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New York–based alternative singer-songwriter Lauren Minear shares her latest offering, “‘Til The World Ends.” It’s a cinematic and emotionally charged alt-pop single that grapples with fear, uncertainty, and the fragile state of the world before ultimately arriving at a deeply human conclusion: love is the only answer. Blending rising tension with introspective lyricism, the track captures a moment of personal and collective anxiety, filtered through Minear’s signature emotional clarity.

“‘Til The World Ends” was written in November 2024 in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. “I felt scared by how divided the world has become and worried about the sociopolitical conditions my children will grow up in,” Minear explains. At the same time, she found herself immersed in dystopian storytelling, rewatching multiple Walking Dead spinoffs that explore separation and survival in apocalyptic conditions. “I was thinking about how horrifying it would be to be separated geographically from my family if the world stopped,” she says.

Sydney/Central Coastbased Punk Rock lords NFÏhave just released their blistering new single and music video called ‘IKEA’, which premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage.

“IKEA came from one too many trips to IKEA where we went in for one thing and ended up walking around for what felt like hours trying to get out. It’s basically a song about how annoying that place can be, getting dragged through all the fake living rooms and following arrows that never seem to take you where you want to go.”

The single is the first offering from the bands upcoming album, which is scheduled for release on July 17.

Over the past several years, NFÏhave developed a reputation as a must see live act/experience, boasting an obnoxiously loud and at times, comedic setlist that will set any venue alight. They released their debut album ‘Gronks On Bogan Rd’ in 2021, and quickly followed up in 2022 with the release of sophomore album ‘Shit & Derision’.

NFÏ recently entered the studio to record their latest album and are now ready to unleash the first taste of the LP to the world.

New single ‘IKEA’ is available on all major online stores and streaming services, and features a B-side called ‘Scales Of Pay’.