Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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News: Frightened Rabbit announce The First Incident Festival plus tour news

Brilliant Scottish band, Frightened Rabbit, has announced the launch of their very own curated festival, The First Incident on June 1 at SWG3 Galvanizers Yard in Glasgow. This is intended…

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Track: Charlotte Gainsbourg – Sylvia Says (Tensnake remix) plus tour news.

The legendary and multi-talented Charlotte Gainsbourg has just release a scorching version of her song ‘Sylvia Says’, remixed by German DJ and producer Tensnake. The song is off her most…

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Track: Manic Street Preachers – Dylan and Caitlin, plus tour news

The legendary Manic Street Preachers have released a new track called ‘Dylan and Caitlin’ off their forthcoming album ‘Resistance is Futile’ due out 13 April 2018. The track is a…

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Premiere: Johnny Cyrus and His Band of Ghosts – Longevity I (EP)

We are delighted to premiere the debut EP ‘Longevity I’ from Ipswich’s Johnny Cyrus and His Band of Ghosts. Ipswich is a town west of Brisbane, Queensland and you can…

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Track: Flowertruck – Come Across

With a much anticipated album ‘Mostly Sunny’ due out on 16 March, Sydney’s Flowertruck have released a second single ‘Come Across’. As we noted in our review of Flowertruck’s first…

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Album Review: Editors – Violence

‘Violence’, the newly released album from Editors, is both an incredible progression for the band while still maintaining the elements that caught everyone’s attention so many years ago when their…

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News: Travis announces tour and performances of The Man Who live

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly twenty years since the release of the album ‘The Man Who’ by Travis. Released in the midst of the Brit Pop phenomena and…

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Track: La Bête Blooms – Take Arms

Hull’s inimitable La Bête Blooms are back with a blistering new single and video ‘Take Arms’. This is a rousing punky shouty call for action in the muscular power pop/punk…

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Track: Gena Rose Bruce – The Way You Make Love

Backseat Mafia first discovered Gena Rose Bruce way back in 2014 and were impressed then by her songwriting prowess and superb vocals. From the sounds of her new release, ‘The…

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See: Candace – Mendocino

One of our favourite dream pop outfits, Candace have just released a video for the song ‘Menocino’ off their brilliant album ‘New Ruins’ which Backseat Mafia reviewed recently, saying it…

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