New Music: Priest, White Wing Dove
We’ve been huge fans of duo Priest since their debut under the name XPriestX and its great to see a new release following a brief hiatus. “White Wing Dove” has…
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Arun Kendall
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Writer/ Senior Editor for Backseat Mafia (UK) and Backseat Downunder (Australia and New Zealand). Singer/guitarist/songwriter with Australian band The Hadron Colliders.
New Music: Unruly Girls, Cruel Tales
Many years ago in the nascent years of Backseat Mafia, we wrote about a number of exciting Italian bands creating distinct indie rock with style and attitude. One of these…
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New Music: The Raft, A Lullaby/Coming Up For Air Double EP
I could make a droll comment about The Raft ferrying me happily across the Mersey with this bright, sparkling double EP release but that would be too easy and trite.…
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Video and Album News: Baxter Dury, Miami
Any uncertainty about Baxter Dury’s parentage is quickly dispelled the minute he starts singing. If singing is the right term: he is a blistering, sardonic cockney raconteur just like his…
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Video and News: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, Over Everything
This must be the most perfect laconic, low-fi alt.country indie music match in history – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile are releasing an album together entitled “Lotta Sea Lice”, due…
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New Music: Gold Class – Get Yours
In Australia, the term ‘Gold Class’ is synonymous with an upmarket cinema brand where you can recline in a smaller theatre and be fed morsels as you watch the movie.…
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Album Review: tunnel traffic – MEESH
Adam Hachey writes under the name tunnel traffic but we’ve met him before playing as part of a band called Meesh – enthusiastically reviewed by Backseat Mafia a few years…
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Track: Anna Of The North – Someone, plus news
Anna Of The North is Anna Lotterud from Norway with Brady Daniell-Smith from New Zealand. They first met in Australia where they began writing together and the diverse geographical influences…
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Track: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – The Punishment of Luxury, plus album news
One of the best synth bands of the eighties, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), are back with a new single and video “The Punishment of Luxury” in anticipation of…
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News: Fazerdaze announce more dates in Europe and Australia
In March, Backseat Mafia waxed lyrical about the astonishingly brilliant album ‘Morningside” from New Zealand’s Fazerdaze (still on high rotation on this writer’s turntable), and the band had a very…
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