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News: The legendary David Byrne announces new album ‘Who Is The Sky?’ with the irrepressible and buoyant single ‘Everybody Laughs’ as a taster and massive world tour.
David Byrne has always been an influential and innovative musician from his time in the iconic Talking Heads to his solo and collaboration work that have magnified his talent exponentially. Today, he announces a new album entitled ‘Who Is The Sky?’ out through Matador Records and Remote Control Records on 5 September 2025, a single …
Track: The Lemonheads release new single ‘Deep End’ (featuring J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield and Tom Morgan) with news of album, ahead of Australian/NZ tour.
The Lemonheads are about to embark on a tour of Australia and in anticipation have release a blistering single ‘Deep End’, with news of a new album ‘Love Chant’ that will be released on Fire Records later this year. ‘Deep End’ features Evan Dando’s trademark laconic delivery and pop sensibility, with the added frisson of …
Track: Tan Cologne raise anticipation for their new album with hypnotic new track ‘Infinity’.
Magnificent New Mexican dream pop exponents duo Tan Cologne recently announced their third studio album ‘Unknown Beyond’ for release on 20 June via Labrador Records, which is enough good news to put a spring in the step. To add to the anticipation, they have just released the second single ‘Infinity’ off the album and the upwards trajectory for …
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: The Lemonheads announce 2025 Australian tour performing classic albums ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’ and ‘Come On Feel the Lemonheads’
The legendary The Lemonheads have today announced a 2025 tour of Australia performing their classic albums ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’ and ‘Come On Feel the Lemonheads’ in full for the first time. The band always had a close connection to Australia with past members including local musicians Tom Morgan (who co-wrote ‘It’s Shame About …
News: The Beasts are on the prowl and you can catch them live this weekend with new video for ‘Shoot Me’ unleashed.
The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music scene in the inner city of Sydney. This was an almost mythical time when virtually everyday of the week you could catch bands like The Scientists, The …
News: The deliciously dark Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits head to Aotearoa/New Zealand on tour.
We were highly impressed by Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits’ 2023 album ‘For The Term Of My Natural Life’ (see my review here), and Matt Malone has announced he is taking this dark gothic epistle on tour through Aotearoa/New Zealand this month. Malone says of the tour: I’ll be doing a series of shows …
News: It’s ‘Fun For Everyone’ as the irrepressible Hachiku announces new album, a global tour and entices us with a glittering single.
Hachiku – the singular work of German-born Melbourne-based producer Anika Ostenfdorf – has just released the sparkling single ‘Fun For Everyone’ ahead of an album delightfully entitled ‘The Joys of Being Pure at Heart’, set for release on 28 February through Marathon Artists, as well as a panoply of tour dates. ‘Fun For Everyone’ sets …
Premiere: Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon call out ‘Hey Hey Narcissus’ – a sinuous, slinky smooth delight.
Is this song about me? We are inordinately proud to premiere the new single ‘Hey, Hey Narcissus’ from the living legend Kim Salmon‘s new project, Smoked Salmon, and it’s a blast of fresh air as vocal duties are wrested from Salmon by Claire Birchall. It’s a sinuous, slinky smooth track that’s as enchanting as the …
News: Sad tidings as HOLY HOLY announce hiatus and expansive Australian hiatus tour.
In very sad news the highly talented duo HOLY HOLY today have announced they are going on a hiatus, with an extended guest-filled Australian tour as a farewell. After more than a decade, five albums, and countless shows across Australia and beyond, the duo — comprising producer and composer Oscar Dawson and songwriter and lyricist Timothy …