Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: The Chills unveil new track ‘Destiny’ ahead of May album release, and announce on-demand concert stream.

With news out already of the much anticipated new album ‘Scatterbrain’ from New Zealand giants The Chills (due out on 14 May 2021 out through Fire Records and Flying Nun Records), the band…

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Track: Dear Doonan’s new single ‘Papaya’ is a scintillating slice of world music

‘Papaya’s is a fascinating new single from the Sunshine Coast (Queensland) band Dear Doonan – it has a world music tone delivered in a mostly instrumental bed with a melodic…

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Track: Musical prodigy flowerkid’s single ‘Miss Andry’ is an epically beautiful and deeply personal reflection on childhood pain

At only nineteen, Sydney musician flowerkid‘s single ‘Miss Andry’ shows a power and stature way beyond his age. Imbued with a sense of deep pain, there is a sweeping dream…

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Track: Giant Sky release ‘Snow’, the dreamy paean to human connections in the face of adversity

‘Snow’ was written in tribute to the care and love given to London band Giant Sky‘s singer during the trials and tribulations of lockdown – it is a deeply romantic…

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Album Review: Huck Hastings unveils a sparkling and gorgeous album ‘Cheers to Progress’, draped in love, loss, longing and optimism.

Huck Hastings is a Sydney based singer/songwriter whose new album ‘Cheers to Progress’ is a cinematic sweep full of longing, love and loss – a vivid and beautifully expressed series…

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Track: Belgian’s Whispering Sons issue forth scything double single ‘Santantango’/ ‘Surgery’ and announce new album ‘Several Others’

The raw and visceral ‘Santango’ from Belgian post punk outfit Whispering Sons has the same sort of ominous and threatening pace of anything by The Birthday Party, with a Rowland…

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Track: Swimsuit Issue unleash dynamic single ‘Addict’ – a brutal and cathartic portraiture of dependence

‘Addict’, the new single by Australian band Swimsuit Issue has a dynamic quiet/loud ethic popularised by the Pixies, mixing a reverb-soaked dreamy reflective verse with an angry blast of thundering…

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Track: Liam Turner’s ‘Face the Music’ is a laid back cool breeze.

‘Face the Music, from Queensland native and Melbourne resident Liam Turner, is a laid back cool breeze that manages to meld a jazzy, louche air with an indie sensibility. Turner’s…

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Track: Brisbane’s Syrup pour out a tasty disco treat ‘Catch Your Flow’

Funking along at a frenetic pace with a bubbling bass and chunky guitars, ‘Catch Your Flow’ is a sparkling and bright piece of electronic disco from Brisbane duo Syrup. Mixing…

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Album Review: Underground Lovers surprise again with career collection of B for brilliant B sides in ‘Others’

Not that long after releasing a superb collection of remixes spanning their career (reviewed by me here), Melbournes Underground Lovers have sprung another surprise album on the public entitled ‘Others’.…

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