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News: Doja Cat Plots First-Ever Arena Tour of Australia & NZ
Doja Cat has announced her first-ever arena tour of Australia and New Zealand, landing this November as part of the Ma Vie World Tour.
Track: The Golden Gaytimes indulge in a little lascivious ‘Cherries and Cheese’ ahead of new album and tour dates.
The Golden Gaytimes are back to spread a little glam and bacchanalian excess in their anthemic new single ‘Cherries and Cheese’. It’s a track soaked in excess and opulence, dramatic and theatrical, posed and arch. The band hilariously describing their mission as thus: The artistic ethos of the band has always been to eliminate as …
Track: ‘When Will We Lose Hope?’ Romanie seeks answers in a beautifully delivered track ahead of live dates.
We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have avidly followed the burgeoning career of Belgian/Australian artist Romanie, and her new single ‘When Will We Lose Hope?’ further develops and advances her immersive musical universe. Merging a folk style with something more muscular and left-field with unexpected distortion towards the end, it is a …
Premiere: The charismatic A. Swayze, resting his ghosts, exclusively unveils stunning debut solo single ‘A Prayer’.
A. Swayze & the Ghosts are undoubtedly one of the most underrated bands coming out of the antipodean music scene, while in my humble opinion being one of the most exciting and creative outfits around. Their last album ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ received a rare 9.5/10 from Backseat Mafia (see the review …
News: Fire Records announce release of Chris Bailey’s The Saints last recordings in the album ‘Long March Through The Jazz Age’, with anthemic lead single ‘Empires (Sometimes We Fall)’ unveiled.
Close to what would have been the late legendary Chris Bailey’s 69th birthday in November, Fire Records today announce the release of ‘Long March Through The Jazz Age’, essentially Chris Bailey’s The Saints last ever release. Available 28 November 2025 and recorded in late 2018 at Church Street Studios in Sydney, Bailey and longtime Saints …
Meet: Inside Jordan Laser’s Cinematic Alt-Pop World
“Songwriting has always felt like a form of self-examination. I see it as a wonderful way of trying to make sense of things that I don’t yet understand whether that be about myself or others.”
News: Holly Humberstone announces Australian headline shows this November
British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone will tour Australia in November, performing headline shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney.
News: Transvision Vamp Expand Australian Tour With New Dates and Bigger Venues
Transvision Vamp have added new Brisbane and Melbourne shows and upgraded venues in Sydney and Perth for their 2026 Australian tour.
Track: Sarah McLachlan Shares New Single Gravity From Forthcoming Album Better Broken
Sarah McLachlan’s Gravity offers a personal reflection on her relationship with her eldest daughter, ahead of the release of Better Broken.
News: Meanjin/Brisbane’s People Mover transport us to a louche jingle jangle heaven with a dose of ‘Cane Trash’, title track of album due out in September.
People Mover‘s new single ‘Cane Trash’ is a deliciously louche slice of uber cool indie jingle jangle, replete with a laconic delivery and an insouciant attitude. Slotting in with local bands like Radio Free Alice and Royel Otis, or overseas, Chicago’s Horsegirl, there is a charming DIY raw feel to the delivery, mixed in with …