Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys unveil their new single – the breathlessly enigmatic ‘Heaving’ with its stunning video ahead of new album and tour news.

We are very honoured to premiere today the new single ‘Heaving’ from Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys. Lucy Kruger is a South African artist based in Berlin, and the…

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Premiere: UK/French duo The Noise Who Runs (including Sneaker Pimps’ Ian Pickering) unveil thrilling single ‘Beautiful Perhaps’ ahead of new album

There’s no qualifying the brilliant dynamic sonic pulse emitted by ‘Beautiful Perhaps’, the new single from The Noise Who Runs, that we are immensely proud to premiere here in Backseat…

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Track: Tanya Lee Davies tells the saucy tale of ‘Adam and Eve’ in her own inimitable style

Following up on her album last year ‘Dreamland’ (reviewed by me here), Tanya Lee Davies returns with the slow boil sensuousness of ‘Adam And Eve’ – described by Davies as…

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Track: The Church assures us there’s ‘No Other You’ – a shimmering anthem – ahead of their album ‘The Hypnogogue’.

Providing a delectable morsel to whet our voracious appetites, The Church have just released the third and final single off their forthcoming album ‘The Hypnogogue’ (due out on 24 February…

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EP Review: Georgia Knight unleashes the dark atmospheric and prowling ‘Hell On Bent Street’: a stunning debut.

The EP ‘Hell On Bent Street’ from Melbourne chanteuse Georgia Knight is a deliciously dark and frosty delight that circles and prowls like a caged tiger filled with restrained anger…

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Album Review: Robert Forster’s ‘The Candle And The Flame’ is an achingly beautiful paean to life and the passage of time.

The highly esteemed songwriter from the legendary The Go-Betweens, Robert Forster, probably needs no introduction – he is a national treasure. Forster has just released his eighth solo album ‘The…

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Premiere: The Florin Arc exclusively unveil their epic new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’: a gothic, alt.country journey into the outback.

We are honoured to premiere today the new single ‘As I Rode Out Of The Cane Field Fire’ from the New England (NSW) duo The Florin Arc. With a razor…

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Track: ‘I Cannot Deny You’ – The Nature Strip pledge their support through another hyperactive power pop blast. Catch the launch tomorrow.

As ubiquitous as their namesake – an agricultural feature of suburban Australian cities separating private property from the road – The Nature Strip have assembled again to release another slice…

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Album Review: As Hillsborough head on tour, their debut ‘Comin’ Back For You’ is a jangling melodic delight filled with a raw, engaging spirit.

Hillsborough – named after the area in Western Queensland where singer/songwriter Phil Usher’s family have been living since the late 1800’s – have a sound that sweeps across an alt.…

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Track:Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Pickle Darling unveils dreamy new single ‘King of Joy’ on news of signing to US label Father/Daughter Records and SXSW appearance.

‘King of Joy’ is a delightful low-fi dreamy track – clocking at a brief one minute thirty seconds that leaves you yearning for more. It has the gently, fey delivery…

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