INERTIA BREAK INTO 2020 WITH HUGE SINGLE ‘HEAVY EYES’ + ANNOUNCE MUCH ANTICIPATED EP ‘CONNEXION’
Sydney post-hardcore outfit Inertia have proven themselves a force to be reckoned with - with the drop of their brand new single "Heavy Eyes".
TO OCTAVIA DROP NEW SINGLE AHEAD OF NATIONAL TOUR ALONGSIDE THE BRAVE
Melbourne's melodic hardcore five-piece, To Octavia, has returned with their brand new heavy-hitter, "They Tell Me They're With Me".
SAVIOUR DROP NEW SINGLE 'VIOLET' & ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN ALBUM TOUR DATES
Perth heavy act Saviour are back! Bolder than ever, they are today dropping their new single 'Violet' ahead of the impending release of their fourth studio album ‘A Lunar Rose’.
POND ANNOUNCES ONE-OFF FREMANTLE SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CHILDREN COLLIDE
Set to headline Bad Friday Weekender and Boogie Fest and following on from rapturously received performances with Mac De Marco, today POND announces a one-off headline show in Fremantle.
SARAH MCLEOD ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE KILLIN IT TIL I’M DEAD + NATIONAL SOLO ELECTRIC TOUR FOR APRIL + MAY
Aussie rock royalty Sarah McLeod has announced her new single Killin It Til I’m Dead, an absolute firecracker of a song about undying, unwavering confidence, out now.
MICHAEL DUNSTAN RELEASES GORGEOUS SINGLE "PARALLEL UNIVERSE" AHEAD OF DEBUT ALBUM
Hailing from Wheatbelt, Western Australia, singer-songwriter and folk extraordinaire Michael Dunstan has enthralled us yet again; this time, with the mystical release of “Parallel Universe”, revealed on 21st February 2020, from his forthcoming debut album ‘In The Grand Scheme’.
INTRODUCING CRATERFACE AND THEIR NEW SINGLE ‘-12°’ FEATURING FRITZ AND AQUINAS
Meet craterface, an alternative rap duo from Newcastle comprised of producer/vocalist Taki Local and rapper baby bruh, who today share their new single ‘-12° feat. FRITZ & Aquinas'.
KINGSWOOD ANNOUNCE ‘JUVENILES’ LAUNCH PARTIES! SHARES NEW TUNE ‘IF ONLY’ FROM HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD ALBUM OUT MARCH 13TH
As the countdown towards the release of Kingswood’s third studio album Juveniles marches on, the band today announces a series of special launch parties for fans in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney! Going down in March, the parties will give fans the opportunity to secure physical copies of Juveniles, get their hands on Kingswood merch, and party with the band over free pizza and beer!
POLARIS RELEASE NEW VIDEO & TRACK, LANDMINE TAKEN FROM THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, THE DEATH OF ME OUT FEBRUARY 21
As the excitement rises and the countdown begins for the release of Polaris' second studio album, The Death Of Me, out next week on February 21 via Resist Records, the band reveal their heaviest song to date, Landmine. Landmine is a song that faces that mid-20s realisation that the universe doesn’t o…
MICHAEL DUNSTAN ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN TOUR + RELEASES NEW SINGLE “SMOULDER OR IGNITE”
Michael Dunstan’s Australian tour will also be donating $1 per ticket to Happy Monday, the mission of his friend and touring member Daniel Hedley, who is riding 6500kms from Brisbane to Perth on a Penny Farthing, with the aim to raise 1 million dollars for a variety of mental health organisations, including Beyond Blue and Headspace.
ALL THE COLOURS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM VOL.3 AND SHARE INTOXICATING LEAD SINGLE ‘WASTE’
Driven by a love for the timeless, Melbourne’s All The Colours return brandishing a new studio record primed and refined for 2020.
SYDNEY’S VETTY VIALS CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF MUCH-ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM, CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF
Off the back of unleashing the evocative ‘Pride’ single earlier this year, Sydney songwriter Vetty Vials returns to continue the story, with the release of her debut studio record, Conversations With Myself.
Sydney’s WAWAWOW unleash a chaotic beast with new studio album PINK ELEPHANT
Continuing to stamp their way through the early months of 2020, Sydney’s WAWAWOW present a brand new set of off the rails material in their new album, Pink Elephant.
UNSTOPPABLE SPACEY JANE EMBARK ON ANOTHER HUGE TOUR - AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THEIR FIRST FORAY INTO THE UK
Melbourne show SOLD OUT! SECOND 18+ SHOW ADDED. From backyard barbecues to the stages of Splendour in the Grass and Laneway Festival, Perth four-piece Spacey Jane have forged a lightning path across the Australian music scene in the last few years.
GAUCI UNVEIL NEW SINGLE 'TO SAVE A MOMENT' + ANNOUNCE SINGLE TOUR
Today, Sydney producers GAUCI share their new single ‘To Save A Moment’ following the announcement of an East Coast single tour this February.
CARAVÃNA SUN INK INTERNATIONAL DEAL WITH EMBASSY OF MUSIC, ANNOUNCE EAST COAST AUSTRALIAN TOUR!
2020 is shaping up to be a big one for Caravãna Sun, as the band announces their signing with Berlin’s leading independent record label, EMBASSY OF MUSIC, as well as March/April East Coast tour dates in support of their forthcoming single, ‘Charlie’.
ICYMI: BACKBEAT’S SPOTIFY PLAYLIST - FULL OF LOCAL GOODIES
In case you missed it; the BackBeat has put together a playlist to end all Aussie playlists (…maybe). We think it’s pretty cool anyway.
CONFIDENCE MAN ANNOUNCE FIRST AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN TWO YEARS
Confidence Man closed out 2019 on a high by releasing new single ‘Does It Make You Feel Good?’ and making celebrity fans out of U2 and Noel Gallagher.
DREAM ON DREAMER SAY FAREWELL AND ANNOUNCE FINAL ALBUM, WHAT IF I TOLD YOU IT DOESN'T GET BETTER OUT MARCH 27
Good things must come to an end and to celebrate 11 years of a remarkably iconic career, Dream On Dreamer are hanging up their hats and are bidding farewell. But before they do, they are celebrating with the release of their fifth and final studio album, What if I Told You It Doesn't Get Better out March 27 via Believe.
GROOVIN THE MOO 2020 LINE UP IS AS HOT AS A FRIED EGG!
It’s time to get egg-cited! We’ll once again be jivin’ into our six regions around Australia this April and May – enjoying incredible tunes, seriously good times, and that good ol’ country hospitality! It’s the perfect way to make memories with your old mates, and mates you’re yet to meet.
Speaking of meeting new mates, allow us to introduce you to your GTM2020 touring line up.