Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: The Magic Numbers / Rhiannon Scutt- The Foundry, Sheffield 25.01.2025

The Foundry in Sheffield was taught with anticipation as a packed crowd gathered to witness The Magic Numbers deliver an unforgettable performance, certainly for this first timer. The scene was…

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Track: My Morning Jacket herald new album with beautiful new single ‘Time Waited’

My Morning Jacket’s new single, Time Waited, is a masterclass in classic songwriting that feels both timeless and fresh. The track opens with an almost lounge feeling that luxuriates in…

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Track: Bromheads Jacket burst back into life with new single ‘The Grind’

Older and wiser maybe, but Bromheads Jacket have returned, and they’ve done so with all the bite and swagger of their early days. The Grind opens with filthy, snarling guitar…

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Live Review: Skep Wax Records Night: The Gentle Spring / Sassyhiya / Pink Opaque – Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield 24.01.2025

The Hallamshire Hotel, with its gloriously kitschy 70s charm, provided the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable Skep Wax Records night. Drawing a healthy crowd of indiepop fans, all eager to…

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Meet: Ahead of her new sixth album Wildfires, we speak with Polly Paulusma

Polly Paulusma’s sixth studio album, Wildfires, marks a bold new chapter in her illustrious career. Released on February 28th via One Little Independent Records and Wild Sound, this expansive double…

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Track: Helsinki trio Lala Salama release the gorgeous Shoegaze beauty of “Kuva Susta”

Helsinki’s Lala Salama’s third and final single, Kuva Susta (in English ‘a picture of the snow’), released this cominng Friday (January 17), is a stunning shoegaze-infused song that cements their…

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Track: Baths herald first album in seven years with the serene beauty of “Eden”

Baths, the LA-based producer Will Wiesenfeld, returns with Eden, a chattering electronic slice of house-infused pop taken from his upcoming album Gut—his first in seven years, set for release on…

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Track: Young Knives continue to confound expectations with brilliant new single, “Cause & Effect”

We’ve been fans of Young Knives since forever it seems, having spent time at the very same aviary and carillon in the park that made Loughborough Suicide speak to us…

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Track: bdrmm embrace the new with synth infused new single “Infinity Peaking”

bdrmm’s new single Infinity Peaking sees the band smoothing out some of their sharper, angular edges for a more meditative, synth-driven sound. While still infused with their trademark shoegaze melancholy,…

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Track: Manic Street Preachers prove they’re as vital now as ever with brilliant new single, People Ruin Paintings

Still going strong as they approach their fifteenth album, Critical Thinking (out January 31), Manic Street Preachers prove they haven’t lost their knack for combining grit, melody, and emotional resonance.…

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