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Track: ‘This Ain’t How It Ends’ – Crystal Set return with a little jingle jangle sweetness ahead of tour.

Still recovering from the sonic onslaught of their recent single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we premiered a few weeks ago (see here), the magnificent Crystal Set are back again with ‘This…

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Track: The Great Emu War Casualties are on ‘Cold Food Ave’ with a bang, and that’s alright for sure.

Earlier this year, The Great Emu War Casualties (TGEWC) released their debut album ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’ to great acclaim (reviewed by me here, and described as being an album…

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Track: ‘I Know What This Is’ – it’s the luminescent Kat Greta with another pop masterclass.

Kat Greta has long been a favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and her new single ‘I Know What This Is’ is a reminder of exactly why.…

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News: After decades of singles, The Cat’s Miaow will finally be heard in full with their debut album ‘When You Smiled And Turned Away’ due in October, with title track out now.

Thirty-plus years, a handful of gigs, a stack of 4-track cassettes and 7″s scattered across compilations — and only now, with ‘When You Smiled And Turned Away’, do The Cat’s…

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Premiere: Damien Binder declares ‘I Can’t Believe My Mind’ with a delicious poetic and melancholic muscularity.

Damien Binder is a unique artist who balances incredible productivity with constant quality – a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia. He has followed up the…

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EP Review: There’s life in them still – Brisbane jangle pop legends Ups and Downs sound better than ever on ‘Radio Is Dead’

‘Radio Is Dead’ is a bold title for a band to hang an EP on in 2026, but then Ups and Downs have never been shy about naming things plainly.…

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Premiere: The Hunter Express slink into view on atmospheric new single ‘Easier’.

There’s a particular kind of songwriting that only arrives when you stop trying to write it. That’s the space The Hunter Express found themselves in with ‘Easier’, the Melbourne outfit’s…

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News: The Hoodoo Gurus ‘Rewind – All Killer, No Filler’ Tour adds Hobart date with Ratcat and The Stems also set to hit The Odeon Theatre

Due to high demand for the Rewind – All Killer, No Filler Tour, one of Australia’s most enduring and beloved musical acts, Hoodoo Gurus, have decided to “cross the pond”, confirming a new Hobart show…

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Premiere: Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldier exclusively unveil video for ‘The Shiny Side’ as former Radio Birdman guitarist locks in East Coast dates for ‘The Shiny Side Tour’

Chris ‘Klondike’ Masuak doesn’t do things by halves, and neither does the title track of his self-titled album with Dog Soldier. Backseat Mafia is thrilled to premiere the video for…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Boy & Bear bring their timeless beauty to The Odeon, Hobart 28.08.2026

It is a Friday evening in Hobart, and Boy & Bear are bringing their Tripping Over Time Regional Tour to town. Steeped in songs not only from 2025’s Tripping Over…

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