Arun Kendall, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Hobart’s follow take us to their ‘Old Haunts’ – a shimmering magnus opus reflecting the raw breathtaking beauty of their home in lutruwita/Tasmania

The album ‘Old Haunts’ from Hobart instrumental band follow is a stunning debut. I have written before about the brilliant stream of artists flowing from the tiny island at the…

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News: The Coral announce two new albums for September with new wild western single ‘Wild Bird’ as a delicious taster.

The Coral have released a new single and video as a precursor to to the release of two new albums later this year on Friday, 8 September 2023. This is…

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See: Joan & The Giants unveil poignant and empowering video for the effervescent ‘Cool Kid’.

Following the release of their single ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have released a moving video to accompany the track, visualising the trials and tribulations of a young kid…

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News: The legendary Teenage Fanclub announce new album, tour and unveil shimmering new single ‘Foreign Land’

Glaswegian legends Teenage Fanclub have today announced the release of their new album called ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ on 22 September through their own label PeMa. A portentous title? Who knows.…

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Premiere: Melbourne based Hot Coppers have a ‘Running Mate’ – a gentle wry anthemic track filled with a melancholic humour. Debut album and launch date announced.

We are very pleased to premiere the video for the beautiful and arch track ‘Running Mate’ by Melbourne-based outfit Hot Coppers. Hot Coppers is the solo studio project of music…

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Track: Never the ‘Cool Kid’ – Boorloo/Perth’s Joan & The Giants release the effervescent indie pop single ahead of Australian tour

With a deep melancholic vein running through the expressive, effervescent bounce of ‘Cool Kid’, Joan & The Giants have crafted a pop delight that marries melody and vitality with a…

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News: The Smiths’ bass player Andy Rourke dies at age 59.

Very sad news today as it is reported Andy Rourke, bass player for The Smiths, has died at the young age of 59, from pancreatic cancer. Rourke’s muscular style of…

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Album Review: The Telescopes focus on a dreamy, gothic sonic landscape in their shimmering and psychedelic new album ‘Of Tomorrow’, with European dates announced

The legendary The Telescopes return to the fray with their new album ‘Of Tomorrow’ – their astonishing fifteenth album and the fifth released through Tapete Records. Meeting somewhere in the…

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Track: A. S. Fanning’s house is ‘Haunted’ – another atmospheric epic single filled with grandeur released ahead of album and tour.

Last month we reviewed the single ‘Mushroom Cloud’ from Irish born Berlin based troubadour A.S. Fanning and he has followed this up with the epic grandeur of ‘Haunted’ – a…

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Track: Eora/Sydney-based Fvneral defrost for our delectation the single ‘Frozen Lasagne’ – a haunting, delicious paean to reciprocation of kindness

Fvneral are an Eora/Sydney band with impeccable credentials. Co-produced by member Tim Blunt (Stand Atlantic, Birds of Tokyo), and Phan Sjarif (Middle Kids, Cry Club, Velvet Trip), their new single…

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