Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Melbourne trio HighSchool announce debut EP and release single ‘Sirens’ as a deliciously dark enticement.

Having signed to UK’s Dalliance Recordings, Melbourne trio HighSchool have announced the release of their debut EP due out in October 2021. And to lure us in, the visceral, sinewy…

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Track: Brisbane’s sparkling Cheap Date unveil a dreamy poppy delight ‘Woman to You’, and announce launch gig.

Proving itself yet again to be a hotspot for unbounded talent of the shoegaze/dream pop variety, Brisbane has produced another dreamy dream pop delight in the band Cheap Date, whose…

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Track: Sydney’s Fabels release the dreamy mesmerising reverie of single ‘Waiting’ in anticipation of their new album ‘Minds’

Sydney band Fabels have just released an enormously immersive and atmospheric single ‘Waiting’ ahead of their new album ‘Minds’ to be released on 10 September 2021. ‘Waiting’ is enigmatic, dreamy…

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Track: Caroline and Claude emit a ray of cheeky sunshine with their debut track ‘Stir the Pot’

Adelaide residents Caroline and Claude are actually siblings Hannah and Dylan but, nevertheless, the less their debut single ‘Stir the Pot’ is a hyperactive cheeky slice of indie pop with…

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Premiere: Sunshine Coast’s Muules kick off with their thumping new single ‘Drain’ and announce launch gig.

We are proud to premiere today the single from Sunshine Coast indie punk rock purveyors Muules, whose new track ‘Drain’ is a vibrant and throbbing track filled with a visceral…

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News: New Zealand’s French For Rabbits announce new album ‘The Overflow’ through Reckless Yes/AAA Records/A Modest Proposal Records, and release the sparkling single ‘Ouija Board’.

After delighting us with the single ‘The Overflow’ last month (see my review here), New Zealand dream popsters extraordinaire French For Rabbits have just announced the release of their new…

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EP: Romanie’s ‘Little Big Steps’ is an ethereal and glowing paean to resilience and hope.

Originally from Belgium, Romanie relocated to Melbourne a few years ago and found herself in the midst of the COVID pandemic and a number of lockdowns: events that can create anxiety and…

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Track: New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman’s new single ‘Sugarland’ is a delicious shimmering wonder.

With a theme running to the sweeter side, New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman follows up ‘Candy’, premiered by us back in June with another languid, hazy delight, ‘Sugarland’. The crystalline guitars…

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Track: Melbourne’s Dull Reality’s imagination sparkles with the atmospheric single ‘Push Myself Away’.

Dull Reality – the work of Melbourne musician Ben Shields – follows up his single ‘Daffodil (reviewed by me here) with the new track ‘Push Myself Away’ – another sparkling,…

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Album Review: Polish Club’s ‘Now We’re Cookin” is a delicious banquet of pop, flavoured with a hint of darkness.

Australia’s Polish Club have just released their album ‘Now We’re Cookin”, and it’s a very pleasant ray of sunshine when all else around is dark. And yet this bright ray…

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