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News: Bradford to reissue Shouting Quietly plus extras via A Turntable friend

Ah, Bradford. If you’ve followed Backseat Mafia through the years, you’ll be well aware of our devotion to Blackburns skinhead indie soulboys Bradford. A light that shines so brightly it…

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See: Pale Waves release video for New Year’s Eve / announce North American tour, plus UK/EU dates

Manchester three piece Pale Waves have today been announced as part of the prestigious BBC Sound of 2018 Shortlist, taking the #5 spot. It the latest in a spectaular year…

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See: Seaway release new video for London, plus UK tour dates

Canadian quintet Seaway have today released a video for ‘London’, taken from their excellent new album ‘Vacation’ which was released via Pure Noise Records. It comes ahead of the band…

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News: Legendary Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith’s health problems need everyone’s urgent attention.

Tim Smith is one of the most influential British musicians alive today. Radiohead, Blur, Napalm Death, Faith No More, Biffy Clyro and countless others have cited Tim and his band,…

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Track: Kaves – 27

Norwich alt rockers Kaves have just released their debut single ’27’, an infectious slice of indie rock, which the band claim (rightly so) has a twist of Killers esque disco.…

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See: The Sherlocks announce biggest UK tour, plus Noel Gallagher European dates and new video for Chasing Shadows

Sheffield indie rockers The Sherlocks certainly caught the insatiable lust for anthemic indie rock, and embraced it head on in their much acclaimed debut album Live for the Moment, which…

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Track: Mélissa Laveaux – Nan Fon Bwa

Inspired by a trip to her parents to her parents homeland Haiti, Nan Fon Bwa is a new song taken from Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Mélissa Laveaux. It comes from…

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Track: Typhoon – Darker, plus UK tour dates

Taken from Portland indie rockers Typhoon’s new album Offerings, out on January 12th via Roll Call Records, Darker is a poetic, almost desperate cry for help. Over the top of…

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See: Dream Wife release new animated video for Hey Heartbreaker

Much is expected (and rightly so) from Dream Wife’s debut self-titled album, which drops later on this month (January 26th) through Lucky Number. The band have just released a new…

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Track: Go! Team – All The Way Live

We here at backseat mafia are at the point where we actually cannot wait for SEMICIRCLE, the new album from Go! Team that drops on January 18th via Memphis Industries.…

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