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Album Review: A. Swayze & The Ghosts plead ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ in a brilliant sophomore album that cements their place in the pantheon of antipodean greats.

A. Swayze and the Ghosts are undeniably one of Tasmanian’s finest exports (along with a horror-tinged brand of southern gothicism, unfiltered Gin and the Dark Mofo Festival) and create an immensely…

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News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock Festival announces stunning line up for 2025 including Empire of the Sun, Aurora, A .Swayze and the Ghosts and Amyl and the Sniffers

From humble origins of a few-hundred-people-party, local bands and a hay bale stage, to evolving into Tasmania’s largest multi-day camping festival – Party In The Paddock (PITP) has just revealed…

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Track: lutruwita/Tasmania’s エミエミ (emi emi) releases a golden ray of sunshine with new single ‘tabero’

Rough winds may shake the darling buds of September and biblical floods may invade the hinterlands, but the dulcet sounds of Japaneser/Australian artist エミエミ (emi emi) emanate a golden ray…

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Track: The inimitable A. Swayze & The Ghosts unveil another tempting morsel in ‘Tell You All The Time from their forthcoming album ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ and announce live dates.

As the dying corpse of winter makes one last desperate grasp at our ankles down at the wintery, cold and blustery antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, a heart warming ray…

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Premiere: lutruwita’s Dvrkworld sketch brilliant contrails in the cold winter skies with new single ‘Apraxia’, ahead of new EP.

We are overjoyed here at the wintry antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia to exclusively bring you another slice of Antarctic shoegaze in the form of the new single ‘Apraxia’ from…

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Track: lutruwita’s brilliant A. Swayze & The Ghosts claim ‘He Is Dead’ in another raucous punk blast of Antarctic chill, on announcement of sophomore album ‘Let’s Live a Life Better Than This’

Favourites here at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia, A. Swayze & The Ghosts are back with a renewed fervor following their come back single earlier this year ‘Cool Cucumber’.…

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Premiere: lutruwita/Tasmanian band Dvrkworld unleash the powerfully intense shoegaze blitz of ‘Bonnie’ ahead of EP release.

I was hugely impressed when I saw Launceston band Dvrkworld earlier this year playing on the lawns of the iconic Museum of New and Old Art (MONA) in Hobart, and…

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Premiere: Tasmania’s Bully Hay unveils immersive video for the thrilling anthem ‘Wash Off The World’ ahead of debut album release.

We are honoured to premiere the anthemic single and immersive video for ‘Wash Off The World’ from indie Tasmanian rocker Bully Hay. The single itself is augmented by The Tea…

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Album Review: Rowan Smith unveils songs ‘in the key of kintsugi’ – an assemblage of exquisite sonic treasures framed in gold.

Rowan Smith is songwriter and founding member of Melbourne bands Macguffins and Barefoot as well as writing a series of solo albums. The MacGuffins played between 1988 and 1992 before…

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Track: lutruwita/Tasmania band TEENS declare ‘I Am An Art Prize’ in a delicious blaze of fuzz and attitude ahead of launch gigs and album.

TEENS have been prowling the dark and wild recesses of the southern state of lutriwita/Tasmania for nearly a decade and have emerged into the sunlight with their swaggering single ‘I…

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