Chris Sawle, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: The Last Dinosaur – ‘Wholeness & The Implicate Order’: stirring and astonishing

THERE is out there, in the wide pantheon of pop, a neat little galaxy reserved for the absolute auteur, the sort of artiste whose canon is basically unassailable, whose deftness…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Jeremy Tuplin – ‘Violet Waves’: velvety psych-folk for the discerning gent about town

HUSH up at the back there. Yes, I know you have a deep ennui at the way this virus-laden summer is developing. It’s not great, I agree. And on top…

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TRACK: El Ten Eleven – ‘You Are A Piece of Me, You Are A Piece of Her’: a ‘gazey post-rock lullaby

LOS ANGELES postrock duo El Ten Eleven, who’ve been out there quietly carving away in their own instrumental space since 2004, have dropped a beautifully shoegazey, postrock lullaby, “You Are…

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SEE: Sarah Walk – ‘Nobody Knows’: fine rootsiness with foreboding in its chest

IT COMES in, warm and inviting, on a rootsy shuffle, downhome guitars unfolding in a soothing figure; we watch Sarah awake, arise, busy herself with the functions of the everyday.…

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NEWS: King of the Slums announce ‘Encrypted Contemporary Narratives’ for September 25th

A FEW weeks ago Backseat Mafia had the pleasure to catch up with Charley Keigher, wordsmith of the rejuvenated King of the Slums. He revealed in the interview – which…

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EP REVIEW: Black Marble – ‘I Must Be Living Twice’: a quintet of diverse covers receive a fine marbling

THE cover version. It’s a weird strand in music, really; an appreciation, a deconstruction, an act of utter iconoclasm. But don’t you love one; don’t they just appeal? Think of…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Busty and the Bass – ‘Eddie’: Canadian ensemble bring souljazz sass on their second

Busty and the Bass's 'Eddie', their second, is cool, sophisticated, considered; sassy and brassy

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NEWS: Lack of Afro’s ‘I’m Here Now’ out on vinyl: sharp Stax soul and crispest breaks on wax

EXETER’S Adam Gibbons has this absolute mastery of classic soul warmth, production, arrangement, truth, that would give Mark Ronson pause for thought. Don’t believe me? Take a listen to “Wait…

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SEE: A Certain Ratio – ‘Yo Yo Gi’: fantastic funk futurism sees ACR in fine form; album and live stream

A CERTAIN RATIO have shared a new track, “Yo Yo Gi”, from their eagerly anticipated new album, ACR Loco – and it comes with a dazzling video; watch below. Culled…

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TRACK: The Lemon Twigs – ”No One Holds You (Closer Than The One You Haven’t Met)’: arch songwriters’ take on soured romance

BRIAN and Michael D’Addario, the brothers and musical prodigies who dazzle us mere mortals as The Lemon Twigs, are tantalising us with another taster from their forthcoming third full-lengther for…

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