Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Playlist: Trembling Bells pick ‘tour bus jammers and tequila slammers’ playlists

On the verge of the release of seventh album Dungeness on March 30th, we asked Alex Neilson and Lavinia Blackwall from the band to come up with a playlist of…

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Premiere: Bromide – Two Song Slot

Two Song Slot is the first single from London noise-pop three piece Bromide’s sixth album I Woke Up. Penned by the bands singer-guitarist Simon Berridge in his car outside Tesco…

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Album Review: Linqua Franqa – Model Minority

Out right now is Model Minority, the debut full length from Linqua Franqa, aka Athens-based rapper and linguist Mariah Parker. The linquist doctorate student at the University of Georgia has…

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News: Motorhead to release cover of David Bowie’s Heroes for record store day

On April 21st – aka Record Store Day – Motörhead will be issuing a 7” picture disc of their runaway hit cover version of David Bowie’s “Heroes”, with the art featuring…

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Track: Bicep – Opal (Four Tet Remix), plus live dates

Belfast duo Bicep have revealed a new Four Tet remix of ‘Opal’, taken from their self titled debut album, which came out last year on the vaunted Ninja Tune label,…

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News: Kamasi Washington announces European tour dates

Kamasi Washington has announced an extensive run of UK and European live shows. The tour will see the Los Angeles saxophonist, bandleader and composer performing some of his biggest headline…

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Album Review: Death By Unga Bunga – So Far So Good So Cool

Time flies when you’re having fun, and that’s certainly the case with Nordic five piece. They’re celebrating their tenth anniversary with their fifth album, So Far So Good So Cool,…

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News: Royal Trux stream three classic albums – available from today

Royal Trux (Neil Hagerty/Jennifer Herrema) are making their entire cumulative catalog (40 lps including Royal Trux, NMH, RTX, Howling Hex, and Black Bananas) available via their new home at Fat…

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News: Bill Ryder-Jones confirms UK headline tour for September

Bill Ryder-Jones will be undertaking his first full tour of 2018 in September, playing a series of venues that are as unique as the artist himself. Multi-instrumentalist, producer, string-arranger and…

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News: Record Store Day 2018 List Announcement – full details

Record Store Day UK are proud to reveal *the official list* of limited edition releases coming to independent record shops on 21st April 2018. Hundreds of record labels have once…

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