Premiere: Michael Scott Dawson releases new visuals for the beautiful ambient soundscape of Campestral

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Exclusive: Lucy Kruger records ‘A Stranger’s Chest’ live in session for Backseat Mafia

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For those who don’t know; a brief resume. Brian Brannigan, nicknamed Lazarus by his mother for surviving at birth when the odds were stacked against him, goes on to be diagnosed with spinabifida and, a few years later, teenage cancer. Through surgery and good luck, Larazus survived and prospered as a singer-songwriter – his way …

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Samuel Or Daniel is the moniker for Sam Guenther, and are a DIY outfit based out of Portland, Maine. hes just released a new single, Philly, taken from a forthcoming record we’re yet to recieve details of (so keep you’re eyes open!). Needless to say, we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here …

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In celebration of their sixtieth anniversary, the legendary Rolling Stones have announced a new European Tour (named, inevitably I suppose, SIXTY), taking place thus summer and including a couple of shows at London’s Hyde Park, and their first stadium gig in Liverpool for over 50 years with a show at Anfield Stadium. Taking in Madrid (Spain), Munich (Germany), Liverpool (UK), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bern(Switzerland), Milan (Italy), London (UK), Brussels (Belgium), Vienna (Austria), Lyon(France), Paris (France), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), …

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Newly signed to Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour – a label that jumped on early releases by the likes of Sofia Kourtesis, Elkka, Octo Octa and others, London band Folly Group have shared a new track ’Paying the Price’ taken from their upcoming second EP ’Human and Kind’, out on March 25th. Of the track, the …

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We’re delighted to premiere the new single from folk-pop singer-sonwriter Carolyn Hunter, Hardest Park. It the first new music from Carolyn since her synth-pop album Lovelight dropped in December of last year, and reminisces on the period of time between the first kiss and the ending of a relationship. Of the single, Carolyn told us …

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This being the week of International Women’s Day, we managed to get an exclusive playlist from Manchester singer Mica Millar – formally of Red Sky Noise, who’s picked us a playlist of powerful songs from powerful women to celebrate. Her own single Girl came out on the day, and was inspired by the stories shared …

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Canadian sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Scott Dawson is building towards the release of his new album Music For Listening, out April 8th via We Are Busy Bodies. from it, he’s releasing the second single taken from it, Campestral, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Following …

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Los Angeles indie synth-pop artist is releasing his new single – his first of 2022, with They Wanted You, out today (February 7th) and were delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Eunith says “By leaving this song for months at a time, then returning, it …

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Having been very much in love with last years Datagroove EP, which mixed up this hard edged minimal sound with melodic moments and a swathe of bleeps and beeps, we approached Newcastle producer M Data (aka Michael Peters) for a Takeover Mix, where we ask the best new and established talent to take over our …

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Pulling together elements of electronica, indie and folk into her own brand of alt-pop, Nashville’s Raeya is back with a new single Dream, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Raeya told us “Dream is a romantic parallel to a larger concept – it’s …

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