Chris Sawle, Author at Backseat Mafia

NEWS: Mouse On Mars announce February album; hear ‘The Latent Space’

BERLIN’S Mouse on Mars, the playful and textural duo who have been seducing us for many a year with their particular brand of off-kilter sonic wobble, have announced a new…

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SEE: Hot Chip feat. Jarvis Cocker – ‘Straight To The Morning’

LOVELY electronica pop outfit Hot Chip, who seem to straddle the tectonic plates of pop, indie and electronica in a universally-loved way not seen since New Order in their pomp,…

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SEE: Real Estate perform ‘Gone’ live from the fridge; download and create your own footage!

NEW JERSEY’S gorgeous jangly guitar outfit Real Estate have just released a video for the sunlit harmonic breeze of “Gone”, taken from this year’s lovely album The Main Thing –…

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TRACK: The Still Brothers feat. Marina B – ‘Wake Up’: delightfully sleepy breakz

NEW YORK’S Still Brothers, who announced their signing on the dotted line for Hoxton’s Lewis Recordings back in midsummer with the uplifting jazz breaks of “The Deep” (we took a…

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SEE: Patrick Watson – ‘Lost With You’: piano grace from the brilliant Canadian

CANADIAN songsmith Patrick Watson, who leads the band of the same name, somewhat flies under the radar on UK shores – and that’s bordering on criminal once you dive into…

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SEE: Calexico to release seasonal album; watch the video for ‘Hear The Bells’

ARIZONA’S atmospheric Tex-Mex outfit Calexico have returned after last year’s collaborative album with Iron & Wine, and have announced a new album whose songs are very much concerned with this…

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TRACK: Stats – ‘Come With Me’: where the Welsh hills bare synthpop dancefloor teeth

AFTER two singles dropped on the drove road through the autumn in the shape of the swirling and funky “Naturalise Me”, and the graceful boy/girl synthpop of “Old Flames”, which…

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TRACK: Bleach Lab – ‘Never Be’: dreampop brilliance from south of the Thames

SO, BRASS tacks: Bleach Lab, the upcoming dreampop who formed in Buckinghamshire but who moved to a new operating base south of the river; they’re bloody lovely. Now we’ve got…

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SEE: The stunning animation for A Certain Ratio’s ‘YoYoGrip’ – two ‘ACR Loco’ tracks meet in harmony

NOT CONTENT to rest on their laurels following the release of ACR Loco, that rich, irresistible return of an album from September, A Certain Ratio have just dropped the animated…

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NEWS: Scottish Alternative Music Awards announces shortlist and live stream details

THE Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA), now in their eleventh year, is an annual celebration of the best in new leftfield Scottish music. This year’s live ceremony will take place online at…

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