Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Soundtrack of Our Lives: Eilish Gilligan takes us through her fascinating musical influences, plus we review her epic EP ‘Hospital’

Melbourne’s Eilish Gilligan is a one person tour de force who has bloomed during the harsh (but ultimately very successful) lockdowns in Victoria. She has been releasing some stunning singles…

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Track: Thrillhouse – The Tin Man

The enigmatic and slightly mysterious Thrillhouse continue to release fantastically innovative and highly distinctive music from their lair in Brighton. Newest single, ‘The Tin Man’, has a driving, funky pace…

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Track: Thomas Keating – Cold Night

Sydney singer Thomas Keating has just released an absolutely gorgeous track ‘Cold Night’ and a dazzling accompanying video for the song. Inspired by time spent in Melbourne, the song is…

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Track: Mansionair x NoMBe collaborate to release the cathartic dance anthem ‘Guillotine’

Sydney trio Mansionair have teamed up with Germany’s NoMBe to create the perfect riposte to the horrors of 2020 with the new single ‘Guillotine’. Rather than providing a panacea for…

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Track: Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys release the delicious track ‘Honey’ and announce gigs

The bleached-white dry hot heat of Western Australia positively shines though the new track ‘Honey’ by Claudie Joy & the Joy Boys. There is a languid liquidity to singer Claudia…

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Track: The Clockworks – Enough is Never Enough

One of the most inventive and exciting bands around at the moment, Galway’s The Clockworks have released another blistering track ‘Enough is Never Enough’, which combines a driving musical assault…

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Track: Curly Blonde – Room 309

The new single from Victorian duo Curly Blonde seems somehow to have bottled some brilliant Australian sunshine into their latest track ‘Room 309’ and created a sparkling and immersive joy…

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See: Ups And Downs release sunshine-infused video for their glorious cover of ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’

Backseat Mafia recently reviewed the brilliant collection of covers ‘…Another Country’ from Brisbane legends Ups and Downs: songs that influenced their shimmering jingle jangle sound from the eighties. They have…

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EP Review: Kitten Heel – I Love You Too, Man

‘I Love You Too, Man’, the new EP from Wollongong band Kitten Heel is sublime. Sweeping waves of synth and driving rhythms underpin cool and studied vocals resulting in a…

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Track: Tourists release another shimmering single ‘Another State’ and announce news of album

‘Another State’ is the new dreamy and hypnotic single from the very exciting Tourists, and accompanies news of the release of the eponymously titled debut album due out on 20…

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