Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: We put the spotlight on Nocturnal Animals and hear their explosive new single ‘Outside’

Adelaide’s Nocturnal Animals are by no means your average indie rock band. They have garnered a lot of attention not only for their unique full throttle angular attack but also…

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Album Review: Quivers unveil the epic, jangling, melancholy indie pop masterpiece of ‘Golden Doubt’ and announce Australia-wide tour.

Starting in the tiny southern capital of Hobart at the edge of the world before moving, as bands often do, to Melbourne, Quivers have caught global attention with their unique…

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Album Review: Restless Leg lay out an enticing ‘Dream Buffet’ and announce tour

I’m going to call it right now, and you heard it first here (maybe). I’ve been alluding to it in a number of reviews I’ve written over the past 18…

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Premiere: The legendary Even As We Speak provide us with an exclusive look at the stunning and exquisite video for their moving new single ‘Child’

Even As We Speak‘s glorious and incandescent album ‘Adelphi’ (released through Shelflife Records) made it to my list of the best albums of 2020 from Australia and New Zealand. It…

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Live: The Electorate and Key Out collectively shimmer and shine at the Golden Barley Hotel

Both Key Out and The Electorate produced magnificent albums last year – ‘Anthropomorphia‘ and ‘You Don’t Have Time To Stay Lost‘ respectively made my list of best antipodean releases for…

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Track: Lorde makes a welcome return fuelled by ‘Solar Power’

After quite a lengthy absence since her last release, New Zealand’s Lorde has made a forceful and powerful return with the track ‘Solar Power’. A languid and liquid track, ‘Solar…

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Track: Sydney’s Reality Instructors face their demons with the explosive ‘Finished In My Head’ and announce new EP

Reality Instructors‘ new song ‘Finished in My Head’ is a blistering, punky blast of frustration and anger: cathartic, explosive and born from some very real demons. Singer/songwriter/Guitarist Dan Pash has…

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Track: The Goon Sax unveil vibrant and enigmatic track ‘Psychic’ in run up to their new album ‘Mirror II’ and UK tour dates

After the stunning return earlier this year with the single ‘In The Stone’ (reviewed by me here) , The Goon Sax are back with another brilliant single ‘Psychic’ in the…

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Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine unveils super video for the anthemic gem ‘Strange Situation’, exclusively for Backseat Mafia

‘Strange Situation’, the recent track by Dopamine, is a warm and fuzzy, driving track that has a low-fi charm and a riff as mountainous and compelling as the Dandenong Ranges.…

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Premiere: David M Western provides us with a sneak listen to evocative new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’

Coming from country Victoria, singer songwriter David M Western has crafted a folk-infused delight in his new single ‘Blue Eyes Red’. It is undeniably lightly touched with a hint of…

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