Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: Didirri – Formaldehyde, plus tour news

Didirri‘s single ‘Formaldehyde’ was reviewed by me last month where I wrote that the song is a slow-burning fuse that lights up with its intelligent thoughtful lyrics. He’s just released…

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Track: Michael P. Cullen – Do You Believe

I was hugely impressed by Michael P Cullen‘s album ‘True Believer back in 2014, and it is great to see him back with a new track, ‘Do You Believe’. Cullen,…

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Track: Gurrumul – Djolin (Musical Instrument), plus album and film news

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island readers of this post are advised that the following media release and links within contains images and voices of people who have died. The…

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Track: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays, plus tour news

‘Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays’ is the third track to be released off the forthcoming album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra called ‘Sex & Food’, due out on 6 April. Unknown Mortal…

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See: Sarah Mary Chadwick – Sugar Still Melts in the Rain, plus album news

Sarah Mary Chadwick has one of those voices that are soaked in emotion, balanced on a gritty and whiskey-soaked knife edge yet so sweet and mesmerising: fragile yet ever so…

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Track: Low Cut Connie – Beverley and album and tour news

I confess I am new to Low Cut Connie but their new single, ‘Beverly’ is fantastic. It’s a slice Americana with a rolling, rumbling piano and an Elton John quality…

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Track: Scratch – Soak/Newer Things

Bridging the gap between Perth (Australia) and New York (USA) is no mean feat, but due to the wonders of modern recording technology it has been artfully done by duo…

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Track: Amusement Parks On Fire – All The New Ends (EP)

Amusement Parks on Fire began as the solo project of teenager Michael Feerick in 2004, who wrote and recorded nine songs on a small budget. A couple of well-received albums…

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Track: Chakra Efendi – Waste of Space

At the age of 18, Brisbane-based artist Chakra Efendi had already attracted considerable interest on his SoundCloud page for his series of self-produced homegrown demos. These demos clearly indicated a…

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Album Review: Wylderness – Wylderness

Today sees the release of the debut self-titled by Welsh band, Wylderness. Riding the new wave of shoegaze (see what I did there?), there is no doubting the debt to…

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