Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: RVG announces new album ‘Brain Worms’ and release the prowling, simmering single ‘Nothing Really Changes’ ahead of UK/Australian tour news and signing to Ivy League Records.

One of Australia’s most exciting post punk outfits RVG have just announced the impending release of their new album ‘Brain Worms’ due out on 2 June through Fire Records as…

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Premiere: Melbourne artist Montana Sharp sees ‘Something Wicked’ coming this way – a thumping theatrical tour de force. Launch date also announced.

We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Something Wicked’ from Melbourne artist Montana Sharp: an effervescent and dynamic slice of rock replete with a theatricality and pulse quickening…

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News: New Zealand’s Tiny Ruins announce new album ‘Ceremony’ and unveil luscious atmospheric single ‘Dorothy Bay’.

New Zealand band Tiny Ruins have just announced news of their new album entitled ‘Ceremony’ due for release on 28 April 2023 through the inestimable Milk! Records. And to whet…

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Album Review: Enter ‘The Hypnogogue’ – the spectacular and ethereal world of The Church, a venerable band at their very best.

In my recent interview with Steve Kilbey, singer, bass player and songwriter for The Church, he hinted that ‘The Hypnogogue’, the new album from The Church, would be their last.…

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Track: Jonesing unveils the exquisite beauty of ‘I Will Never Know (Who’s Always On Your Mind)’

Capturing all of the anxieties of trust and love in a relationship, the single ‘I Will Never Know (Who’s On Your Mind)’ from producer/songwriter Jonesing (the nom de plume of…

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News: Radio Free Alice sign with Double Drummer on release of the frenetic slice of post punk rock ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love)’.

The obscenely young and deliciously snotty Radio Free Alice‘s third single ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love) is a spine tingling slab of frenetic post punk that has deep inside its…

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News: The radiant Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird unveil tour news on release of fourth single ‘Every Morning It Breaks’ from last year’s magnum opus ‘Smiles of Earth’

In my humble opinion one of Australia’s most exciting bands, Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) have just announced an Australian tour to promote the release of their fourth single…

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Track: Brisbane’s Babaganouj dish out another serving of zesty fresh dream pop delights in ‘Stay Up For Me’, ahead of their new album ‘Jumbo Pets’.

With their new album on the horizon (the delightfully named ‘Jumbo Pets’ – available now for pre-order), Brisbane’s dream pop magnates Babaganouj have just served up the gorgeous track ‘Stay…

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Track: Eora/Sydney pop punksters A Swift Farewell are ‘Sorry’ – they are back with a vengeance and better than ever.

A brief absence and line up change hasn’t softened the fire in the bellies of A Swift Farewell: they are back and better than ever with their new single ‘Sorry’…

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Track: Philippa Nihill (Underground Lovers) unveils ‘Find Her Way’ – the shimmering and euphoric title track for her new solo album.

For the cognoscenti, 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…

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