Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Mild Orange emit incandescent rays of sunshine in their new shimmering album ‘Looking For Space’: a dream pop classic that sets a high benchmark for 2022.

New Zealand’s dream pop maestros Mild Orange have been casting light into the shadows of the past two years with a steady supply of pulsating, glossy and shimmering singles. ‘Looking…

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Track: New Zealand power popsters The Beths unveil ebullient fizzy single with a dark message ‘A Real Thing’, and announce signing to Ivy League Records.

New Zealand band The Beths‘ ability to delivery frenetic ebullient pop is never more evident than in their endearing new single ‘A Real Thing’: a powerhouse of a track that…

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News: Fremantle’s Spacey Jane announce new album ‘Here Comes Everybody’, sweetened even more by the release of the gentle melancholy bop of new single ‘Sitting Up’, and announce UK/European tour.

After the last few years of ever increasing accolades, Spacey Jane continue to impress with the release of the gentle melancholy pop of new single ‘Sitting Up’, accompanying news of…

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Premiere: Sydney’s oWo unveil the post punk arctic blast of ‘Super Role Model’, the title track for debut album due out on 25 February.

We are very pleased to premiere today the new track ‘Super Role Model’ from Sydney trio oWo: a slinky louche slice of attitude-laden post punk rock. With a sardonic and…

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Premiere: Steven Young (ex-The Imagineers) exclusively unveils new solo single, the dynamic and dark ‘Delirious World’ and announces launch gig.

Steven Young‘s distinctive sonorous and velvet vocals add a vibrant lustre to his new single ‘Delirious World’, which we are honoured to premiere today. Young began his career in The…

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Track: Hooper Crescent bring back their angular quirky pop back with ‘Instant Lawn’.

Hooper Crescent, the quirky Melbourne alt pop group, have just released the ‘b’ side to last year’s release ‘Best In Town’ (reviewed by me here). ‘Instant Lawn’ maintains a vibrant…

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News: Greta Stanley announces her second album ‘Real Love In Real Life’ through Double Drummer, and unveils shimmering new track ‘Red Earth Dirt’ in anticipation.

We’ve been huge fans of Greta Stanley for a number of years now and it has been fascinating to watch the development of this artist hailing from the far north…

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Album Review: D.C. Cross releases ‘Hot-wire the Lay-low’ – an album of evocative instrumentals that provides escape and fresh air.

Last year, Darren Cross released the visceral album, ‘Distorder’, which I described as: …a brilliant expression of our times: discordant, unsettling and at times bleak, but delivered with a swagger…

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News: Brisbane’s Bugs are caught ‘In The Middle (Of It)’ – a vibrant, exuberant anthemic single – as a new album and tour is revealed.

Bugs from Brisbane are a welcomed form of species: their new single ‘In The Middle (of It) is a vibrant serving of pop punk exuberance that will have you pogoing…

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Track: Brisbane’s Mallrat makes a welcome return with the dreamy pop of ‘Your Love’.

Brisbane pop queen Mallrat‘s brilliant EP ‘Driving Music’ (reviewed by me here) and a world tour in 2019 were all followed by a matter of mere months by the horror…

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