Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Damien Binder declares ‘I Can’t Believe My Mind’ with a delicious poetic and melancholic muscularity.

Damien Binder is a unique artist who balances incredible productivity with constant quality – a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia. He has followed up the…

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EP Review: There’s life in them still – Brisbane jangle pop legends Ups and Downs sound better than ever on ‘Radio Is Dead’

‘Radio Is Dead’ is a bold title for a band to hang an EP on in 2026, but then Ups and Downs have never been shy about naming things plainly.…

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Track: ‘Strange Lights’ herald the return of Sand Brothers with a dreamy shimmering soundscape and a new album in the wings.

Last year’s EP ‘Shadows in the Square’ from Sand Brothers was described by Backseat Mafia as being an unique and thrilling series of anthemic delights, and it is good news…

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Premiere: The Hunter Express slink into view on atmospheric new single ‘Easier’.

There’s a particular kind of songwriting that only arrives when you stop trying to write it. That’s the space The Hunter Express found themselves in with ‘Easier’, the Melbourne outfit’s…

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Premiere: Chris Masuak’s Dog Soldier exclusively unveil video for ‘The Shiny Side’ as former Radio Birdman guitarist locks in East Coast dates for ‘The Shiny Side Tour’

Chris ‘Klondike’ Masuak doesn’t do things by halves, and neither does the title track of his self-titled album with Dog Soldier. Backseat Mafia is thrilled to premiere the video for…

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Premiere: ‘Bad News Travels Fast’ – The Psychotic Turnbuckles are back wrestling in the ring after 32 years, and it’s a slam dunk.

In the congested gig listings of the late eighties in Sydney, the Psychotic Turnbuckles were frequent visitors with their wrestling tropes, outrageous wigs and a larrikin sense of humour –…

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Album Review: What the ghosts left behind – Kaurna/Adelaide’s The Only Objects release the epic ‘An Excess of Haunting’, with a little assemblage required.

There’s a particular kind of record that doesn’t want to be understood so much as inhabited, and ‘An Excess of Hauntings’ is one of them. The second album from Adelaide’s…

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Track: The Somedays debut with Shimmering Jangle-Pop on Double A-Side Singles ‘If I Could Start This Year Again’ and ‘Always On My Mind’

There’s a particular kind of confidence in a debut single that doesn’t sound like a debut single, and The Somedays have arrived with exactly that. The Queensland four-piece kick off…

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News: The luminescent Juice Webster announces new album ‘Kind of Fantasy’ and sends us into orbit with the enigmatic and shimmering title track.

Juice Webster has long enthralled us here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia with her immersive velvet vocals and epic songwriting. It’s been a while since she released her…

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Premiere: Crystal Set see through all those ‘Pretty Schemes’ in an excoriating swampy romp ahead of tour and album.

The iconic Crystal Set continue to build momentum on their exciting comeback with the release of a new single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we are honoured to exclusively premiere here at…

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