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Premiere: Folk-Pop Powerhouse Sofia Gale Unveils her new track ‘Playing The Game’
Rising Perth Star Sofia Gale Unleashes Coming-of-Age Folk Banger in Backseat Mafia Exclusive
News: Self Esteem Releases New Single And Announces Huge UK Tour For September
Self Esteem, AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor, has released her new single ‘If Not Now, It’s Soon,’ which debuted as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record and is available to stream and download now, alongside a video by regular collaborator Piers Dennis. ‘If Not Now It’s Soon’ was partly inspired by Taylor’s years before her rise to …
Track: They’re no ‘Quiet Australians’ – Lutruwita’s Meres unveil hyperactive new single ahead of album release.
Post punk rock boppers from down under, Meres, have been relatively quiet – understandable given front person Mary Shannon has also been active in the shoegaze giants Dvrkworld – but in a surprise return, they are back with the somewhat ironically titled single ‘Quiet Australians’. Meres have always been an exuberant entity featuring a punky …
News: Lady Gaga Announces First Aussie Shows in a Decade – and It’s Total MAYHEM
The Mother Monster Returns: Gaga Drops MAYHEM Ball Stadium Tour on Australia
Live Review + Photo Galleries: Dvrkworld’s explosive launch gig debuts self-titled EP at Nipaluna/Hobart’s Altar Bar 04.04.2025
The depth and breadth of the Tasmanian music scene was put on full display at the launch of Dvrkworld‘s magnificent debut self-titled EP (see Backseat Mafia’s review here). Held at the über cool Altar Bar in Nipaluna/Hobart, the night was a blast of thoroughly satisfying brilliance from all the bands, ranging from the death metal …
Live Review & Gallery: Mallrat Begins World Tour and Launches Latest Album with a Metamorphic Set at Enmore Theatre – Eora Land/Sydney, 03.04.25
When Mallrat stepped onto the stage to begin her world tour, it signaled a metamorphosis. Fresh off a run with pop royalty Kylie Minogue, and riding the momentum of her new album ‘Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right‘, Grace Shaw let the night unfold slowly – vulnerably, wrapped in light that somehow caught …
News: Teenage Joans Are Back with a Bubblegum Sledgehammer of a Track
Adelaide’s Punk Sweethearts Teenage Joans Deliver a Love Song with Bite
Track: Rising stars Fade Evare unveil new glittering new track ‘Send Me Out’ after signing to Astral People Recording with live debut ahead.
‘Send Me Out’ by Naarm/Melbourne band Fade Evare is an exquisitely liquid track that positively shimmers and glitters with a gentle fluidity and motorik thrum. The mesmerising vocals are as soft as gossamer silk, weaving as they do through the almost ambient shimmer of the instrumentation. The result is something quite hypnotic and enthralling, with …
News: The Church announce ‘The Singles Tour: A Career Retrospective’ with Australian dates in November.
In exciting news, one of Australia’s greatest music exports, The Church, has just announced an Australian tour that will feature all their singles: a stunning retrospective of their storied career. We have covered this band extensively here at Backseat Mafia and can attest that in their current form, they have never played better. The creativity …
News: Justice Announce Long-Awaited Return to Australia With Arena Tour This December
Justice Are Back: Grammy Winners Announce Three-Stop Australian Tour