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News: Alysha Shares The Pulsing New Single ‘Take It or Leave It’

London-based artist Alysha is stepping into a darker chapter of her artistry with her latest single, ‘Take It or Leave It’, a brooding fusion of goth, new-wave and electronic influences…

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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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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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Track: Alexandria explores forbidden romance on new single ‘The Jester and The Queen’

Perth dark-pop artist Alexandria is leaning all the way into fantasy on new single ‘The Jester and The Queen’, a tale of forbidden romance dressed in medieval instrumentation and modern…

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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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News: Robyn adds Blusher to Australian leg of ‘The Sexistential Tour’

Robyn has added Melbourne pop trio Blusher as special guests for the Australian leg of her 2026 ‘The Sexistential Tour’, bringing together two generations of artists with a shared instinct…

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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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