Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: ‘Find Her Way’ – Philippa Nihill (Underground Lovers) explores a light filled world with a journey into blissed-out pop, with album launch date announced.

Philippa Nihill provides the ethereal vocals and instrumentation for the magnificent Underground Lovers: adding a magnetic and enigmatic presence in the live shows that often contrasts with the maelstrom that surrounds her.…

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Premiere: Ainsley Farrell may have missed the ‘Fireworks’ but her new single and video, released ahead of her new album ‘Dirt’, shines brightly with a gentle melancholic blush.

We are overjoyed to premiere the new video from Sydney-based US artist Ainsley Farrell for the shimmering indie track ‘Fireworks’. ‘Fireworks has a gentle melodic flow imbued with an air…

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Premiere: A.S. Fanning unveils the intimate video for the moving, statuesque track ‘Mushroom Cloud’, title track for his new album, and announces tour dates.

We are very honoured to bring to you the premiere of the video for Irish multi-instrumentalist A.S. Fanning‘s beautiful track ‘Mushroom Cloud’: a warm and intimate portrayal of a relationship…

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Premiere: Simon Robert Gibson thinks ‘You Look Good In A T-Shirt’ and writes another sparkling song in the process.

Simon Robert Gibson has an unique Australiana style that glitters with authenticity and humour, and we are proud to premiere his new single ‘You Look Good In A T-Shirt’. As…

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Track: Melbourne’s BADGERS ask if they were ‘Supposed To Know’?, but the incontrovertible fact is they’ve unveiled another jingle jangle triumph.

Those shoegaze merchants of sonic bliss, BADGERS, have unveiled a new track ‘Supposed To Know’ and it is another fine example of the thrilling jingle jangle sound that defines them.…

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Album Review: Babaganouj serve a shimmering immersive feast of delights in debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’ and announce live dates.

The terrific Brisbane quartet Babaganouj has just released their debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’. It comes as quite a surprise that this is indeed a debut given band formed in 2011 and first…

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News: Hobart’s hallowed Dark Mofo Festival announces stunning tenth year celebration program in the darkest, coldest hotspot at the edge of the universe. Exaltation.

It’s been ten amazing years for the iconic Dark Mofo Festival in the southern outpost of Hobart: a period that has seen the region blossom with the ministrations of resident…

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Track: Sydney supergroup The Gin Palace unveil the thunderous and powerful new track ‘Unsettled’, co-written with Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie.

The Gin Palace is comprised of Peter Fenton of Crow, Paul McDonald (Glide, Charlie Horse), Mark Tobin (Scarlet Caligula, The Finalists), Marc Lynch (Glide, JOEYS COOP) and Brad Christmas and Gareth Richards of Copperline. It’s a…

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Track: Radio Free Alice broadcast with style that ‘Paris Is Gone’, but all the excitement remains. Launch dates also announced.

Radio Free Alice are proving to be one of the most exciting musical forces emerging at the moment and their third single with the excellent Double Drummer label is a…

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Track: Brisbane’s RINSE asks us ‘Does It Feel like Heaven?’, and the resounding response is in the affirmative. A welcome return.

Multi-instrumentalist and producer Joe Agius, the genius behind RINSE, has a day job with his partner Harriette Pilbeam’s solo work Hatchie, and his last release under the RINSE moniker was…

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