Gareth O Malley, Author at Backseat Mafia

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Premiere: Lookers heat things up with ‘Midnight TV Dinner’; debut album Deeper follows in April

The Providence, RI-based quintet Lookers have been taking their time in their musical pursuits; six whole years after the project’s genesis in 2019, the band are gearing up to release…

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News: lilo announce debut album and share ‘It’s Not the Same in Winter’

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from London duo lilo, whose last major release was 2023’s I Don’t Like My Chances on the Outside EP. Christie Gardner and Helen…

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Premiere: It’s ‘Feeding Time’ as Occurrence announce new album for next month

Having released a deluxe edition of Slow Violence last year, New York trio Occurrence have barely been out of the spotlight over the past few years, and they’ve got a…

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Premiere: Taylor Acorn strips back a pair of fan favourites for an acoustic EP

She may only have released her most recent album Survival in Motion in September, but true to the album’s title, Nashville-via-Wellsboro’s Taylor Acorn shows no signs of slowing down. Capping…

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Premiere: The Afro Nick races the clock in ‘Get There Before Noon’

We’ve all been there: we’re racing against time to do something or go somewhere and struggling to motivate ourselves. Without wanting to make the obvious reference, sometimes you really need…

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Premiere: Kappekoff readies new album and taps Pasha for ‘Late Night’

Oslo-based producer and bassist Magnus Falkenberg is preparing a new record, out two weeks tomorrow and serving as a companion piece to last year’s excellent New Spring; before then, he’s…

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Premiere: Chiara Angelicola covers Aimee Mann’s ‘Save Me’, new EP out today

Back in August, we indicated there was further new music to come from the Guatemalan-Italian Chiara Angelicola, who hadn’t released anything as Bird Call since the pandemic outbreak put the…

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Premiere: Kappekoff’s new single ‘Warmth’ is a (Jimmy) Smash in waiting

Not familiar with Oslo’s Kappekoff? You should be; you’ve got about a month to get your stuff together before his new album arrives, and we’re premiering the new single to…

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Premiere: Devarrow is lit up on new record opener ‘Lightning Bolt’; ‘Heart Shaped Rock’ out today

That looks like a very comfy fleece. It’s a big day for Graham Ereaux, who’s back with his second album of 2024, and overall his fourth as Devarrow. The Nova…

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Premiere: Coleman bursts apart in surreal video for new single ‘Cali’

In his previous guise as Coast Modern band leader, Coleman Trapp displayed a serious knack for a hook, and it’s something on full display on his second new song in…

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