Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

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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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New Video: The Dandy Warhols – Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard Starkey)

I confess I was a little uncomfortable reviewing the video of a song with such a bewildering title after International Women’s Day, but then, with the nonsensical inclusion of a…

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Album Review: Holy Holy – Paint

Holy Holy, a duo hailing from Melbourne, Australia are about to release their sophomore album, “Paint” through Sony Records on 24 February 2017. This is a delightful pop album which…

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EP: The Clouds – Zaffre

Along with bands like The Underground Lovers, The Falling Joys and Ratcat, The Clouds held the banner for classic indie pop in Australia in the late eighties, early nineties.The sweet…

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New Music: elbow – Little Fictions

The magnificent cinematic sound of elbow returns with the release of a new album – “Little Fictions”. To me, elbow are the Ken Loach of indie music – beautifully poignant…

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News: Midnight Oil announce World Tour, includes first UK date since 1996

One of Australia’s most passionate, articulate and socially committed bands, Midnight Oil, have just announced they are reforming and undertaking a world tour in 2017. The enigmatic lead singer, Peter…

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Track: British Sea Power – Bad Bohemian, plus new album news

It’s been more than three years since we last heard from the magnificent British Sea Power and the wait is over: they have announced a new album entitled “Let the…

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Track: Why We Run – A Moment to Return

One of my favourite local Sydney bands, Why We Run, is back with no sign of a waning of their incredible talent. In fact, quite the opposite. I reviewed the…

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EP: Hugh Kelly – Give Me All Your Love

Busking in the streets of Edinburgh since his teens, Hugh Kelly dropped out of university to concentrate on his music, culminating in the release of his debut single, ‘Give Me…

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