Gareth O Malley, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Premiere: sundayclub say hello with the atmospheric thrills of ‘Bannatyne’

A new band on Paper Bag, you say? That’s always cause for celebration. sundayclub (lower case, probably would have released this on Sunday except nobody does that) are Manitobans Courtney…

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Premiere: ROREY chooses herself on ‘Nobody’s Fault But My Own’; new EP slated for August

The events that inspired the pseudonymous New Yorker ROREY‘s forthcoming second EP predate the release of its predecessor, 2023’s excellent Apt 7D. Built around her experiences of, and reaction to,…

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News: Chicagoans Pretoria return with new EP If We’re Pretending

Building off a trio of singles released last year, the Michigan-formed and Illinois-based quartet Pretoria‘s new EP takes a sideways look at upping sticks to chase a new dream, which…

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Premiere: Norway’s Vilde Tuv searches for ‘Solace in the Sun’ on celestial dance-pop delight

2025 is shaping up to be a good year for Bergen-based Vilde Tuv. Not only has she scored The Ugly Stepsister—an excerpt of the score was released in March—but she’s…

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News: Empty Nesters tackles an existential crisis on hardcore punk scorcher ‘Shangri-Nah’

Look, we get it—just being alive can be exhausting sometimes. Eric Liao gets it too, in a way you probably weren’t expecting if you’ve heard his previous work as Empty…

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Premiere: Chris Casey taps Khary for updated version of ‘Cow Killers’

Back in January, Savannah-based Chris Casey released a genre-smashing look at feeling out of place as a Black man in Georgia, with one foot in R&B flows and the other…

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Premiere: Matan KG is back from the brink as Deep Thrills with ‘Climax’

If you need reminding, we’ve got quite a bit of time for Matan KG around here. The Los Angeles-based artist released his second album as Paper Idol late last year;…

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Premiere: Peter Salett preps long-awaited double album return, shares ‘Suddenly the Leaves’

It’s been a good while since we’ve heard much from Peter Salett; with his most recent album Addicted to Distraction turning 15 in August, he’s mostly kept his head down…

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Premiere: CDSM crash in with debut album Convertible Hearse, out tomorrow

If you’ve been keeping an eye Atlanta scene over the past few years, there’s a high chance you’ll have heard of sextet CDSM – or, to give them their full…

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Premiere: A.M. Boys go to ‘Space Times Six’, new album Present Phase out today

Back in 2022, A.M. Boys—the project of New Yorkers Chris Moore and John Blonde—released their impressive debut album Distance Decay. After a while away, the pair resurfaced earlier this year…

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