Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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News: China Crisis Announce First Ever Tour to Australia/New Zealand

Legendary Liverpudlians, China Crisis, have just revealed news of their first ever tour down under with gigs in Australia and New Zealand scheduled for August. While part of the new…

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Track: Tan Cologne – Alien

Tan Cologne hugely impressed with their dream pop release ‘Cave Vaults on the Moon in New Mexico’ – a song that seemed to capture all the mystery and magic of…

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Track: Even As We Speak – Blue Suburban Skies plus Tour News

Even As We Speak are a Sydney band that formed in the mid-eighties and, after gaining a following in the Australian indie scene, eventually gained the attention of the legendary…

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Video: Underground Lovers – Feels Like Yesterday

The inimitable Underground Lovers have released an absolutely delightful video for the gorgeous track ‘Feels Like Yesterday’ opening their last album ‘A Left Turn’ (my joint favourite album of 2019).…

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Track: Jekyll – I Do What I Can

It was back in 2014 and one of the first reviews I ever did for Backseat Mafia was of this incredibly impressive Blackpool band, Jekyll. I was so impressed, I…

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Track: Haters – Feel Better

There’s nothing like a bit of noisy, shouty guitar-driven rock’n’roll, and Queenland’s Haters have released a blaster in their debut ‘Feel Better’. In the world where bands like Idles, Fontaines…

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Track: Nada Surf – So Much Love

Nada Surf are a bit of an indie institution and are on the brink of releasing their ninth album, ‘Never Not Together’ on 7 February 2020. ‘So Much Love’ is…

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Track: Ash – Darkest Hour of the Night plus Album News – Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash

In 1996 at the tender age of 19 having just left school in Northern Ireland, Ash released one of the most extraordinary debut albums – ‘1977’ named after the year…

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Video: Fontaines DC – Liberty Belle

Fontaines DC released their universally praised debut album ‘Dogrel’ last year – for me one of the best releases of 2019 – and have sold out at increasingly larger venues…

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Track: Hayley Mary – Like A Woman Should

Hayley Mary has just released a new single and video for her song ‘Like a Woman Should’ in anticipation of her forthcoming EP, ‘The Piss, The Perfume’ due out on…

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