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Premiere: Eyes Ninety have electrified ‘Visions’: a buzz saw track off their new album ‘Neon Brown’ ahead of live dates.
We are absolutely delighted to premiere the new single and video for the track ‘Visions’ from Meanjin/Brisbane band Eyes Ninety as they release their new album ‘Neon Brown’ through Swashbuckling Hobo Records. With a rough hewn staccato guitar riff and an insistent fuzz in the distance, ‘Visions’ is packed full of angular attitude and a …

Track: Eora/Sydney artist YAGKI reveals her stunning anthemic pop delight ‘Just A Ghost’.
One of our favourite antipodean artists here at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia is the prodigious YAGKI, the nome de plume for Sarah Yagki, and she has just released the exquisite single ‘Just Like A Ghost’ – an ethereal dreamy track that highlights her gorgeous silken vocals and gift for anthemic gems. Threaded through …

Premiere: Nina Leo has a ‘Blind Spot’ and it is a delicious barbed wire-wrapped piece of cotton candy wool that burns with intensity.
We are absolutely honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single from Naarm based, Ngambri (Canberra) born songwriter and musician Nina Leo, as well as the immersive video for the track. Leo (named after her middle name and star sign) has produced something that has a visceral and raw edge, a cotton …

News: Hazlett drops single ‘Shiver’ off upcoming EP
Folk musician Hazlett has released a new single titled ‘Shiver,’ which is part of his forthcoming six-track EP, scheduled for release on October 4th. This EP marks the culmination of his ‘Goodbye to the Valley Low’ project. Hazlett is an accomplished folk singer-songwriter originally from Australia, known for his introspective and evocative music that captures …

Track & News: Naarm/Melbourne’s Radio Free Alice Release Latest Single ‘Johnny’ Ahead of Upcoming EP ‘Polyester’ + Tour Announcement
Naarm/Melbourne-based new wave/post-punk band Radio Free Alice have just released their latest single and music video ‘Johnny’ ahead of their second EP, ‘Polyester’, set for August 21. Excitedly, the band will embark on a national headline tour across Australia in August and September. Formed in Eora/Sydney in 2020 before relocating to Naarm/Melbourne, the band consists …

Track: Charlie Lane battles herself in her new single ‘I Hate Me’ – a raw and bittersweet paean to self doubt.
After the indie pop jaunt of earlier single ‘Dance With You’ (premiered by Backseat Mafia here) , the irrepressible Charlie Lane returns with ‘I Hate Me’: a far more pared down and reflective single that explores self doubt and the attendant anxieties with a raw authenticity. The emotions are expressed by a pounding insistent percussive …