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Album Review: Snailgun unveil their shattering debut ‘Glass Walls’ ahead of live dates.

Naarm/Melbourne band Snailgun have just delivered their debut album ‘Glass Wall’, and it’s a deliciously scabrous affair filled with blistering post punk cathartic noise. The genetic make up of this…

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News: Hermitude Release Eighth Album EIGHT

Hermitude have released EIGHT, their eighth studio album and a record that shifts their focus firmly back toward the dancefloor. Twenty-five years into their career, the Blue Mountains duo move away from…

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News: Matt Corby Releases New Album Tragic Magic

Matt Corby has released Tragic Magic, a new album that extends the trajectory set by 2023’s Everything’s Fine, while shifting further into personal and reflective territory. The record moves between contrasting states, drawing…

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Track: ‘What Changed?’ – well for one thing electronic duo Leaf Mosaic have just released their ethereal new single.

Leaf Mosaic has a very impressive genetic make-up. It consists of two pillars of the Australian independent music scene – Matthew Sigley (The Daytime Frequency, The Earthmen, Video Video, The…

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News: Matty Mullins on Memphis May Fire’s Return to Australia for a run of Shows

Formed in Denton, Texas in 2006, Memphis May Fire have spent nearly two decades building a catalogue that sits within metalcore while extending into post-hardcore and alternative metal. Now signed to Rise Records,…

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Track: Manorism Release New Single ‘Something I Can’t See’

Manorism have released Something I Can’t See, their first single of 2026 and an early indication of the direction they’re taking ahead of a debut album expected later this year. The track…

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Track: Vinted Vineer Release ‘blockspitter’ Ahead of LAMENT

Vinted Vineer have released blockspitter, the latest single from their forthcoming record LAMENT, due April 30. It arrives as the final preview of the album and offers a clearer sense of the direction…

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Track: Kodaline Release ‘We Were Only Young’ Ahead of Final Album

Kodaline have released We Were Only Young, the first single from their forthcoming fifth and final studio album, due later this year via Fantasy Records. It arrives as the opening statement of a…

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Live Gallery: Boney M Bring Final Curtain Tour to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 14.04.2026

Boney M featuring Maizie Williams are currently touring Australia on their Final Curtain Tour, and Backseat Mafia was on hand to catch the Sydney show at the Enmore Theatre. Opening up for Boney M was…

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News: August Burns Red Confirm First Australian Headline Run in Seven Years

August Burns Red have announced a return to Australia and New Zealand for September and October 2026, marking their first headline run in Australia in seven years and their first New…

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