Chris Sawle, Author at Backseat Mafia

TRACK: Adulkt Life – ‘County Pride’: Huggy Bear and Male Bonding types combine for a righteous thrash

ADULKT LIFE is the new project of Chris Rowley, formerly of the brilliant riot grrrl torchbearers Huggy Bear, who’s got together with John Arthur Webb and Kevin Hendrick of Sub…

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Feature: Andy Tillison of The Tangent takes us through ‘Auto Reconnaissance’ track by track

WHAT started life as a side project – a chance for Andy Tillison, Parallel or 90 Degrees keyboard player, to kick back and explore some other deep musical avenues in…

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TRACK: Blue Hawaii – ‘Feelin”: slinky deep house from Braids’ Raphaelle

BLUE HAWAII is the project of Raphaelle “Ra” Standell-Preston (also known and loved by us here at Backseat Mafia as the singer with Braids) and Alex “Agor” Kerby, one based…

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NEWS: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah embark on digital reissue mission with extra goodies

ALEC OUNSWORTH, the Philadelphian indie minstrel with such a lovely line in pretty lo-fi, has embarked on a digital reissue campaign of his entire catalogue; he’s gonna be reissuing one…

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Soundtrack Of Our Lives: Paul Molloy

PAUL MOLLOY is something of a psychedelic pop gentleman around town. He wielded six strings in a later incarnation of The Zutons, who of course gave us that song for…

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SEE: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard: ‘Double Denim Hop’: a trash-glam cracker with its thumbs in its front pockets

OK, what you need to know about breaking Welsh quartet Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard is: they’re a lot of glam-trash fun, with a way with a solid, twelve gold bars boogie…

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SEE: Watch the video for Kevin Morby’s ‘Campfire’; new album for Dead Oceans; live stream ‘tour’

KANSAS’ favourite guitar-wielding son, Kevin Morby, who’s delighted us over the past seven years with five rather lovely solo albums, has announced his sixth full-length set will hit the racks…

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SEE: Tunng’s ‘A Million Colours’ as they look to the final curtain on new album and podcast

IT’S SOMETHING that comes to us all … hopefully later than rather sooner. Yes, death; something that’s been shoved into our purview a little harder than usual during 2020, what…

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SEE: Tomberlin – ‘Wasted’: evocative rootsiness trails October Saddle Creek EP

SADDLE CREEK’S Tomberlin, who delighted the ears of those who found her on her seductive 2018 debut LP At Weddings, has announced a new EP for late October. And in…

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NEWS: Max Cooper announces immersive experience for Camden Roundhouse

BRITISH IDM supremo Max Cooper has announced he is staging another of his immersive, enveloping audio-visual shows – this time at the legendary Camden Roundhouse. After his critically praised previous…

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