Gareth O Malley, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Pony Girl announce new album ‘Laff It Off’ and share title track

Well, this is a welcome surprise – not even a year since their last album, Ottawa’s Pony Girl are already back with news of a follow-up. Following October’s Enny One…

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Premiere: Alex Frenkel announces new album as Caicos and shares lead single ‘A Spade A Spade’

Formerly the vocalist for New York band Gospels, Alex Frenkel has since moved on to making music as Caicos. Last we heard from him, Frenkel released the Past Perfect EP…

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Premiere: Paul Murphy announces new album as POSTDATA, shares ‘Mine the Sea’

Also known as the voice of excellent Canadian outfit Wintersleep, it would be fair to say Paul Murphy likes to keep busy. His main band last released In the Land…

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Premiere: Kid Francescoli announces new album ‘Sunset Blue’ and shares ‘Run, Run’

Back in March, Marseille’s Mathieu Hocine kicked off his 2023 with the release of ‘You Are Everywhere’, which trailed his then-unannounced new record, the proper follow-up to 2020’s Lovers. We…

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Premiere: Ashton Nyte shares ‘Something Beautiful’ and announces new solo album for August

It’s always good to hear from prolific South African songwriter Ashton Nyte, who’s released an impressive 18 albums between his work as leader of The Awakening and his eponymous solo…

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Premiere: KAZIMI is aflame with desire on ‘Fever Dream’

In a world where the typical route for an artist includes introductory singles and EPs en route to a debut album, it’s much less common for someone to make an…

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Premiere: Alaskan duo maeve & quinn announce debut album for September, share ‘Jeweler’s Row’

It’s been a little bit since we’ve heard from twin sisters Maris and Bryce O’Tierney, otherwise known as maeve & quinn, but they’ve been busy. It’s coming up on two…

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Premiere: hunter & wolfe toast their ‘Famous Friends’ as they prep first album in almost a decade

It’s been quite a while since we’ve last heard from Brooklyn duo hunter & wolfe; longer still since they’ve put out a full-length album. With the impact of the pandemic…

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Premiere: Michael Ian Cummings of SKATERS returns with ‘Contemporary Me’

If you were a fan of New Yorkers SKATERS, you’ll probably remember that they went from a major label deal to disappearing after the release of their second album within…

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Premiere: Homeschool celebrates new EP release with video for ‘Hanger-on’

The new EP from New Yorker Tom D’Agustino is all hits, if you haven’t been keeping up. Out today, the 6-track collection follows up last year’s Homeschool: Book II and…

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