Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Belle and Sebastian / Saint Etienne – Piece Hall, Halifax, 21.06.2026

A brief afternoon shower threatened to dampen proceedings, but it soon passed, allowing the sunshine to break through over a packed Piece Hall on Sunday evening. On paper, Saint Etienne…

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Live Review: Electric Six – Parish, Huddersfield – 12 June 2026

Let’s get it out in the open straight away: yes, you get “Danger! High Voltage” and “Gay Bar”, but there is far more to Detroit’s Electric Six than the songs…

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Live Review: Pixies / GANS – Aviva Studios, Manchester – 26.05.2026

The second night of Pixies’ Manchester residency at Aviva Studios found the band digging deeper into their vast catalogue as their 40th anniversary tour rolled on through the UK. Before…

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Live Review: The Lemon Twigs / The Stones – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 22.05.26

Part one of a two-night residency at the revered Brudenell Social Club saw The Lemon Twigs return to Leeds to a sold-out — or very nearly sold-out — crowd, with…

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Live Review: Thundercat – Aviva Studios, Manchester 27.03.2026

There was a sense early on that this would be no ordinary night at Aviva Studios. A large crowd had packed into the cavernous space, and from the moment Thundercat…

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Live Review: Heavenly / Tulpa – Sidney and Matilda, Sheffield 21.3.2026

At what must have been almost a sell-out—if not an actual one—Sidney and Matilda was packed to the rafters with an eager, cross-generational crowd ready to celebrate the enduring charm…

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Track: Indiepop royalty Heavenly announce new album, release new single Excuse Me.

It’s overused I know, but indie pop legends (you find me a better description….) return with a new single Excuse Me, accompanied by news of a new album Highway To…

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See: Seattle’s Chico Detour releases new video for Loma Prieta (Walk You Home)

Mixing up elements of jangle Pop, doo-wop and Garage rock in the track Loma Prieta (Walk You Home), Chico Detour hits on something retro yet immediate, soft focused yet somehow…

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Track: Jill Scott returns with Beautiful People ahead of her sixth album To Whom This May Concern

Ahead of the release of here sixth album To Whom This May Concern, out on February 13th via Human Re Sources/The Orchard, multiple Grammy winning artist Jill Scott has released…

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Live Review: Electric Six / Enjoyable Listens — Leeds O2 Academy, 1.12.2025

The night opened with the wonderfully eccentric Enjoyable Listens, a two-piece who immediately won the Leeds crowd over with humour, charm and a deliberate touch of the theatrical. Singer Luke…

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