Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: The Lalabies release the gorgeous dreampop single ‘Wink Like a Sweet Bird’

The track by the multinational band The Lalabies shimmers like a missing track from the ‘Lost in Translation’ offical soundtrack: it’s dreamy, hypnotic and floats through the brain. It’s the…

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Meet: We chat with Carl Redfern (Golden Fang) and review the new album ‘Here.Now Here.’

The sound of Golden Fang is to some extent the DNA of the wild inner west of Sydney: raw, visceral and teetering on the brink of collapse. There’s constant movement,…

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Track: Didirri releases dreamy single ‘The Critic’ and announces news of EP ‘Sold for Sale’

Australia’s Didirri is a singular and prodigious talent – we have long followed his career in Backseat Mafia, reviewing his earlier singles – layered, melodic and refreshing indie tracks. Didirri…

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Track: The Clockworks – Can I Speak to a Manager?

In three and a half blistering minutes, The Clockworks prove once again that they are one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. ‘Can I Speak to a…

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Track: Eskobar – Hey Sister

I’ve mentioned before that there are limited stories to tell just as there are a finite set of musical notes to play. It’s not the story, it’s the way it’s…

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Album Review: Haneke Twins – Astronaut

Deep down inside Switzerland’s CERN Laboratory, working hard on the Hadron Collider and the Higgs Bosun particle, a couple of scientists from Greece have found something else quite exciting. Paschalis…

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See: Juanita Stein releases video for the haunting track Snapshot, plus album news

Juanita Stein has impressive form – she was part of Sydney band Howling Bells, a band that achieved success both in its home country and in the UK with its…

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Track: Versari – Plus De Tristesse

The arctic guitars and sonorous vocals of French trio Versari‘s new single ‘Plus de Tristesse’ are compelling and chilling: creating a dark and threatening tone that is delightfully sombre and…

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Track: Soap – Memento

Soap have just released their vibrant debut single ‘Memento’ and it augurs well for this young bunch of musicians from Wynnum, a suburb of the outskirts of Brisbane. The band…

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Album Review: The Psychedelic Furs – Made of Rain plus tour news

There is something about Richard Butler’s voice in The Psychedelic Furs that induces a warm feeling of nostalgia for a certain era when the Furs were such a unique and…

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