Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: Sydney’s visceral Infinity Broke unveil video for the single ‘From The Belly of the Whale’ from last year’s magnificent album ‘Your Dream, My Jail’

With 2021 disappearing fast in the rear view mirror, its presence in our memory and impact on our lives seems so ephemeral. And yet for all the misery, there was…

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Premiere: Christopher Coleman & the Great Escape reveal poignant video for the slow burning waltz ‘Amelia’.

Christopher Coleman & The Great Escape provided an eloquent and moving finale to 2021 with the expansive and beautiful single ‘Paloona’ (reviewed here), and we are absolutely delighted to be…

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News: The magnificent Fontaines D.C. announce new album ‘Skinty Fia’ for April, release the shimmering single ‘Jackie Down The Line’ as a taster and unveil global tour details.

The magnificent Fontaines D.C. have announced their third album, ‘Skinty Fia’, to be released on 22 April 2022 on Partisan Records. After the double pleasures of ‘Doggerel’ and ‘A Hero’s…

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Track: Julienne Harvey’s ‘Rot’ is an enigmatic and thrilling gothic trip.

In her new single ‘Rot’, Sydney artist Julienne Harvey‘s soaring vocals seem aged in a whiskey-soaked barrel, and delivered with added melancholia in some darkened cavern in the early hours…

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Premiere: Mako Bron’s ‘cloudbites’ EP is an effervescent and glorious pop masterpiece, with a dark heart and uplifting melodies.

Mako Bron is the brainchild of one musician/producer Chris Brookman, and the single ‘Straight Down’ went to straight up to my top five Australian/New Zealand single releases for 2021. We…

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Premiere: The mysterious Dänmark unveil their new emotive and anthemic single ‘We Come Unseen’ as part of False Peak Records’ advent treats.

We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘We Come Unseen’ from the mysterious Brisbane group Dänmark – a part of the luminescent False Peak Records stable which have been…

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Premiere: The prodigious and highly talented Remy Boccalatte unveils new solo track ‘Kodama’ ahead of a solo album: an ethereal and mystical journey.

Remy Boccalatte must have some magical machine that renders him super powers in the world of creative endeavours. He has a day job (as many in the creative world are…

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Backseat Downunder: A Personal Top Fifty List of Favourite Australian/New Zealand Albums and Singles from 2021

This has been another extraordinary year which has seen musicians reach peak creativity locked away in their bedrooms, recording studios, recording studios in their bedrooms and all manner of locations…

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See: Lime Cordiale and Idris Elba’s incredible and improbable collaboration continues to bloom with the release of a video for the absolutely brilliant track ‘What’s Not To Like’, plus EP and tour news.

The musical collaboration between Australia’s foremost indie dance pop outfits Lime Cordiale and iconic and enigmatic British actor Idris Elba is at first blush one of the most outlandish concepts…

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Track: New Zealand’s enigmatic T.G. Shand gifts us with an exquisite new track ‘Seats’ for the festive season and announces new album for 2022

Ōtautahi/Christchurch resident Annemarie Duff, formerly of the legendary Melbourne shoegaze band Miniatures (on the iconic Saint Marie Records label) is T.G. Shand: the producer of some of the most dreamy velvet textured shoegaze dream…

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