Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth: Tell Me Yours (20th Year Collectors Edition)

I remember moving to London during the peak of the Brit Pop years in the midst of the Blur versus Oasis hyperbole. But the albums from that era that really…

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Track: Imperial Daze – Always Settling

Here’s a taste of something quite magnificent. Peckham’s Imperial Daze have all the swagger and attitude of seasoned indie veterans and in their new single ‘Always Settling’ they have created…

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Album Review: An Early Bird – Of Ghosts and Marvels

Here at Backseat Mafia, we have been following the career of Stefano De Stefano since our very inception when he was the front man for Italian folk/rock band Pipers. He…

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Track: San Mei – Heaven

Following up on her debut single “Wonder” earlier this year, Emily Hamilton, working under the name San Mei, has just released a fitting follow-up in “Heaven”. This is a somewhat…

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EP/Track: The Nature Strip – Past Pacific

Pure power pop harmonies leavened by a self deprecating sense of humour encapsulates the many layered charms of Sydney’s The Nature Strip. Their new EP, Past Pacific maintains an impeccable…

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Track: Chakra Efendi – Grow Up

Brisbane-based artist Chakra Efendi came to our attention with his excellent debut single ‘Waste of Space’ earlier this year. He’s back with a new release ‘Grow Up’ which is a…

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Album Review: Soft Science – Maps

Soft Science warned us with their first two double A singles from ‘Maps’ that something very special was on its way and, in ‘Maps’, something special has been delivered. Hailing…

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Track: San Mei – Wonder

San Mei is the work of Gold Coast’s Emily Hamilton and her new single, ‘Wonder’, is a fantastic, slightly scuzzy, psych-tinged blast of pop. Incorporating elements of Black Rebel Motorcycle…

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Hailing originally from Western Australia’s gorgeous Margaret River region, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Ro has just released a delightful, whimsical debut single called “Diary” that wearily expounds her desire to let her…

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Live: Dark Mofo Festival 2018 – Tanya Tagaq, Soundtrack to Nanook of the North

The extraordinary fare served up in Hobart’s annual Dark Mofo Festival continues to astound and delight. Set in the dark mid-winter Hobart, the southernmost point in Australia, the Festival must…

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Arun Kendall

Album Review: Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth: Tell Me Yours (20th Year Collectors Edition)

Track: Imperial Daze – Always Settling

Album Review: An Early Bird – Of Ghosts and Marvels

Track: San Mei – Heaven

EP/Track: The Nature Strip – Past Pacific

Track: Chakra Efendi – Grow Up

Album Review: Soft Science – Maps

Track: San Mei – Wonder

Track: Ro – Diary

Live: Dark Mofo Festival 2018 – Tanya Tagaq, Soundtrack to Nanook of the North