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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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EP Review: エミエミ (emi emi) unveils her debut self-titled EP, and you’ll need shades and dancing shoes.

Sometimes – actually quite often – it gets very dark and cold in the southern headquarters of Backseat Mafia, where the next port of call to the south is Antarctica.…

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News: Julien Baker plots three-night US residencies as new music emerges

Julien Baker is heading back to the kind of rooms where there is very little distance between artist and audience. Following a surprise show at Nashville’s The Blue Room that…

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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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Track: total tommy unleashes grunge-heavy new single ‘Tailgate’

total tommy has released new single ‘Tailgate’, the latest track from her forthcoming second album ‘Trapezoid’, due October 23 via Play It Again Sam. The project of Melbourne-born, Sydney-based songwriter…

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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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News: She’s All Brat brings Sydney’s femme-fronted underground to Dead Set

Sydney’s underground rock scene gets a femme-fronted takeover later this month as She’s All Brat brings six local bands together at Dead Set in Darlinghurst on Sunday, September 27. Private…

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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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Track: ‘Strange Lights’ herald the return of Sand Brothers with a dreamy shimmering soundscape and a new album in the wings.

Last year’s EP ‘Shadows in the Square’ from Sand Brothers was described by Backseat Mafia as being an unique and thrilling series of anthemic delights, and it is good news…

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News: Radiohead announce first Australian tour in 15 years with 16 arena shows

Radiohead are finally coming back to Australia. Fifteen years after their last visit, the Oxford band will return in May and June 2027 for a mammoth 16-show run across Perth,…

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