Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Track: Unruly Girls – She Grew Up in a Shotgun Row

It’s been two years since we’ve heard from Southern Italy’s provocative and innovative Unruly Girls and their new single ‘She Grew Up In A Shotgun Row’ displays a sharpening of…

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Track: Thrillhouse – Lesser

There’s always been something in the water at Brighton which is rapidly solidifying its reputation as a hot bed of unbridled creativity. So it is with ‘Lesser’ from Brighton band…

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Premiere: The Brave Faces – In The Dark

With an insistent, driving beat and crystalline guitars, ‘In The Dark’ is an instant indie anthem that is posed and elegant in its delivery. Astonishingly, this is a debut single…

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Track: The Psychedelic Furs – You’ll Be Mine

If you are like me, the very sound of The Psychedelic Furs‘s singer Richard Butler’s voice increases the pulse and sets free a wave of nostalgia. One of the coolest…

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Track: Wray – Jogging/Neon Forming

‘Jogging/Neon Sway’ is an absolutely immersive and magic single from Birmingham band Wray – gentle bubbling dream pop with shimmering guitars and haunting melancholic vocals: it hits all the right…

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Formerly known as Japan Suicide, Italy’s Varanasi have re-invented themselves into something slightly more accessible and singing in their native tongue. Their first release under this name was last year’s…

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EP: Jekyll – The Whispering Gallery

Here at Backseat Mafia we are unabashed fans of Jekyll since their debut, and have already reviewed – very enthusiastically – a number of singles off their new EP ‘The…

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Track: Hannah Georgas – That Emotion

Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the new single from Hannah Georgas is a gorgeous, dreamy pop song that is celestial and majestic: soothing, crystalline guitars and a driving rhythm,…

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Live: EWAH and the Vision of Paradise, Altar, Hobart 14 March 2019

EWAH and the Vision of Paradise were launching their single ‘Play Hard’ (see my review and interview here) in their home town, seemingly on the cusp of the apocalypse, and…

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Track: DMA’S – Life Is A Game Of Changing (Orbital Remix)

DMA’s darkly melancholic ‘Life Is A Game of Changing’ has been remixed by iconic dance duo Orbital to create a slightly more ominous bubbling version of a great song. The…

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Arun Kendall

Track: Unruly Girls – She Grew Up in a Shotgun Row

Track: Thrillhouse – Lesser

Premiere: The Brave Faces – In The Dark

Track: The Psychedelic Furs – You’ll Be Mine

Track: Wray – Jogging/Neon Forming

Track: Varanasi – Mishima

EP: Jekyll – The Whispering Gallery

Track: Hannah Georgas – That Emotion

Live: EWAH and the Vision of Paradise, Altar, Hobart 14 March 2019

Track: DMA’S – Life Is A Game Of Changing (Orbital Remix)