Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

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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Live Review: Halestorm / Bloodywood / Kelsey Karter and the Heroines – London O2 Arena 26.11.2025

Halestorm’s headline show at the O2 felt like one of those gigs where you just know you’re in for a wild night the second you walk in. The place was…

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Live Review: Young Knives / Thank, The Fulford Arms, York 18.11.2025

There are gigs that entertain, gigs that satisfy, and—every once in a while—gigs that leave you slightly dazed, giddy, and wondering quite how you’re supposed to go back to normal…

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Live Review: Field Music / ATFK – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 7 Nov 2025

There are certain nights at the Brudenell that remind you exactly why this venue has a cult-like pull, and this was one of them. Opening the evening were ATFK, the…

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News: TRAMLINES 2026 LINE-UP REVEALED FOLLOWING BIGGEST DEMAND IN FESTIVAL’S HISTORY

Tramlines Festival has unveiled the first wave of artists for its 2026 edition, set to take place at Hillsborough Park from 24–26 July. Headliners Fatboy Slim, Courteeners and Wolf Alice…

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Live Review: The Royston Club / FEET / Permanent (Joy) – The Octagon, Sheffield 1.11.2025

The Octagon played host to a blistering night of live music on Saturday, with The Royston Club headlining a stacked bill alongside Permanent Joy and FEET. What unfolded was one…

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Meet: Ash frontman Tim Wheeler – “If it wasn’t fun and playful, we’d have quit long ago”

Ash frontman Tim Wheeler is in reflective but upbeat mood as he talks about the band’s new album To The Stars, their first since 2021. “It’s the shortest gap we’ve…

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