Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Deep Sea Arcade return with announcement of album and tour with shimmering new single ‘No Direction’ to set the scene.

Deep Sea Arcade are back with a new single ‘No Direction’ ahead of an album and tour later this year. This follows a turbulent time following the loss of co-founder…

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Track: ‘Run’ – YAGKI sets off at a turbo-charged pace in another anthemic winner, with live dates ahead.

A permanent fixture here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the irrepressible YAGKI (the moniker of multi-talented Sarah Yagki) is back at a shimmering tilt with her new single…

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Track: Yungblud returns with a stirring theatrical nine minute long anthem ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’ ahead of Bludfest news.

I must admit I developed a certain regard for Yungblud (the non de plume of Dominic Harrison) when I came across his single ‘Lowlife’ with its gothic Dickensian overtones and…

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Track: Amaya Laucirica unveils the dreamy romance of ‘Now Or Never’ ahead of new album and live dates.

Australian singer/songwriter Amaya Laucirica today releases the exquisite dreamy dream pop track ‘Now Or Never’ that seems to float through the air like a silken veil. Elements have a Gallic…

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News: The legendary Midge Ure (Ultravox, Visage) announces Australian ‘Catalogue’ greatest hits tour.

In fantastic news for lovers of the sinuous synth pop sounds of bands like Ultravox and Visage (or indeed ayne who appreciates first class songwriting), Scottish icon Midge Ure, legendary…

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Premiere: ‘Solid and Human’ – Maia Jelavic releases a yearning slow burning anthem that sparkles in the sunshine, with debut album and gigs on the way.

Maia Jelavic premiered her last single with us a few years back under the stage name Maia Marsh. She has made the decision to be true to herself and returned…

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Premiere: SXY XMS exclusively debut their thrilling high octane single ‘You’ll Never Know’ ahead of EP and launch date.

It is always a privilege to premiere a debut single for a band and the pleasure is always doubled when it’s something as good as ‘You’ll Never Know’ from Sydney…

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Track: Capricorn Coast band Tidal Peak release the shimmering, glittering ‘Coasting’ ahead of album ‘Treasureville’.

‘Coasting’, the new single from Capricorn Coast band Tidal Peak, glitters and shimmers in the firmament like an aurora folding and moving amongst the stars. It is an ethereal track…

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Track: Melbourne rising star Bonita Habils releases the gorgeous slow burning, yearning track ‘Underdressed’.

There is a delicious dark pop undertone to the sound of Melbourne artist Bonita Habils in her new single ‘Underdressed’. Habils’s vocals are luscious and whispered with a velvet cloaking,…

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Track: Eora/Sydney chanteuse Milly McPherson has an epiphany with her anthemic new single ‘Religious’ ahead of live performance.

Ahead of the release of her new album, Eora/Sydney artist Milly McPherson releases the second single ‘Religious’, a confessional of soaring beauty. Putting at the fore her rich velvet vocals…

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