Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Track/Video: Belle and Sebastian – We Were Beautiful, plus tour news

Underpinned by a more prominent shuffling EDM-style drum track, the eternal Belle and Sebastian are back with a new single and video for a track “We Were Beautiful” in anticipation…

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EP: Cakes – Prescription Bugs

From the salubrious, white bread and somewhat anodyne Gold Coast of Queensland Australia comes the very antithesis in the form of Cakes, an indie post punk duo who are about…

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EP: Ummagma – LCD

I’m a little late to the party on this one but towards the end of last year, Canadian/Ukrainian due Ummagma released EP “LCD”, consisting of two versions of “LCD” (mixed…

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EP: System Corporation – Apathy is Easy

The endless waves of talent emanating from New Zealand continues unabated with the glorious sounds of System Corporation. System Corporation has within it the genes of the legendary The Datsuns…

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Album Review: Leyya – Sauna

Sophie Lindinger and Marco Kleebauer are Leyya, an electronic pop duo from Vienna, Austria. Today sees the release of their new album “Sauna”, which was preceded by a single, the…

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EP: TC&I – Great Aspirations

As the conveyor belt of life moves inexorably closer to the edge, it is only natural for one to reflect on one’s impact on the world and whether one has…

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Track/EP: Heligoland – Coriallo

Heligoland‘s new EP, “Coriallo” is a gorgeous, atmospheric landscape of sound, evocative, maybe, of the windswept north-western coast of Normandy where it was written and recorded. The input of Robyn…

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Track: Priest, Our Time Will Come

In anticipation of the new EP “The Lost Lions” due out soon, Priest have delivered another enticing taster in the form of new single, “Our Time Will Come”, following up…

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Tour News: Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds Announce Australian Tour

One of the best live gigs I’ve seen over the past few years was Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds at the Spiegeltent in Sydney back in 2014. While…

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Album Review: Hockey Dad – Blend Inn

The town of Windang in New South Wales, Australia is just south of the somewhat gritty industrial port of Port Kembla in the city of Wollongong, and paradoxically the gateway…

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