Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: The Coral’s James Skelly takes us through the inspirations for the new album ‘Coral Island’, the magic of memories, and how The Coral are the Robbie Fowler of the music industry.

The new double album by indie magicians The Coral, entitled ‘Coral Island’, is a magnificent snapshot of an imagined place that existed in childhood memories – a fairytale land that…

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Track: The legendary The Scientists blast back into the universe with ‘Outsider’ and album news.

It’s been a long time between drinks, but the legendary The Scientists are back with a blistering new single and news of their first album in 35 years, ‘Negativity’, due…

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Track: Tim Ayre’s laconic charm shines through in his sparkling new track ‘Miami Drive’

On his second single off the forthcoming EP, ‘Modern Life’, ‘Miami Drive’, Tim Ayre has a sparkling enthusiasm that positively shines through the music and accompanying video. ‘Miami Drive’ has…

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EP Review: The Nagging Doubts spread some icy post-punk joy in their shimmering EP ‘Autocalm’

Last year’s glorious double single release – ‘Berlin’ and ‘Marine’ – from The Nagging Doubts served notice of something very special. The Nagging Doubts have now delivered on this with…

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Track: Wolf Alice bares their teeth with exciting new single ‘Smile’

Building up the anticipation for their new album entitled ‘Blue Weekend’, scheduled for release on 11 June via Liberator Music / Dirty Hit, the terrific Wolf Alice have released a second single ‘Smile’,…

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See: Gordi unveils enigmatic and atmospheric video ‘Refractive’ – an evocative amalgam of tracks ‘Extraordinary Life’ and ‘Volcanic’ and announces news of live EP

Gordi, the name of Melbourne musician Sophie Payten’s solo work, is a living icon in the Australian music scene: her last album ‘Our Two Skins’ released in the middle of…

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Premiere: The Immigrants from Sydney set sail with a cathartic hard rock blast on ‘Saturday Night’

The Immigrants from Sydney don’t believe in a delicacy of approach: their new single ‘Saturday Night’ has all the power and presence of a battering ram and the very cathartic…

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Track: James anticipate new album with release of the anthemic and transcendent ‘Beautiful Beaches’:

The legendary James have already wet our appetites for their forthcoming sixteenth album ‘All The Colours Of You’ with the release earlier this year of the title track single reviewed…

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EP Review: WA’s Pretty Uglys unleash ‘Party Friends’ – a blistering set of very attractive post punk anthems, executed with sneers, attitude and indelible pose.

Blasting off with ‘Emergency Room’, Western Australian band Pretty Uglys‘ new EP ‘Party Friends’ is a pulsating and vibrant set of magnificent, sneering and imposing tracks. Pure guitar-driven riffs over…

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Album Review: Bob Evans unveils ‘Tomorrowland’ – a sparkling and shimmering journey through time – along with news of an Australia-wide tour

Australian indie giants Jebediah’s front person was Kevin Mitchell, and Mitchell, in turn, is Bob Evans – a persona created to deliver Mitchell’s solo work. His new album, ‘Tomorrowland’ is…

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