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Premiere: Gun Laws confront the compromises of survival on the volatile new single ‘Deals! Deals! Deals!’

Naarm/Melbourne post-punk five-piece Gun Laws are back, and Backseat Mafia has the exclusive premiere of their new single “Deals! Deals! Deals!”, out 18 September. The track is built on the…

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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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Premiere: Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldier exclusively unveil video for ‘The Shiny Side’ as former Radio Birdman guitarist locks in East Coast dates for ‘The Shiny Side Tour’

Chris ‘Klondike’ Masuak doesn’t do things by halves, and neither does the title track of his self-titled album with Dog Soldier. Backseat Mafia is thrilled to premiere the video for…

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Premiere: ‘Bad News Travels Fast’ – The Psychotic Turnbuckles are back wrestling in the ring after 32 years, and it’s a slam dunk.

In the congested gig listings of the late eighties in Sydney, the Psychotic Turnbuckles were frequent visitors with their wrestling tropes, outrageous wigs and a larrikin sense of humour –…

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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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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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Premiere: Cloud Tangle Spins Delicate Melancholy On New Single ‘Merry-Go-Round’

We have closely followed the storied career of the ethereal Cloud Tangle for a while now and we are ever so honoured to premiere the beautiful new single ‘Merry-Go-Round’. The…

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Premiere: Al Carr Finds His ‘Saving Grace’ in a Shimmering Jingle-Jangle Gem ahead of new album ‘Colour to the Flame’

We are very pleased to premiere the the new track ‘Saving Grace’ from Castlemaine’s Al Carr, taken from his new album ‘Colour To The Flame’ due out in November. ‘Saving…

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Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine have ‘No Words’ for the bland new world in their incendiary new single.

There is something reassuring about a band getting increasingly pissed off as they get better. Brisbane’s Dopamine have always had a certain swagger about them – chiming guitars, mountainous choruses…

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Premiere: Isolía lights the fuse on a dark new world with ‘Slow Burn’

There’s something deliciously deceptive about the title ‘Slow Burn’. It implies patience, restraint, the languorous passage of time – but beneath the surface there is a palpable sense of ignition,…

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