Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: On the day of the release of the brilliant album Jupiter 13, Kilbey and Kennedy issues a video for ‘Rendezvous’

Already for me a strong contender for one of the albums of the year, today sees the release of ‘Jupiter 13’, a spectacular album recently reviewed by me for Backseat…

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Track: A pop punk blast from Sydney’s SoSo delivers the ultimate laconic message: ‘Yeah, Nah’

SoSo aren’t very happy and you can’t really blame them. The News South Wales Government shut down an entire night time subculture in Sydney’s erstwhile good time suburb Kings Cross…

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Track: Tyne-James Organ’s mellifluous voice graces shimmering track ‘Sunday Suit’ off his newly announced debut album ‘Necessary Evil’

New single ‘Sunday Suit’ has a frenetic racing pace that is energising and buoyant, augmented by Tyne-James Organ‘s mellifluous tones that somehow combine a silk softness with after effects of…

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Track: Bob Evans’s new single ‘Concrete Heart’ is a charming, jangling and melodic riposte to the unkind

Bob Evans is the nom de plume of Kevin Mitchell, front man for the Australian indie legends Jebediah who has gone solo for a number of years now. His new…

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EP: Barley Passable’s new EP ‘Hindsight’ is a collection of auditory delights wrapped in gorgeous melodies

Australian duo Barley Passable‘s new EP ‘Hindsight’ is a crystal clear bubbling stream – cool electronic riffs gurgle and flow with surprising twists and turns with vocal melodies skimming across…

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Premiere: Dumb Whales unleash effervescent new single Pollen

The Dumb Whales‘ proficiency in producing epic melodic indie standards continues unabated with their new track ‘Pollen’, which we are very pleased to premiere today in advance of its release…

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Track: The iconic James releases anthemic single ‘All The Colours of You’ and announces new album for June

Legendary British indie band James have announced a welcome return with the release of a new album ‘All the Colours of You’ due in June and the title track as…

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Track: Philip Kane releases the dark, depraved and cathartic single ‘8 Stone, Tall and Handsome (ft Boz Boorer and Fiona Price)’

Philip Kane, formerly of London indie band Avalanche, has an incredible voice soaked in whiskey, pain and depravity. His new single ‘8 Stone, Tall and Handsome’ is an absolutely cathartic…

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See: The Psychedelic Furs release video for ‘Wrong Train’ – a gorgeous cinematic black and white slice of dystopia, plus announce tour news

Last year the venerable The Psychedelic Furs returned with ‘Made of Rain’ – making it on Backseat Mafia’s list of top fifty albums of 2020 and in my view one…

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Track: Thailand’s My Life As Ali Thomas release anthemic indie thumper ‘Rinn’

Thai band My Life As Ali Thomas have just released an epic track ‘Rinn’ which has a thumping, abrasive attack that recalls bands like Garbage or more recently New Zealand’s…

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