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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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News: Empire of the Sun announce biggest-ever Australian and New Zealand tour for 2027

Empire of the Sun are bringing their technicolour universe back home, announcing their biggest Australian and New Zealand tour yet for February and March 2027. The six-date ‘Ask That God:…

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Live Gallery: Belle and Sebastian celebrate 30 years of ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’ at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 13.09.2026

Thirty years after ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’ arrived, Belle and Sebastian are at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre celebrating the album that turned them into one of indie pop’s most loved bands.…

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Track: Victoria unveil a twin blast of nostalgic goodness with double A sides ‘AK79’ and ‘Kids My Age’.

It’s just like those fabled London buses – nothing comes for ages then all of a sudden, two come at once. I guess I might be accused of trying to…

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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: Kings of Leon look back to Nashville roots on new album ‘O My Beloved’

Kings of Leon are turning the clock backwards for album number 10, although this is less an exercise in nostalgia than four musicians taking stock of how far they have…

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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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Live Gallery: Electric Callboy turn Sydney’s Afterpay Arena into a metalcore party with Ice Nine Kills and coldrain 10.09.2026

Sydney’s Afterpay Arena is already humming long before Electric Callboy appear. Tonight is the Sydney stop on the German band’s biggest Australian headline tour yet, and the crowd pouring into…

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