Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson releases the soaring track ‘Milly’s Song’ ahead of debut album and live date

‘Milly’s Song’ from solo Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson is a soaring anthem that showcases her velvet vocals and passionate, expressive songwriting skills. Sung over a dappling acoustic guitar introduction, the…

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Track: The Electorate votes for ‘Peace, Love & Kindness’ in a delectable new single ahead of new album in May.

The magnificent The Electorate – a firm favourite here in the dusty hallowed halls of the antipodean headquarters of Backseat Mafia – have followed up their earlier comeback single ‘Face…

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne instrumental dance exponents Intermood exclusively unveil evocative new single ‘Casuarina’ ahead of EP release.

We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive early listen to the new single from Naarm/Melbourne instrumental dance exponents Intermood. I’ve always said that instrumental bands have to bring…

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Track: Naarm/Melbourne artist Holly Hebe unveils new single, the delectable ‘Bitterness’, with live dates ahead.

Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Holly Hebe continues her ascendancy with her new single ‘Bitterness’ – another track that puts on display her extraordinary vocals and songwriting skills. We last visited Hebe when…

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News: Naarm/Melbourne-based Loose Content announce debut EP ‘Costumes’ and set the skies alight with the thrilling single ‘Pet Alsatian’.

With a repeated line we’re all going to die but maybe that’s fine, Naarm/Melbourne-based trio Loose Content sets the world on fire with their new single ‘Pet Alsatian’: a dynamic…

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Album Review: Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment releases glittering self-titled debut album through Jagjaguwar

The magnificent Sharon Van Etten is back with a new band, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory and they have just released their self-titled debut album via Jagjaguwar. This is a new…

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Premiere: Meanjin/Brisbane’s Zanna Black unveils the gorgeously evocative track ‘This Town’ – a glorious, ethereal paean to dispossession and loss.

Meanjin/Brisbane singer/songwriter Zanna Black is releasing a gloriously ethereal track ‘This Town’ tomorrow and we are inordinately honoured to bring you an early listen. ‘This Town has a delicate, fey…

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News: The deliciously dark Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits head to Aotearoa/New Zealand on tour.

We were highly impressed by Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits’ 2023 album ‘For The Term Of My Natural Life’ (see my review here), and Matt Malone has announced he…

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Track: ‘Where Are You Now?’ – Aotearoan dream pop King, Nik Brinkman, dials up the shimmering jingle jangle sounds with new single.

Ahead of the release of his new album ‘World Within’, New Zealand dream pop artist Nik Brinkman has followed up his first single in a few years, ‘Long Way To Go’,…

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Premiere: lutruwita/Tasmania artist Lasca Dry radiates some dazzling sunshine in ‘Sunset Baby’, ahead of live shows.

Lasca Dry is an exciting artist coming from the southern edges of the world in lutriwita/Tasmania with an established reputation for her sparkling form of iridescent pop. We are therefore…

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