Track: The Ghost of Helags – Night Summer Waiting
Berlin-based duo The Ghost of Helags are accruing a very fine catalogue of delectable indie pop tunes that marry a dream pop fugue over a melancholy melodic delivery. The new…
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Arun Kendall
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Writer/ Senior Editor for Backseat Mafia (UK) and Backseat Downunder (Australia and New Zealand). Singer/guitarist/songwriter with Australian band The Hadron Colliders.
Track: Phantom Isle – Whip
Phantom Isle cleaned out the cobwebs in my head with their single Marv V which was a blistering, rollocking track with the most explosive bass line heard this century. And…
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Premiere: The Double Happiness release single Oysters Can Dream and announce new album and launch gig
Brisbane’s The Double Happiness are premiering their delicious new single ‘Oysters Can Dream’ on Backseat Mafia today, and it is another fine example of the reverb-soaked dreamy soundscapes this band…
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Album Review: An Early Bird – Echoes of Unspoken Words
An Early Bird is essentially the work of Stefano Di Stefano – a quintessentially romantic troubadour from Naples and now based in Milan. Backseat Mafia has followed closely Di Stefano’s…
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Album Review: Wilding – The Death of Foley’s Mall
Wilding – the nom de plume of Justin Wilding Stokes – premiered the single ‘Swipe Right’ here on Backseat Mafia last month and it was quite a breath of fresh…
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See: The Finalists release video for ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)’
The simple, shimmering and reflective tone of the delightful single ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)’ from Sydney band The Finalists (premiered by Backseat Mafia last week) is now…
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Track: Pierce Brothers release single Dentist and announce news of European tour
The Pierce Brothers have a history of writing affecting and passionate indie/folk songs that somehow manage to capture an essence of Australiana: the remote outback, the desert sand and the…
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See: NZ Legends The Bats release video for ‘Another Door’ off their forthcoming album ‘Foothills’
The delights of a new The Bats track are akin to seeing the first buds on a tree in Spring after a particularly gruelling winter. And it certainly has been…
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Premiere: Divest – Time Well Spent
There’s something in the Scandinavian air that’s producing some pretty special music. This time around, it’s Divest, a Norwegian indie pop band that are premiering their new album ‘Time Well…
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Premiere: The Finalists – ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)’
We are proud to premiere the debut single ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone’ from yet another talented bunch of Sydney musicians, The Finalists. Sydney is fertile ground indeed…
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