Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Simon Robert Gibson pays tribute to his musical heroes in his own eloquent and erudite way in single ‘Salvation’.

Simon Robert Gibson may well sing salvation is found in songs from a list of his musical heroes, but his hope to be listed amongst the few is boosted by…

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Premiere: New Zealand’s enigmatic Birds of Passage gives us an exclusive listen to new album ‘The Last Garden’ before its official release

We are very honoured to provide you with an exclusive listen to the new album from New Zealand’s mysterious Birds of Passage, ‘The Last Garden’, ahead of its release on…

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Track: The shimmering Salarymen are back with their effervescent new single ‘All In Vain’ and tour news.

Sydney duo Salarymen have about them a sixties-infused sparkle that recollects artists like St Etienne and Lily Allen – bright and effervescent pop that seem to emit a healthy glow…

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Premiere: Australian duo Gunning For Allie unveil the sparkling single ‘Stay’

The new single ‘Stay’ from duo Gunning for Allie, which we are honoured to premiere today on Backseat Mafia, is a bright effervescent pop delight filled with anthemic choruses and…

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EP: Wolf & Chain’s ‘Amor Mortal’ is a romping cathartic blast of delicious theatrical excess

At the very heart of rock’n’roll must lurk the innate desire for the smell of the greasepaint and the glare of the floodlights: theatrics must surely form the very DNA…

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Track: The Terrifying Lows are ‘Waiting For The Sun’: a deliciously dark piece of gothic post punk pop.

The Terrifying Lows is the work of Melbourne-based musician and Gamilaroi artist Tyler Millott, and the new single ‘Waiting For The Sun’ is a deliciously dark piece of gothic post…

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Album Review: The legendary Even jangles up a storm with their sparkling, immersive double album ‘Reverse Light Years’

Nothing succeeds like excess, and when it’s a double album of melodic anthems infused with a sixties pop harmonies, seventies guitar solos and an eighties/nineties mix of jangling guitars and…

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Track: Sydney’s Golden Fang put on a muzzle with the slow burning evocative ‘Don’t Be That Way’

That glint in the firmament is the gentle sparkle of Sydney’s Golden Fang‘s new single ‘Don’t Be That Way’. A muzzled Golden Fang to some extent, this is a glorious…

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Track: Sydney troubadour Thomas Keating returns with a gentle poke at politicians with the sweeping, effervescent track ‘Lunatic’.

There is a delicious dreamy flow to Sydney singer and songwriter Thomas Keating‘s new single ‘Lunatic’ which has a touch of acerbity as he takes aim at the lunatic nature…

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Premiere: Wade Jackson releases the electronic dreamy fugue of ‘Sensationalized’

Wade Jackson is a multi talented songwriter, musician and film director whose new track ‘Sensationalized’, which we are proud to premiere today, is a mesmerising soundscape that bubbles and flows…

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