Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: Leon Michels / El Michels Affair on new album Adult Themes and more

Leon Michels is a talented man. Inbetween working with a who’s who of talent as a musician, including a brief spell as part of Wu-Tang’s touring band, he started making…

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Meet: Ladybug Transistor’s Gary Olson on his new solo album and more

Ladybug Transistor frontman Gary Olson is gearing up for the release of his self-titled solo record, out via Tapete Records on 29th May. It’s a strange (maybe strange is the…

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Track: Roly Witherow – Lord Franklin

despite being best known as a successful film and television composer, Roly Witherow has moved the goalposts for his first solo release and recorded an album of traditional folk tunes.…

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Track: The Berries – Ancient Steel

“I’ve always been attracted to pop sensibilities and I was interested in making music that leaned more towards that instead of volume and distortion,” said Matt Berry, of The Berries…

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See: Le Ren releases new video for ‘Love can’t be the only reason to stay’

Le Ren, aka Montreal folk artist Lauren Spear is newly signed to the Secretly Canadian label, and has released a new video for her first recording on the label, ‘Love…

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Track: Coastal elite – Runaway

Essentially a collective stemming from Sydneys Personal Best label, Coastal Elite have released a new track, runaway, which this time features Moody Beach and ex-Porsches frontman Carl Fox. Like an…

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Track: Meadow Meadow – Bonzo

Meadow Meadow are a collaborative project between Peter Darlington and James Green, split between Manchester and London. They’ve released their debut single Bonzo, via Practise Music. Peter says of the…

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See: Covet release new video for Parachute

Out on June 5th via Triple Crown Records is the new long player from Bay Area instrumental prog-pop/rock band Covet – aka Yvette Young (guitar), David Adamiak on bass and…

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News: Kamasi Washington announces score to ‘Becoming’ film.

Kamasi Washington has announced that he has scored Becoming, director Nadia Hallgren and Higher Ground Productions’ documentary profiling First Lady Michelle Obama, which debuted on Netflix today, May 6. The score features new original music Washington—whom Hallgren asked to…

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News: Last Night From Glasgow to release fundraising compilation

Not-for-profit label Last Night From Glasgow have launched The Isolation Sessions, a compilation to be released on vinyl, CD and digital download in order to raise funds for their beloved…

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