Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: We chat with Australian indie legends Underground Lovers

This Saturday and Sunday night in Melbourne, one of my favourite bands, Underground Lovers, will playing a double set celebrating their 25 years together as a band. For details of…

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Track / Video

Track: The Editors – Sugar

I seem to remember Editors arose in the slipstream of Interpol when there was a sudden burst of pseudo-Joy Division/Goth-lite bands (whose alumni also included White Lies). In my view,…

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Meet: We speak with Italian indie band Sweet Jane and Claire

At the risk of seeming obsessive, I have already reviewed the brilliant new album by Italian band Sweet Jane and Claire and their video to accompany the single “I’m Afraid…

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See: Black Submarine release “Here So Rain” video

This was a very, very nice surprise. Black Submarine, previously known as The Black Ships until mid-2012, were formed in November 2008 by former Verve members Nick McCabe and Simon…

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Track: The Preatures “Better Than It Could Ever Be”

The Preatures are the latest indie darlings from Sydney, graced with the imprimatur of the very hard to please Pitchfork, which lauded their single “Is This How You Feel”,…

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Meet: We interview Brisbane electronic / dreampop band MTNS

We recently reviewed a new single from Brisbane band MTNS. I had the opportunity of catching up with singer/guitarist and songwriter Tom Eggert. I began by asking if the band…

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New Music: Brisbane’s MTNS release the lush electronica of ‘Salvage’

In the vein of another antipodean export, The Temper Trap, MTNS, from Brisbane, produce very melodic, lush electronic based songs featuring high almost androgynous vocals. They have released a new…

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See: Solomon Grey releases new video for the pulsating electronica of ‘Firechild’

You can’t help but wonder about the lives of others. According to their bio, the duo who make up Solomon Grey (Oxford friends Tom Kingston and Joe Wilson) pursued their…

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Meet: Ranking Roger interview and The Beat’s ‘Wha’ppen reissue’

Following on from the critically acclaimed ‘I Just Can’t Stop It’ released via Demon Records in April earlier this year, Demon Records have released The Beat’s ‘Wha’ppen?’. Recorded from the…

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