Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

EP Review: Liverpool-based Swiss artist Lynn Dossenbach releases ‘Combination’ – a collection of yearning melodic pop

Lynn Dossenbach was born in Switzerland but now resides in Liverpool where she studied Songwriting and Performance at theLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), founded bySir Paul McCartney. Her new…

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News: Nottingham band EYRE LLEW unveil the ethereal ‘Bloom’, title track for their new album and ahead of UK tour dates

It’s certainly easy to see why Nottingham band EYRE LLEW have been described as Britain’s answer to Sigur Rós with their new single ‘Bloom’. However, while there are clear traces…

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Premiere: ‘This Is How It Hurts’ – Justin Stokes (from the band Wilding) shows us exactly how in his new solo project Modern Ideas.

We are massive fans of the work of Justin Stokes through his work with the band Wilding, admiring his ability to craft intelligent self-deprecating pop of the highest order. We…

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News: The ethereal All India Radio announces some special live performances, including its first ever hometown gig in Hobart

Martin Kennedy, one of the key members of All India Radio, has been a resident of Tasmania in the capital at the edge of the world, Hobart, for the past…

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News: Aotearoa/New Zealand band Office Dog release anthemic single ‘Gold Things’ ahead of new album ‘Prime Corner’ and European tour

Office Dog are proof New Zealand still punches above its weight musically in the company of extraordinary bands like Fazerdaze and Ringlets, all inextricably linked to the legendary label Flying…

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News: The magnificent Selve announce new EP to follow up last year’s ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ and unveil thundering single ‘Desire’ ahead of UK/European tour

Last year’s album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ from Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece Selve was one of the highlights of the year (see my review here). And it is good news indeed that…

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Premiere: In an L.A. Mood – the solo project of Davie Mudie (Super American Eagle, ex-Immigrant Union & Courtney Barnett band) unveils trippy new single ‘Canal Twanging’ ahead of album release.

LA Mood is the project of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Davie Mudie (Super American Eagle, ex-Immigrant Union & Courtney Barnett band) and we are honoured to premiere the new single,…

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Album Review: Snailgun unveil their shattering debut ‘Glass Walls’ ahead of live dates.

Naarm/Melbourne band Snailgun have just delivered their debut album ‘Glass Wall’, and it’s a deliciously scabrous affair filled with blistering post punk cathartic noise. The genetic make up of this…

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Track: ‘What Changed?’ – well for one thing electronic duo Leaf Mosaic have just released their ethereal new single.

Leaf Mosaic has a very impressive genetic make-up. It consists of two pillars of the Australian independent music scene – Matthew Sigley (The Daytime Frequency, The Earthmen, Video Video, The…

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Track: Just to be sure – Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon are ‘Fully Sick and Tired’ in preparation for new album ‘Totally Sick’

After whacking us with his ‘Freudian Slippers’ (see our review here), the legendary Kim Salmon and his merry band of Smoked Salmon are back with the delightfully graphic ‘Fully Sick…

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