Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Track: The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, plus Album /Tour news

Following some mysterious posts on their social networks, The National have just announced a new album – their seventh studio album – entitled “Sleep Well Beast”, due out on 8…

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EP Review: The Dollar Bill Murrays – Always On

The Brisbane quartet, The Dollar Bill Murrays, may have a quaintly amusing moniker but on the strength of this EP, they are not here just for fun. This is a…

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Live Review: The All Seeing Hand at Schmørgåsbaag, Hobart, Sunday, 23 April 2017

In the early evening on a Sunday at the very edge of the world, a fitting place to witness an extraordinary performance from New Zealand band The All Seeing Hand.…

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Track – Velvet Flare – Animal

Straight out of Brisbane and seemingly via the tenements of London comes Velvet Flare with “Animal”, a visceral, angry stab of glam rock that has all the hallmarks of an…

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Album Review: The Underground Lovers – Staring at you Staring at Me

In 2013, after a nine year hiatus, Melbourne’s legendary The Underground Lovers returned triumphantly with the album “Weekend” – listed as one of Backseat Mafia’s favourite releases for that year.…

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News: Dark Mofo Festival

Over the past few years, the city of Hobart in the Australian state of Tasmania has been transformed by the building of a privately-funded art museum called the Museum of…

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Album Review: British Sea Power – Let the Dancers Inherit The Party

The iconic British Sea Power are back after a four year hiatus with one of their best albums since my personal favourite “Open Season” (released way back in 2005). “Let…

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Track: Secret Shine – For You, plus new album news

Secret Shine’s new release “There is Only Now” is a classic brew of shoegaze and dream pop – elements of Disintegration-era The Cure mixed in with a clearer and more…

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News: Fazerdaze announce European tour dates

New Zealand indie quartet Fazerdaze are about to release an album, Morningside. It’s a record that has an evocative mix of angular, chiming music and ultimate pop sensibility. What is…

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Album Review: Fazerdaze – Morningside

I’m just going to go straight to the point about Morningside, the debut album from Fazerdaze (essentially the output of New Zealand’s Amelia Murray). It is an extraordinarily accomplished work…

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