Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.

The Jesus and Mary Chain release ‘Glasgow Eyes’ via Fuzz Club Records on Friday, 22 March 2024 ahead of a propitious year during which the duo – brothers Jim and William Reid…

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Album Review: Deep in the Blue Mountains, Kid Cornered releases the ethereal ‘Mist On The Plains’ album.

Kid Cornered is the moniker for Matthew Toohey, who has slung guitar in the past for Tania Bowers (we have review in the past under T Wilds). Kid Cornered has…

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EP Review: LXP’s electro-soul infused ‘Power Ballads, Vol. 1’ is a stunning debut from the South East London whiz kid.

Straight out of South East London, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Alex Parry is LXP, and he has just released his debut EP ‘Power Ballads Vol. 1’ – an immersive collection of…

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News: ‘Glen Campbell – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions’ announced with the achingly beautiful single ‘Long Walk Home’ released, featuring the iconic Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)

I confess I had something in my eye when I heard the new single ‘Long Walk Home’ featuring a duet with the late legendary Glen Campbell and the majestic Hope…

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Track: Rinse is no ‘Stranger’ to us – he’s back with a shimmering new single with Caroline Loveglow, live dates and news of signing to Cohort Records.

Now ensconced in Naarm/Melbourne, former Meanjin/Brisbane dream pop maestro Rinse (the nom de plume of multi-instrumentalist and producer Joe Agius) has just announced his signing to Cohort Records (home of…

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Album Review: The Dandy Warhols are back with the thunder and lightning of ‘Rockmaker’ ahead of tour.

It’s been quite a while since Portland, Oregon psych maestros The Dandy Warhols released an album, and they have made up for lost time with their new release ‘Rockmaker’. The…

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Track: Ride serve up another tasty morsel with a trip to ‘Monaco’ ahead of album release and tour

The anticipation to Ride‘s new album ‘Interplay’ is reaching heady proportions with the drip feed of brilliant singles leading up to its release on March 29 via Wichita and PIAS. Next in line…

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Album Review: Golden Fang’s ‘Small Worlds’ is a galaxy of pure delight, absent of formulaic tropes and filled with light and creativity

Golden Fang inhabit an entire universe of their own making that floats in the firmament and simply shimmers with an incandescent light. Tomorrow sees the release of their new album,…

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Premiere: The vibrant oWo are back with the effervescent sunshine of ‘Tunnel of Vision’ ahead of new EP.

It’s been two years since we last heard from the angular post punk blitz of oWo and we are terribly pleased to be able to premiere their new single ‘Tunnel…

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Premiere: We get an exclusive look at the new video from JJ McCann Transmission for the Rob Younger produced single

JJ McCann Transmission have a take-no prisoners approach to rock n roll: a veritable blast of angry raw guitars and a swagger that rolls like an oil tanker pitching in…

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