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News: Daughter release second helping, ‘Party’, from long-awaited upcoming album, Stereo Mind Game.

Daughter have today shared their second outing from the soon-to-be-released record, following hot on the heels of the recently released single ‘Be On Your Way’ (see previous news piece here).…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Keep The Circle Unbroken at Altar, Hobart, 03.02.2023

Keep The Circle Unbroken is a series of concerts being presented across many of Australia’s iconic towns featuring an incredible line-up of Australian musicians, spanning two generations and performing songs…

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Track: ‘I Cannot Deny You’ – The Nature Strip pledge their support through another hyperactive power pop blast. Catch the launch tomorrow.

As ubiquitous as their namesake – an agricultural feature of suburban Australian cities separating private property from the road – The Nature Strip have assembled again to release another slice…

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News: South Summit announce national tour in support of sophomore EP ‘Creatures’

Up and coming five piece indie rockers, South Summit have announced a 10 date national tour on the back of their recent sophomore EP release, ‘Creatures’, the follow-up to 2021’s…

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Album Review: As Hillsborough head on tour, their debut ‘Comin’ Back For You’ is a jangling melodic delight filled with a raw, engaging spirit.

Hillsborough – named after the area in Western Queensland where singer/songwriter Phil Usher’s family have been living since the late 1800’s – have a sound that sweeps across an alt.…

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Track:Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Pickle Darling unveils dreamy new single ‘King of Joy’ on news of signing to US label Father/Daughter Records and SXSW appearance.

‘King of Joy’ is a delightful low-fi dreamy track – clocking at a brief one minute thirty seconds that leaves you yearning for more. It has the gently, fey delivery…

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Track: Anth Dymke releases the video for the beautiful track ‘Carol’ featuring the silky gossamer vocals of Clara Mallia Higgins.

Anth Dymke (Pony Face) helped produce and create the wonderful works of Jo Meares, whose music has featured often here at Backseat Mafia and always frequents our end of year…

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Album Review: Gareth Koch and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) unveil ‘Music In The Afterlife’: a contemplative journey into an ethereal universe.

Both Martin Kennedy and Gareth Koch have created some stunning collaborations separately with The Church’s Steve Kilbey in the past years, and it is not surprising that the two Hobart…

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Track: GRXCE is not following ‘Family Traditions’ – another cathartic blast of muscular pop, along with tour news.

Following up on their debut single ‘Pretty Boy‘, Sydney grunge pop exponents GRXCE have just released ‘Family Traditions’ which proves their adroitness at creating indelible muscular pop grunge of the…

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Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.

The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an…

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