Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Aotearoa/New Zealand band Office Dog release anthemic single ‘Gold Things’ ahead of new album ‘Prime Corner’ and European tour

Office Dog are proof New Zealand still punches above its weight musically in the company of extraordinary bands like Fazerdaze and Ringlets, all inextricably linked to the legendary label Flying…

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News: The magnificent Selve announce new EP to follow up last year’s ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ and unveil thundering single ‘Desire’ ahead of UK/European tour

Last year’s album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ from Gold Coast (Yugambeh/Kombumerri)-based six-piece Selve was one of the highlights of the year (see my review here). And it is good news indeed that…

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Premiere: In an L.A. Mood – the solo project of Davie Mudie (Super American Eagle, ex-Immigrant Union & Courtney Barnett band) unveils trippy new single ‘Canal Twanging’ ahead of album release.

LA Mood is the project of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Davie Mudie (Super American Eagle, ex-Immigrant Union & Courtney Barnett band) and we are honoured to premiere the new single,…

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Album Review: Snailgun unveil their shattering debut ‘Glass Walls’ ahead of live dates.

Naarm/Melbourne band Snailgun have just delivered their debut album ‘Glass Wall’, and it’s a deliciously scabrous affair filled with blistering post punk cathartic noise. The genetic make up of this…

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Track: ‘What Changed?’ – well for one thing electronic duo Leaf Mosaic have just released their ethereal new single.

Leaf Mosaic has a very impressive genetic make-up. It consists of two pillars of the Australian independent music scene – Matthew Sigley (The Daytime Frequency, The Earthmen, Video Video, The…

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Track: Just to be sure – Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon are ‘Fully Sick and Tired’ in preparation for new album ‘Totally Sick’

After whacking us with his ‘Freudian Slippers’ (see our review here), the legendary Kim Salmon and his merry band of Smoked Salmon are back with the delightfully graphic ‘Fully Sick…

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News: The Pretty Littles announce new album ‘Mulga Wire’, tour dates and the sparkling single ‘Terracotta’.

The new single ‘Terracotta’ from Naarm/Melbourne outfit The Pretty Littles is singular delight – jingle jangle guitars drive a rollicking track with soaring vocals and a louche delivery, inflected with…

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Premiere: The dulcet tones of Dawson in ‘maybe someday’ deliver a shimmering anthem.

Boorloo/Perth alternative artist Dawson has built up a strong following for his brand of smooth indie pop, and we are very honoured to premiere his new single ‘maybe someday’. ‘maybe…

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Track: The Kind Hills unveil a delicious slice of breezy pop in the luminescent new single ‘All Your Promises’ ahead of album ‘Little Epiphanies’.

From the velvet tones of the ethereal vocals to the gentle dappling instrumentation, the new single ‘All Your Promises’ from The Kind Hills takes me joyously back to the indie…

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Track: The dynamic duo Dave Graney and Clare Moore are back with the groovey ‘I Ain’t Got No Float’ ahead of new album ‘Laburnum of the Mind’ and tour.

Well may the endless vicissitudes of life be getting us down at the moment, but a bright luminescent ray of sonic sunshine from Dave Graney and Clare Moore always brightens…

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