Arun Kendall
Writer and Senior Editor at Backseat Mafia
Singer/songwriter and guitarist with The Hadron Colliders, Writer/Senior Editor for UK music webzine Backseat Mafia. Currently living. And in Hobart.
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3 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
Careering along like a fully loaded semi-trailer that’s lost its brakes, the new single ‘Shallow Grave’ from Tasmanian sensations TEENS is a visceral cavalcade of guitars and melody ringing out like a chemically enhanced ghoul in chains. Guitars crash with a sound like fenders in a motorway pile up in a delivery that reaches a crescendo to a full stop then a civilisation-ending clatter of feedback. Be still my beating heart.
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3 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
With an onslaught of fuzzy rumbling guitars that has a buzz-saw edge, the debut single from Eora/Sydney trio Moderate Lovers is a poignant reminder that change and evolution aren’t always for the good. It’s a debut single we are honoured to premiere, giving you a first taste of something quite special.
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4 days ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
Joining fellow Tasmanians follow in signing to Meanjin/Brisbane’s marvellous False Peaks Records, we are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Surprised’ from Nipaluna/Hobart band Silver Fleet Ships, ahead of their debut album ‘Before Never, After Forever’ which is set for release in October 2025.
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1 week ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
...five perfect shimmering and incandescent pop songs filled with yearning and melody that sparkle like sunlight off an ocean. This is a band that is on track to being one of the most exciting rising talents in Australia: shoegaze and dream pop exponents that reach out to a wider audience with an assurance that belies their tender years.
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1 week ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
A firm favourite of the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, T.G. Shand is the moniker of Ōtautahi/Christchurch resident Annemarie Duff, formerly of the legendary Melbourne shoegaze band Miniatures (on the iconic Saint Marie Records label), and she has returned after a year away with her new single ‘The Deadpan Break’. It’s a track which explores a whole new territory and underlies Duff’s musical versatility.
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Track: Take Fazerdaze's ethereal 'Motorway' to a dreamy world of love and anxiety. @fazerdaze @buttrflyrecords @virginmusicanz Photograph: Frances Carter #fazerdaze #backseatdowunder #indie #shoegaze #dreampop #track #buttrflyrecords https://t.co/KuU9SETBqu
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