Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Sunshine Coast punk rockers The Wolston Butchers exclusively serve up a frenetic blast with their ‘Last Dance’.

We are very pleased to provide you with an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Last Dance’ from Sunshine Coast punk rockers The Wolston Butchers, and it’s a veritable blast…

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News: Legendary duo Dave Graney and Clare Moore announce new album ‘Laburnum Of The Mind’ for 30 April, and lead off with louche single ‘Hits Are The Worst’.

The sun always shines brighter when we are blessed with the languid, louche sounds of Dave Graney and Clare Moore, and full strength polaroid shades are required for the new…

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Track: ‘Behave’! Lutruwita/Tasmanian chanteuse extraordinaire Lasca Dry unveils explosive new track ahead of debut EP and live date.

We love a little drop of Lasca Dry here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she continues to produce the most delicious brand of infectious pop to tempt…

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Premiere: BB Sabina exclusively unveil haunting, shimmering new single ‘In between’ ahead of launch date.

Naarm/Melbourne shoegaze band BB Sabina came onto our radar last year with their single ‘Multitude’ (see our review here) and we are very honored to bring you an exclusive listen…

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Premiere: ‘Ready For It’ – after 28 years, The Remotes exclusively unveil their dreamy, evocative new single.

Some things age like a fine wine. Originally a duo comprised of Ollie Browne (Art of Fighting/The Hoodangers) and Kristian Brenchley (S:Bahn, Degreaser), The Remotes released their debut album, ‘Lonely…

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Premiere: After a lifetime away, psychedelic pop icons The Crystal Set exclusively reveal their stunning new single ‘Critical Mass!’.

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long – one of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite movies (Blade Runner) – is an apt description…

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News: Cam Butler (Ron S Peno & the Superstitions) announces new solo album ‘World Forever’ and tempts us with the thunderous single ‘Clear Infinity’.

Last year’s album release ‘Spirits Flying Home’ (reviewed by me here) from iconic guitarist, producer and composer Cam Butler was described by me as a beautiful elegiac album, sparse and…

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Premiere: Kaurna/Adelaide’s Sturt Avenue raise their collective glasses in a paean to friendship with anthemic new track ‘Beer Song’.

We are honoured to premiere the new track and video for ‘Beer Song’ from Kaurna/Adelaide folk band Sturt Avenue. It’s a gentle, anthemic song delivered over delicate tendrils of guitars,…

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Premiere: ‘Men Are a Luxury Item’ – the arch, wry world of The Petrov Affair sparkles in the title track to their new album.

We are honoured to premiere the new video/single for the title track to The Petrov Affair‘s new album ‘Men Are A Luxury Item’ due out in March. ‘Men Are a…

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Premiere: Iconic multi-talented artist Catherine McQuade unveils exquisite and evocative video for ‘Hold Me’.

Catherine McQuade is a tour de force in the Australian music industry – composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist with origins in Melbourne’s iconic art-punk band The Ears, immortalized in the cult classic…

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