Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: ‘This City’ – prodigious new talent ixaras releases a vibrant, exhilarating new single.

Meanjin/Brisbane-based DIY artist ixaras has just released a single ‘This City’ and indications are this is a prodigious rising talent. Using percussion, digeridoo and thundering synths, ‘My City’ is a vibrant slice…

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News: Wolf Alice announce new album ‘The Clearing’ and lead off with explosive single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’.

Driven by hands claps and a rolling piano, the new single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ from north London band Wolf Alice is a driving, vibrant track with singer Ellie Rowsell’s vocals…

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Track: The Lemonheads release new single ‘Deep End’ (featuring J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield and Tom Morgan) with news of album, ahead of Australian/NZ tour.

The Lemonheads are about to embark on a tour of Australia and in anticipation have release a blistering single ‘Deep End’, with news of a new album ‘Love Chant’ that…

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Track: Tan Cologne raise anticipation for their new album with hypnotic new track ‘Infinity’.

Magnificent New Mexican dream pop exponents duo Tan Cologne recently announced their third studio album ‘Unknown Beyond’ for release on 20 June via Labrador Records, which is enough good news to put a…

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Track: ‘Uh Oh’ – Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Romanie is back with a brilliant new single and tour dates.

Romanie (Romanie Assez) relocated to Naarm/Melbourne a few years ago from Belgium and has released a string of exquisitely beautiful tracks that showcase her velvet vocals and acute observations on life. She…

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News: Gold Coast-based (Yugambeh, Kombumerri) 6-piece band Selve announce new album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ and kick off with the incandescent title track.

Led by Jabirr Jabirr frontperson Loki Liddle – Gold Coast-based (Yugambeh, Kombumerri) 6-piece band Selve today announce their forthcoming debut album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ due out on 12 September, which…

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Premiere: It’s prime time for a reflective ‘Midnight Song’ as indie rocker Iain T. McKelvey returns with a shimmering new single.

Indie rocker Iain T. McKelvey is back after a year’s absence with his new evocative single ‘Midnight Song’, and we are humbled to bring you an early listen. ‘Midnight Song’ as…

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Premiere: ‘Spit It Out’ – GRXCE return with a visceral, anthemic pop blast ahead of launch dates.

The glorious Eora/Sydney band GRXCE are back with the soaring anthemic track ‘Spit It Out’, which we are inordinately proud to premiere today. The single features a passionate melodic delivery…

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Premiere: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird break the thermometer with the incandescent new single ‘Mercury Rising’ as they announce the ‘Rosewater Crocodile’ tour to launch their new album

One of my favourite antipodean outfits, Naarm/Melbourne band Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird (CTBNF) today announce a new album ‘Rosewater Crocodile’ due out on 27 June through the glorious Double Drummer label.…

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Album Review: Heligoland’s Karen Vogt releases the shimmering, ambient solo album ‘Haunted Woodland, Volume 5’.

Australian-born Karen Vogt plays in the Melbourne dream pop shoegaze band Heligoland – who a few years back toured Europe and forgot to return home, ending up based in Paris.…

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