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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backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
'Unknown Beyond' is less a collection of songs and more of an evolving dream state that takes you up into the skies and leaves you in a fugue.
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backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
The Sydney transplant of the iconic SWXW Festival continues to gather life and momentum after two successful years with the preliminary announcement of the program for 2025. With 62 new international and domestic artists (including our much beloved Holly Hebe) and a host of new speakers joining the lineup, along with the reveal of the first Music conference sessions, this promises to be another amazing event.
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backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
We are very proud to premiere the new single ‘Everything Is Temporary’ from The Valery Trails: a soaring jangly slice of power pop heaven that sets the heart beating with its euphoric delivery. It’s their first release since 2022’s ‘The Sky Is Blue’ (reviewed by me here) and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder with the welcomed return of their indelible melodies and harmonies.
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1 week ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
Oscar The Wild have delivered an assured collection of songs that deliciously bristles with attitude and panache - three thunderous tracks filled with melody and style based on themes dealing with the personal - love and loss. Kaurna/Adelaide’s Oscar The Wild deliver a vibrant, expressive brand of indie pop, threaded through with a steely spine and soaring melodies. They have just released their new EP entitled ‘Blue’ and it’s a refreshing collection of guitar driven tracks that sparkle and pop.
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1 week ago |
backseatmafia.com | Arun Kendall
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory attracted our attention earlier this year with the release of their self-titled debut album (see our review here). It represented a whole new journey for Van Etten, collaborating with a band of musicians closely for the first time, and was a triumph. I wrote:Van Etten’s indelible songwriting craft is enhanced by her band, adding nuanced and delicate layers, while her velvet vocals and intimate lyrics remain powerful and unique.
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Album Review: the black watch releases the magnificent double album 'For All The World'. @theblackwatchmusic #theblackwatch #indie #albumreview #LA #shoegaze #dreampop #pop
News: Lisbon-based Irish band pôt-pot announce debut album 'Warsaw 480km' and lead with the haunting single 'WRSW'. @potpotband @felte_label #pôtpot #felte #news #track #video #lisbon #krautrock #indie https://t.co/GMwcZ7xEL3
Album Review: New Mexico's Tan Cologne beam in an extraterrestrial shimmering dream fugue with their new album 'Unknown Beyond' @tancologne @labradorrecords @tan_cologne #tancologne #labradorrecords #newmexico #dreampop #ambient #shoegaze #albumreview https://t.co/qbecG067ae