Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Richard Cuthbert returns with the glittering ‘Milky Way’ and announces album ‘Daydreaming’

We are honoured to premiere the sparkling new single ‘Milky Way’ by Sydney singer/songwriter Richard Cuthbert. And just like the title, it is a stellar jewel-encrusted feature in the musical…

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News: Indie legend Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta) announces solo album and unveils a scintillating and evocative video for opening track ‘The Past Is Our Plaything’.

There is no doubting the legendary status of Dean Wareham, whose band Galaxie 500 in the late eighties defined a gentle low-fi poetic brilliance and melodic genius that influenced and…

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Premiere: On the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Pia Fraus give us a sneak listen to their new recording ‘Now You Know, It Still Feels The Same’: fresh interpretations of youthful brilliance.

Hailing from Tallinn, Estonia, Pia Fraus have proven to be one of the most fascinating and enduring shoegaze bands of the past twenty years, made all the more unusual by…

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EP: Melbourne’s Liam Turner unveils ‘Which Way To Go’: a glittering smooth jazz-infused collection of songs.

There’s a laid back and cool inflection to the debut EP ‘Which Way To Go’ from Queensland native and Melbourne resident Liam Turner, that creates an innate sense of comfort and…

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Album Review: Children Collide’s ‘Time Itself’ is a cathartic, thundering, heavy metal psychedelic trip, plus tour details announced.

Melbourne’s Children Collide have been a vital beating heart of the Australian indie music scene, and after a nine year break are back with swagger and style with their new…

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Album Review: Holy Holy say ‘Hello My Beautiful World’ with an elegant and sparkling collection of jewels, plus tour news.

It is an unusual situation to find myself lauding an album that just debuted at number 4 on the Australian music charts in the company of what could be loosely…

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EP: Bangalore’s dream pop exponents Us and I release their shimmering debut EP ‘Loveless’

Having enticed us with the single ‘Fragile’ last month, Bangalore dream pop duo Us and I have just dropped their debut EP ‘Loveless’, four dollops of exquisite dream pop delights.…

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EP: Dull Reality’s EP ‘Daffodil’ is a thrillingly and imaginative sonic adventure.

Ben Shields records under the name Dull Reality and, although it’s an easy observation to make, his music is anything but. Shields works almost purely in the realms of electronic…

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Track: New Zealand’s Mild Orange release the gorgeous, ethereal single ‘This Kinda Day’

Floating over dappling guitars that pluck and ripple underneath, the soft reflective vocals in ‘This Kinda Day’, the new single from Aotearoa/New Zealand dream pop maestros, Mild Orange, are immersive…

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Track: Sydney’s Imperial Broads look for ‘Another Planet’ and announce news of album ‘Counterpart’

The new single from Sydney band Imperial Broads, ‘Another Planet’ sees a slight divergence from their earlier single ‘Control’ (reviewed by me here) into a more reflective two-speed sixties-infused dream…

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