Gareth O Malley, Author at Backseat Mafia

PREMIERE: Space Fight stream long-awaited new album ‘Do You Dream in the Daylight?’

We know June’s been very busy for new music, so if you needed a reminder: New York trio Space Fight (featuring two members of Ra Ra Riot) returned from a…

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PREMIERE: D’arcy explores the space between pleasure and pain on haunting new track ‘Ecstasy’

Putting herself on the map with the introductory Hard to Kill EP last August, D’arcy has since been at work on new material, not to mention the experimental pop space…

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PREMIERE: Beverly Crusher line up debut with the fired-up polemic of ‘Scab’

Yes please, thank you, we’ll have plenty more of that – you’ll likely find yourself saying similar things after being tossed around by this song for two-and-a-half minutes. Meet Seattlites…

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PREMIERE: Nick Leng is at his most vulnerable in clip for ‘My Mind is a Mess in the Morning’; new album next month

Six weeks out from the release of his new album, Nick Leng shares a glimpse of him at his lowest, with the title of ‘My Mind is a Mess in…

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PREMIERE: Caroline Kingsbury gives ‘Heaven’s Just A Flight’ the remix treatment

In April of last year, Los Angeles-based Caroline Kingsbury released her great debut album Heaven’s Just A Flight (which, by the way, received a belated vinyl pressing in the back…

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PREMIERE: Montreal post-rock trio Yoo Doo Right emphatically kick against the pricks on thunderous new album

Barely a year since they released their debut LP, Don’t Think You Can Escape Your Purpose, Canadian trio Yoo Doo Right are back with their second album, on which their…

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PREMIERE: Astrologer announces second EP for next month, shares sprawling lead track ‘Détente’

Last year, the Phoenix-based ‘avant-pop’ project Astrologer (led by Drew Cline) made their debut with the riveting Legerdemain (L) EP, and today they’re announcing the complementary 6-song set that makes…

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PREMIERE: A.M. Boys stream their gorgeous debut album ‘Distance Decay’ ahead of release tomorrow

Back in March, we lifted the lid on the impending debut album from Brooklyn duo A.M. Boys. It’s a hell of a grower and we fell in love on first…

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PREMIERE: TWÏNS thinks there’s ‘Something About Alice Coltrane’ on instrumental tribute to jazz pioneer

Berlin-based Miro Denck, otherwise known as TWÏNS, has a new record arriving at the end of the month (pushed back from April). He’s shared three songs from The Human Jazz…

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PREMIERE: Endearments survey breakup wreckage on huge new single ‘Too Late’

You’d do well to get on board with Brooklyn trio Endearments at this early stage of their career. They tapped Abe Seiferth to mix the song we’re premiering today. He’s…

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