Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: A. Swayze & The Ghosts plead ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ in a brilliant sophomore album that cements their place in the pantheon of antipodean greats.

A. Swayze and the Ghosts are undeniably one of Tasmanian’s finest exports (along with a horror-tinged brand of southern gothicism, unfiltered Gin and the Dark Mofo Festival) and create an immensely…

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News: The debonair Geoffrey O’Connor is back with news of album ‘I Love What We Do’ and he unveils the elegant title track ahead of live dates

Singer/songwriter/producer Geoffrey O’Connor last blessed us with his presence in his stunning album of duets ‘For As Long As I Remember’ back in 2021 (read my review here). O’Connor today…

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Album Review: Garry Gray unveils fascinating anthology album featuring the legendary Sacred Cowboys, as well as his post Cowboys work, and announces additional live date following sell out show.

Sacred Cowboys have been – and still are – a legendary bunch of misfits together in various forms since 1982, but always with Garry Gray as a mainstay at the…

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Premiere: The Darling Hearts make a stunning debut with the mellifluous and atmospheric track ‘Jerk Face’.

We are very honoured to premiere the debut single from duo The Darling Hearts with the amusingly titled ‘Jerk Face’. The Darling Hearts are a meeting of two musicians from…

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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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