Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon call out ‘Hey Hey Narcissus’ – a sinuous, slinky smooth delight.

Is this song about me? We are inordinately proud to premiere the new single ‘Hey, Hey Narcissus’ from the living legend Kim Salmon‘s new project, Smoked Salmon, and it’s a…

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Premiere: In a blossoming collaboration, Tahi teams up with Robotikus to release the dreamy anthem ‘Tend To Me’.

One of our favourite artists from nipaluna/Hobart, Tahi, has teamed up with another local favourite, Robotikus, and created a sparkling gem of a track, ‘Tend To Me’: a veritable marriage…

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Album Review: Indie rock royalty the Snarski brothers join forces in Snarski vs Snarski for the exquisite album ‘Waiting For The Bell’ and announce tour dates.

The Snarski brothers are indie rock royalty here in Australia. Forming the iconic Chad’s Tree in the eighties, both brothers have continued to make a major contribution to the music…

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News: Duo Cari Cari sign to Australian label Civilians and announce album ‘One More Trip Around The Sun’ with the ethereal title track unveiled as a taster.

The new single ‘One More Trip Around The Sun’ from Australian duo Cari Cari is an ethereal, hypnotic sonic kaleidoscope that floats in the ether like a delicate silken veil.…

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News: Sad tidings as HOLY HOLY announce hiatus and expansive Australian hiatus tour.

In very sad news the highly talented duo HOLY HOLY today have announced they are going on a hiatus, with an extended guest-filled Australian tour as a farewell. After more…

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Premiere: Yama Rama (with Charlie Clark) makes a spectacular return with the shimmering new single ‘Sweat Equity’ and national tour.

We are inordinately honoured to bring you a premiere of the new track ‘Sweat Equity’ from Scottish band Yama Rama. 2023 saw the return of the highly talented musician (and…

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Track: Don’t you ‘Get It?’ Stavanger’s Eie unveils raucous acerbic slice of pop punk ahead of debut album release and tour.

Eie – the world of Stavanger’s dynamic Emilie Eie – has just released a scorching acerbic piece of excoriating punk in the form of ‘Get It?’. Here the worlds of…

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Track: ‘Say It Again’ – Hexham Heads bring a strong dose of jingly jangly power pop in their debut single.

For a delicious blast of jingly jangly power pop, replete with some heavenly harmonies and a scaling melody, you can’t go past the debut single from Naarm/Melbourne band Hexham Heads.…

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News: Aotearoan indie giants Daily J announce new album ‘Scatterbrains’, Australian tour and unveil sparkling single ‘Cheap Tequila Sunrise’.

Aotearoan band Daily J have just released the soaring, anthemic indie pop of ‘Cheap Tequila Sunrise’, a single that positively sparkles over the top of jangling, chorused guitars, bopping synths…

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Track: End Scene cast an eye cynical over the ‘Land of Plenty’ with a raucous and cathartic blast.

Sydney duo End Scene provide another variety of intensive flavour from their upcoming second album ‘I Will Not Live Safe, I Will Live True’ with the raucous barbed-wire blitz of…

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