Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Dr Mann prescribes a dose of smooth sonic medicine that will have you ‘Spinning In Circles’.

We are pleased to premiere today the new single from that curator of smooth salves for the soul, Dr Mann. The new single ‘Spinning In Circles’ has that Dr Mann…

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Premiere: Syrup Go On are now SGO, but the purity of their dream pop missives remains better than ever with their shimmering, blissful new single ‘Bookcase’.

We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Bookcase’ from Meanjin/Brisbane’s dreamy dream pop superstars, SGO (through 4000 Records). SGO are the artists formerly known as Syrup Go On…

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News: Brisbane trio The Goon Sax announce expanded digital version of their album ‘Mirror II’ complete with an exquisite cover of Len’s classic ‘Steal My Sunshine’, as well as tour news.

Today, Brisbane trio The Goon Sax have released a deluxe digital edition of their third album ‘Mirror II’ released through Chapter Music and Matador Records. ‘Mirror II’ is a garment…

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Album Review: Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’ is an adventurous musical expansion of their musical horizons.

From the outset, in their third studio album ‘Skinty Fia’, Fontaines D.C. have expanded their musical palette: creating something that gently veers away from their first two album with an…

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Premiere: We get a sneaky early listen to Nik Brinkman’s ‘Unplugged’ EP – three magnificently raw gems from last year’s epic ‘Secret Stairs’ album.

Last year’s ‘Secret Stairs’ album from New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman was a highlight of the year – in our 9.1/10 review we said it was a stunning debut: a collection…

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News: UK rap phenomenon Stormzy announces rescheduled Australian/New Zealand ‘Heavy Is The Head’ tour.

UK rap phenomenon, Stormzy, has has announced that he will bring his ‘Heavy Is The Head’ (H.I.T.H) World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2022, through Handsome Tours,…

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Track: In the lead up to the much anticipated album ‘Skinty Fia’, Fontaines D.C. drop another brilliant single ‘Roman Holiday’.

Can this band do no wrong? Having recently been labelled “Best Band In The World” at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards, Fontaines D.C. continue to make all superlatives redundant with…

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Premiere: NYC’s London Plane exclusively unveil the epic and anthemic title track to their forthcoming album ‘Bright Black’.

NYC’s London Plane have exclusively unveiled to Backseat Mafia the scaling, anthemic title track to their forthcoming album ‘Bight Black’, out through Declared Goods on 17 June 2022. The track,…

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News: Hobart’s magnificent EWAH & The Vision of Paradise announce a showing of ‘Finding Paradise’ – a film based on their stunning album ‘The Warning Birds’

EWAH and the Vision of Paradise (EVoP) released a magnificent album ‘The Warning Birds’ earlier this year (see my 9.2/10 review here) – an album that I described as being…

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Track: Hobart’s Caelo releases debut single ‘Tides’: a jaunty rollercoaster of a track that sparkle and shines.

Caelo is essentially the nom de plume of Hobart’s Abe Parsons, and he has just released his debut single ‘Tides’: a whimsical and jaunty track imbued with an air of…

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