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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.
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Track: Barrie – Tal Uno

  • May 23, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
There is something about melancholic dream pop that seduces me. It is the bittersweet nature of the music – layers of beautiful bright often upbeat sounds sometimes contrasting and at…
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Track: Luvia – For You

  • May 23, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
With an extraordinary voice that ranges across styles from Elizabeth Fraser from The Cocteau Twins to Mazzy Star vocalist Hope Sandoval, Brighton’s Luvia‘s new track ‘For You’ is a gorgeous,…
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Live: Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart 13/05/2018

  • May 14, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
The carpets at the iconic Brisbane Hotel in, confusingly, Hobart, Australia are so sticky that if you stand still on the one spot for too long, you might get never…
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Track: Polychrome – Don’t Be A Stranger (Stranger Things Cover)

  • April 26, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
Having released one of the stand out singles of the year in ‘Final Kiss’, London duo Polychrome have swerved away from synth-pop towards the dark side: adding vocals and their…
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Track: HOO HAs – Rantra

  • April 26, 2018
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The HOO HAs‘s new single, ‘Rantra’, is an angry, loud, swaggering beast with a sneer and a studied pose. It’s a brilliant. Think of the shouty side of The Fall…
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Premiere: Stella Diana reveal new track Der Sandmann

  • April 22, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
Backstreet Mafia is excited to premiere the fantastic new track from Italy’s magnificent Stella Diana. ‘Der Sandmann’ is from Stella Diana’s forthcoming album ’57’ due out on 25 May 2018.…
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Track: Soft Science – Sooner/Paris (Double A Side)

  • April 22, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
Soft Science are continuing to produce some of the most exciting music out of the US West Coast with their unique take on shoegaze/dream pop. Following close on the release…
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Interview: Tangents plus track and playlist

  • April 21, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
The new track from Sydney-based band Tangents, ‘Terracotta’ is as hypnotic and mesmerising as their earlier EP ‘Stents and Arteries’ that I reviewed recently. I’m not sure if it’s electronica/dance…
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Track: Priest – The Lost Lions (EP)

  • April 14, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
The electro-pop of the fabulous Priest has reached its apotheosis in their newly released EP, ‘The Lost Lions’. Priest, Camille Priest and producer David Kazyk, have already given us a…
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Album Review: The Amazing – In Transit

  • April 14, 2018
  • Arun Kendall
‘In Transit’, the newly released album by Swedish band, ‘The Amazing’ is a unique blend of shoegaze/dream-pop that at times diverts into the lush indie/folk vibes of bands like Belle…
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