest single, Heart of the Universe amidst a four track EP brimming with the timeless wonders of space and time. The EP…

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News: With new single ‘You’re So Adorable’, SnarskiCircusLindyBand set to release its long-awaited debut album ‘what’s said and what’s left unsaid in September, ahead of live dates

With founding members Lindy Morrison (legendary drummer from The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (the iconic Black Eyed Susans) at the helm, and joined by ‘Evil’ Graham Lee (The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans), Shane O’Mara…

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