Gareth O Malley, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Ashlynn Malia’s head and heart are at war on new single ‘Temporary’

Relationships are tricky, whether interpersonal or romantic. You don’t need us to tell you that. They say all’s fair in love and war, but when head and heart are at…

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Premiere: Paper Idol takes us back to pre-COVID times in new video for new EP highlight ‘Seen This All Before’

You may be familiar with Los Angeles-based Matan KG if you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground over the past few months. You may even have heard ‘Seen This…

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Premiere: James Leonard Hewitson shares nervy, expansive new song ‘Waiting For A Call’

New James Leonard Hewitson songs are like buses – you wait a year for them and then two come along almost at once. The second he’s shared in three weeks,…

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Premiere: Julia Daigle of Paupière announces debut solo album and shares lead single

Julia Daigle is having a busy year. Not only did Paupière, her project with Pierre-Luc Bégin, release their new album Sade Sati just last month, but the Montréalaise also striking…

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ME REX announce debut album ‘Megabear’ and share single ‘Galena’

Relatively speaking, it hasn’t been too long since we last heard from Brighton band ME REX, the solo-project-turned-full-band spearheaded by Myles McCabe and filled out by Kathryn Woods, Phoebe Cross…

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lilo surface with the restrained elegance of debut single ‘Change’

London-based duo lilo may only now be getting started in earnest, but the creative partnership between Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon stretches back a decade. You may even have heard…

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Album Review: Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God

Album six; phase two, stage two. If it seemed curious that Manchester Orchestra trailed the impending announcement of The Million Masks of God at a performance that simultaneously capped off…

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NEWS: Mannequin Pussy confront airbrushed lives on title track from forthcoming new EP, ‘Perfect’

We’re now less than four weeks away from Philadelphians Mannequin Pussy‘s next move: the trio’s first collection of new material in nearly two years called Patience. The 5-song EP features…

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NEWS: For Those I Love shares live film and announces UK tour

It’s been a month since Dubliner David Balfe’s remarkable debut album as For Those I Love was unleashed upon the world to critical acclaim. We absolutely loved it and are…

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NEWS: Crime in Stereo lead Amityville Music Hall benefit compilation with first new music in over a decade

In February, the Long Island Emo show promoters collective released The AMH Comp, seeking to raise funds for the Amityville Music Hall, which remains closed due to its intimate capacity…

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