Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: We chat to Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) about wild characters, leaving the Bad Seeds, mortality and pride

Mick Harvey, founding member of seminal and legendary bands, The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has made a profound and lasting contribution to indie music. His…

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Track: ‘Stay Gold’ – Restless Leg unveil another sprightly powered pop single and announce album and tour.

The new single ‘Stay Gold’ from Restless Leg is as hyperactive as their name – a track that skips and hops with a sprightly bounce, a sonic game of rough…

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Track: Edinburgh’s Marky Wildtype yearns for a ‘Place of Peace’ in a dreamy pop epistle.

Edinburgh’s Marky Wildtype (the moniker of musician/producer Mark Blanford) has just released the delicious slice of indie pop entitled ‘Place of Peace’. With soaring melodies and an almost Gregorian chant…

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Album Review: Simon Bailey’s elegant instrumental album ‘Moonscapes’ etches beautiful shapes in the firmament

Simon Bailey used to be in early 2000s band Pony Face – a band that also had Anth Dymke, a regular on our review pages from his solo work and…

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Album Review: Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets unleash their impossibly beautiful and glittering self-titled debut album.

Jo Meares is a prodigious talent and whatever he turns is mind to, it will be remarkable. His new project, Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets (let’s ignore the possessive comma issue),…

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Album Review: Wilding scatters a joyous irreverent hue into the universe with his scintillating new album ‘Whatever I Am’

it’s been nearly four years since one of our favourite artists, Naarm/Melbourne’s Wilding, released ‘The Death Of Foley’s Mall’ through the legendary Half A Cow label (see my review here) and a later…

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Track: Double Talk go ‘Swimming’: an incandescent and infectious groove in the fast lane.

The funky disco bop of Anglo/Australian band Double Talk‘s ‘Swimming’ is positively incandescent and guaranteed to get the most lethargic soul up, down and twisting around. According to the Gold…

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Premiere: Blackbirds F.C. are back on the field and score a blinder with the evocative ‘Rings Around The Sun’.

Back in November 2022, Naarm/Melbourne band Blackbirds F.C. impressed with their album ‘Magiclands’ (see my review here, complete with the usual lame puns), and now we are proud to premiere…

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News: Just like honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain announce ’40 years’ Australian and New Zealand tour.

In a massive week for tour news, the inimitable icons The Jesus and Mary Chain have just announced their 40 year celebration tour of Australia and New Zealand. This is…

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News: The legendary Belle and Sebastian announce Australian tour with Badly Drawn Boy as support.

Massive news this morning as the venerable Belle and Sebastian announce a tour of Australia with English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, marking their first trip down under in over twenty…

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