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Track: Radio Free Alice announce debut album as ‘Crying With You’ arrives

Radio Free Alice have spent the past couple of years making the distance between Melbourne and the rest of the world look increasingly insignificant. Now the new wave/post-punk quartet are…

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News: The luminescent Juice Webster announces new album ‘Kind of Fantasy’ and sends us into orbit with the enigmatic and shimmering title track.

Juice Webster has long enthralled us here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia with her immersive velvet vocals and epic songwriting. It’s been a while since she released her…

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Track: Large Mirage unleash ‘Wildfire’ ahead of BIGSOUND and international tour

Large Mirage have spent much of 2026 making increasingly difficult-to-ignore noise. Now the Sydney rockers are keeping the foot down with new single ‘Wildfire’, arriving just as the band prepares…

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Premiere: Crystal Set see through all those ‘Pretty Schemes’ in an excoriating swampy romp ahead of tour and album.

The iconic Crystal Set continue to build momentum on their exciting comeback with the release of a new single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we are honoured to exclusively premiere here at…

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Live Gallery: Larry Fleet and Troy Cassar-Daley bring country storytelling to Sydney’s Liberty Hall 26.08.2026

There’s something particularly poignant about walking through Moore Park towards Liberty Hall tonight. Dolly Parton died today after a short illness and as I pass the Hordern Pavilion the sign…

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Premiere: The Summertimes ask who will ‘Save You Now’ in another shimmering and sparkling release, ahead of new EP.

Back in 2023 we enthusiastically reviewed the debut self-titled album of The Summertimes, calling it an album filled with sparks and electric jolts, perfectly formed pop brilliance that shimmers with…

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Music

News: Sakai Releases Debut EP Do You Like Me Now?

Alt rock and indie soul project Sakai has officially released their debut EP, Do You Like Me Now?, arriving after a year of increasingly frequent live performances across both coasts and…

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News: After announce debut Australian headline tour for January

After are heading to Australia for the first time, with the Y2K-minded pop and trip-hop duo announcing their debut headline tour for January, presented by Untitled Group and Beyond The…

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News: Laneway Festival returns in 2027 with Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland dates

Laneway Festival is changing course for 2027, with the much-loved touring festival revealing a new route that will see Sydney kick off proceedings for the first time. The 2027 edition…

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News: The Amity Affliction recruit Thornhill and WAAX for Sydney Opera House show

The Amity Affliction have added some serious Australian firepower to their only headline show on home soil this year, with Thornhill and WAAX confirmed as special guests for the band’s…

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