Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

EP: Flowerkid’s ‘Everyone Has A Breaking Point’ charts a poignant journey of pain, growth and resilience over perfect pop structures.

The Sydney prodigy Flowerkid (twenty-year old singer, songwriter and producer Flynn Jorge Sant) has just released his debut EP ‘Everyone Has A Breaking Point’ and it is a stark reflection of a three…

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Track: Approachable Members Of Your Local Community suggest you ‘Just Say It’ in a luminescent burst of sunshine pop, while announcing an East Coast Australian tour

When writing my long planned magnum opus on the chemical formula for a jolly good pop song, due reference will be made to tunes such as ‘Just Say It’ from…

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See: Mess Esque release dreamy, whimsical video for heartbreakingly beautiful track ‘Wake Up To Yesterday’

Hot on the heels of the release of their brilliant debut self titled album (reviewed by me here), the super duo Mess Esque have unveiled a video for the track…

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Track: Paul Berwick’s Magnetic Quartet unveil the infectious and swaggering ‘Step Into The Light’ and announce launch gig.

Paul Berwick played in the iconic Sydney indie band Happy Hate Me Nots back in the last century and we are very pleased to reveal new material under the name…

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Premiere: Ambient magician All India Radio broadcasts another elegant slice of magnetic electronica in ‘Longevity’, featuring MANNERISMS and Emily Hopkins

We are absolutely over the moon to premiere for Backseat Mafia today the new slice of ambient magic from Martin Kennedy ‘s celestial All India Radio. The single, ‘Longevity’, showcases…

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Premiere: The enigmatic Jo Meares unveils his spectacularly evocative new track ‘Just Dreams’ and announces launch gig.

Jo Meares‘s music has an unerring ability capture a celestial sense of vast open spaces while remaining intimate and personal. His deep tenor and crystalline instrumentation is again a feature…

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Track: Sydney’s dynamic Loose Fit return with an edgy hyperactive force in new single ‘Exhale’

Loose Fit have ever been producers of the most kinetic percussive tracks that have a restless and visceral energy about them. Borne on a punchy and melodic bass spine and…

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Album Review: Mess Esque (with members of Dirty Three and McKisko) release a dreamy visceral masterpiece in debut self titled album

If you ever listened to or seen Dirty Three, you will appreciate that their music and presence could be described as barely constrained chaos: a mesmerising and full tilt sonic…

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Album Review: JESSICA’s ‘With Reverie’ has a gorgeous ghostly presence filled with longing and loss.

With a delicate piano filigree dusting a series of gorgeously quiet and reflective songs, the new album from Sydney artist JESSICA has the elegance and enigma of an Eric Satie…

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Album Review: Pluto Jonze releases a multicoloured universe of pop in his vibrant album ‘Awe’

The new album ‘Awe’ by esteemed Sydney-based artist Pluto Jonze (Hey Geronimo) is ten dollops of sweet ethereal goodness, filled with indelible melodies and dreamy, cloudy and hypnotic soundscapes. Jonze displays an…

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