Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: The Shrugs exclusively unveil their new ultra cute video for the fuzz bomb blast of ‘Shoebox’.

We are very proud to premiere the new video by Sydney band The Shrugs for their poptastic fuzz blast of ‘Shoebox’. The Shrugs combine creative forces and a swaggering posture…

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Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – The Kid Laroi, MyState Arena, Hobart, 11.06.22

For the uninitiated, at only eighteen years old, The Kid Laroi (the nom-de-guerre of Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard) has made quite a global impact, made all the more remarkable given…

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Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – Baxter Dury, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 10.06.22

Dark Mofo is back in town, there’s snow on kunyani/Mount Wellington, the temperatures have plunged, and all is good in the world. Except for the bits that aren’t. In the…

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News: New Zealand’s legendary Tall Dwarfs announce compilation box set and full discography stream through Merge Records

I’ve made no secret of my obsession with New Zealand’s iconic Flying Nun label and their jet fuel additives to the global indie music scene in the eighties and beyond…

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Premiere: Lewis Goldmark exclusively unveils the wistful sepia-tinged video for the gorgeous track ‘In My Room’.

We are suffuse with joy to be able to premiere the new video of the track ‘In Your Room’ from that maestro of yearning indie pop, Lewis Goldmark. ‘In Your…

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Premiere: Sunshine Coast’s Dr Mann unveil psychedelic video for ‘Ciggies’: a smoky, hazy joyful fugue.

We are very pleased to premiere the video for that paean to desire and yearning, ‘Cigges’, from Sunshine Coast’s Dr Mann. We said of the single that it is a…

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Album Review: Horsegirl fulfill all promises in the stunning ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ – one of the most authentic and exciting debuts.

There is a visceral discordancy and inherent chaos that threads throughout ‘Versions of Modern Performance’, the debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl, (out through Matador Records/Remote Control Records). This anarchy…

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Premiere: Melbourne’s BADGERS unveil an euphoric trippy psychedelic video for their new luscious single ‘Bad Dreams’.

Melbourne’s finest sonic architects BADGERS are back with another fine example of luscious shoegaze dream pop in their new single ‘Bad Dreams’, and we are honoured to premiere their new…

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Track: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird are back with another eye-wateringly beautiful anthem ‘Bluestone’, news of a third album and live dates.

Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) are a revelation for me and one of the most fascinating artists coming out of Australia. There is a Burt Bacharach sixties-infused expansiveness mixed…

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Premiere: Perth’s Late 90s would ‘Die To Heal’: a cinematic anthem with an unstoppable power and delivery. Launch date also announced.

We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Die to Heal’ from Perth rockers Late 90s – a reflective yearning track that builds up with an unstoppable velocity into…

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