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Premiere: Nipaluna/Hobart’s Nice House want to get away as they take us on a fish-eye’s view of new single, Holiday

Backseat Mafia are proud to present the video for popular Hobart indie pop-rockers Nice House‘s latest single, Holiday. The band, known for their exuberant live performances have been showing their…

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Album Review: ‘Kind of Fantasy’ Juice Webster reveals a darker, braver self in a beautiful shimmering album

Juice Webster‘s new album ‘Kind of Fantasy’ is out today via Cohort Records, her first since 2023’s astonishing debut ‘JULIA’ (reviewed by me here). And it’s been well worth the…

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Video: California’s dream pop maestros Soft Science unveil mesmerising video for the gorgeous dreamy track ‘Without’ off their recent album ‘Sand’.

Californian band Soft Science recently released their fifth album ‘Sand’ through Shelflife Records (USA) and Spinout Nuggets (UK), and have just unveiled the video for the gorgeous track ‘Without’. ‘Without’…

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News: HOBOFOPO 2026 releases ticketing and venue information for November festival

HOBOFOPO have just released their ticketing, venues and times information for the 10th anniversary editon of their most popular DIY folk-punk festival , held annually in Hobart. Buy a ticket…

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Premiere: Andrew McKeag Band inject a shot of psychedelic desert-rock into the hypnotic new single ‘Highway Dust’

Andrew McKeag has been making a racket for a few decades, and he has never been short of work. He has played sessions, teched guitars, managed tours and booked clubs,…

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Album Review: Josefin Öhrn’s ‘Cherry’ is a sensual, sun-dappled second adolescence that shimmers with beauty.

Josefin Öhrn has made an album about falling headlong into desire again, and she isn’t the least bit coy about it. ‘Cherry’, her solo debut, was written during a period…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: The Drones cap off 2026 Australian Tour at The Odeon, Hobart 25.09.2026 with The Mess Hall in tow

The maelstrom that is The Drones blew into Hobart for a 2 night stint as the culmination of their 2026 Australian tour. The inaugural Australian Music Prize award winner back…

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News: The Church announce release date for new album ‘Lacuna’ with two brilliant new singles released ahead of Australian tour

Four and a half decades in, The Church have announced their 28th studio album — a stat that would close out most careers and is, for this lot, simply Thursday.…

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Premiere: Gun Laws confront the compromises of survival on the volatile new single ‘Deals! Deals! Deals!’

Naarm/Melbourne post-punk five-piece Gun Laws are back, and Backseat Mafia has the exclusive premiere of their new single “Deals! Deals! Deals!”, out 18 September. The track is built on the…

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Premiere: The Silversound plunge deeper into cosmic psych with new single ‘Hands’.

Backseat Mafia has followed Melbourne’s own dark psychedelic export The Silversound closely over the years, and we’re thrilled to bring you the premiere of their new single ‘Hands,’ the second…

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