Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock Festival announces stunning line up for 2025 including Empire of the Sun, Aurora, A .Swayze and the Ghosts and Amyl and the Sniffers

From humble origins of a few-hundred-people-party, local bands and a hay bale stage, to evolving into Tasmania’s largest multi-day camping festival – Party In The Paddock (PITP) has just revealed…

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Track: South London’s Lex Vervain shows us his ‘Favourite Song’ in a sparkling debut.

We’ve met Lex Vervain before: he is in fact the South East London, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Alex Parry who last visited us in the form of LXP (see my review…

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Album Review: The Nature Strip is in pristine condition with their new album ‘Domesticated Beast’: a cornucopia of delights.

With the welcome regularity and relief of a southerly buster after a stinking hot Sydney day, the esteemed The Nature Strip are back with another album packed full of pop…

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Track: PJ Orr release the delicate sounds of ‘Footsteps’ ahead of new album and launch date.

A gentle, dappling, rich and luscious flow of guitars, sometimes rearing up into twanging solos, heralds ‘Footsteps’, the new single from P.J. Orr. It’s an aching, yearning track that draws…

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Track: Aotearoa’s magnificent Fazerdaze unveils new track and self-made video for the atmospheric shimmer of ‘A Thousand Years’, in the build up to her new album.

The sun always shines brighter the day we receive new material from the ethereal Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) who will be releasing her first LP in…

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Premiere: Grids and Dots fancy ‘Movies At Your House’ in a shimmering haze of pure dreamy pop, ahead of new EP and launch date.

We are very honoured to give you an exclusive listen to the new song and video for ‘Movies At Your House’ from the wonderful Grids and Dots. This band has an…

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Premiere: The ethereal Cloud Tangle is ‘Dreaming Again’ and the result is an album of enticing sonic bliss.

Meanjin/Brisbane’s Cloud Tangle, the nom de plume of the glorious Amber Ramsay, is releasing her third album ‘Dreaming Again’ this week, and you can get an early listen of this…

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Track: Sydney duo End Scene are our ‘Flavour of the Month’ as they release the hounds with their new single, ahead of a new album.

We were mightily impressed by End Scene‘s 2021 album ‘All My Ghosts’ (see our review here) and other than a single in 2023 and a low key release earlier this…

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Track: The magnificent Royel Otis release ebullient new single ‘If Our Love Is Dead’ to accompany deluxe re-release of their debut album ‘PRATTS & PAIN’ with tour news.

Royel Otis have rapidly become musical royalty not only in their home Australia but globally, and we have been keenly following their ascendancy since their debut single back in 2021.…

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Premiere: California’s Matthew Nowhere unveils the brilliant sparkle and luscious beauty of track ‘Love is Only What We Are’.

We are immeasurably honoured to premiere the new single ‘Love Is Only What We Are’ from multi-instrumentalist and producer Matthew Nowhere. Set afloat in a star filled expanse with crystalline…

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