Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Polychrome – Don’t Be A Stranger (Stranger Things Cover)

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

‘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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Track: Manic Street Preachers – Liverpool Revisited

In anticipation of the release of the new Manic Street Preachers album ‘Resistance is Futile’ on 13 April 2018, the Manics have released a classic track entitled ‘Liverpool Revisited’, which…

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Track: Tove Styrke – On the Low, plus album and tour news

We first noticed Swedish singer Tove Styrke nearly four years ago when she released the dynamic, feisty electro pop “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking To You”.…

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Album Review: mastersystem – Dance Music

‘Dance Songs’ is the fantastic debut album from mastersystem, an indie supergroup of brothers. The band consists of Scott Hutchinson and Grant Hutchinson from Frightened Rabbit, Justin Lockey from Editors…

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