Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Restless Leg jangle their way through ‘Sow A Little Seed’: planting an effervescent pop delight in our heads as a new album is on its way through the new label Sinister Porpoise Records.

We are absolutely honoured to premiere the new single ‘Sow A Little Seed’ from Sydney indie pop gurus Restless Leg. It’s been nearly three years since we heard from this…

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Track: ‘Life in a Dressing Gown’ – Jamie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss and Infinite Broke) puts on display his reflective side ahead of live dates.

‘Life In A Dressing Gown’ is a gorgeous dappling acoustic-based song from Jamie Hutchings – a far quieter side of the prolific musician whose bands Bluebottle Kiss and Infinite Broke…

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Track: oWo release the wild-eyed ‘Built’ ahead of EP release and launch.

‘Built’ is a driving angular romp from oWo with a muscular bass spine upon which the motorik beat and shouty vocals hang with a degree of sneery attitude. The guitars…

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Track: Perth’s Peter Bibby is adamant that he’s not that ‘Fun Guy’ any more in a rampant blast of punky fun, ahead of album release and tour.

Peter Bibby laces his punk-infused music with an element of brooding malevolent humour in his new track ‘Fun Guy’. With a driving anarchic onslaught reminiscent of The Cramps, ‘Fun Guy’…

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Album Review: Einstürzende Neubauten’s ‘Rampen (apm: Alien Pop Music)’ is an atmospheric, extra-terrestrial sonic masterpiece.

‘Rampen’ (rocket launching pad) is the name for the improvisations that occur during live performances of Einstürzende Neubauten: the springboard for innovation and creativity. It forms the basis for the…

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News: The venerable Underground Lovers announce Australian Anniversary tour with Youth Group and reissue of the classic ‘Dream It Down’ album on vinyl.

It feels like Christmas here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia with the much anticipated news that the brilliant Underground Lovers are taking to the road for an anniversary…

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Track: The Gin Palace capture spiritual and passionate elegance in their new track ‘I Will Fall For You Always’

The Gin Palace are whetting our appetites for their forthcoming debut album ‘Year of the Dog’, and the wait gets sweeter with each release as the anticipation builds. Their third…

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Track: Joey Sachi returns with another ethereal delight in the delicate ‘Reverie’.

We were incredibly honoured to premiere the stunning debut single ‘Fractured’ of Tokyo-based Sydney artist Joey Sachi last year, and she has followed this up with a new single, ‘Reverie,’…

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Track: lutruwita/Tasmania band TEENS declare ‘I Am An Art Prize’ in a delicious blaze of fuzz and attitude ahead of launch gigs and album.

TEENS have been prowling the dark and wild recesses of the southern state of lutriwita/Tasmania for nearly a decade and have emerged into the sunlight with their swaggering single ‘I…

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Album Review: ‘Premonition K’ is another luminescent chapter in the mystical, fantastical world of Kilbey/Kennedy (Steve Kilbey from The Church and Martin Kennedy from All India Radio).

When you put together the incredible musical skills of songwriter/multi instrumentalist and producer Martin Kennedy and the vivid and unbounded imagination of the legendary Steve Kilbey, you get something far…

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