Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: nipaluna/Hobart trio Verticoli unveils the haunting new track ‘Genesis’.

The new single ‘Genesis’ from lutruwita/Tasmanian post punk outfit Verticoli is out today, and it cements the band’s place as an exciting creative force blowing in from the deep south.…

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Premiere: It’s going to take a ‘Whip Around’ for Life Strike ahead of their second album ‘Peak Dystopia’ – we have an exclusive peak at the new video.

Melbourne outfit Life Strike, signed to Stable Label in Australia and Bobo Integral internationally, will be releasing their forthcoming album ‘Peak Dystopia’ this week, and we are honoured to premiere…

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Album Review: ‘There’s Still Time’ for Humble – compelling low-fi Kiama indie rock with live dates in sight.

Trio Humble from the seaside town of Kiama have released their album ‘There’s Still Time’: an intriguing collection of refined chaos that is as utterly compelling as it is fun.…

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Premiere: Emily Victoria exclusively unveils her atmospheric, Lynchian video for the shimmering single ‘Memorise’.

We are honoured to bring you a exclusive look at the luscious and enigmatic new video for the track ‘Memorise’ from Naarm/Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Emily Victoria. ‘Memorise’ enter the world with…

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Track: Eaglemont partakes of a delightfully refreshing ‘Vodka Pineapple’ as she reminisces about lost love ahead of tour.

Naarm/Melbourne artist Eaglemont (the nom de plume of Bridgitte Jessop) delivers a soaring melodic pop delight with her refreshing new single ‘Vodka Pineapple’: a shimmering pop master class that is…

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Track: Chanteuse Lisa Caruso asks ‘What If My Body Could Love Like You’ in a dreamy ethereal new single ahead of new EP.

Long time Backseat Mafia favourite Lisa Caruso is back with the stately and haunting track ‘What If My Body Could Love Like You’. Her extraordinary vocals stretch and flex over…

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Track: Huck Hastings and Tesse have an ‘Unreasonable Doubt’ and it’s definitely a luscious and languorous track.

Huck Hastings has a permanent place in the heart of Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost with his always delicate and yearning tracks – whether as a solo artist, part of the…

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Track: Juice Webster is ‘Returning’ with a heart-breakingly beautiful track and news of debut album.

It seems to have been a while since we reviewed the epic 2021 EP ‘More Than Reaction’ from Juice Webster and while we might have missed material since then, it…

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Track: Joan & The Giants release the towering and beautiful single ‘Sleep Alone’ as they head off on tour.

Not that long after mesmerising us with their single ‘Cool Kid‘, Joan & The Giants are back with the monstrously beautiful and stately single ‘Sleep Alone’. This single not only…

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Premiere: ‘Honestly’ – Machine on a Break unveils the power and the passion of a break-up in a blitzkrieg single.

We are honoured to premiere the pounding eviscerating crunch of ‘Honestly’ from enigmatic and mysterious artist Machine on a Break. Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Machine on a Break’s music is described…

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