Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: The Lonely Together release video for Congregation

Maybe it’s The Lonely Togethers Scottish roots, but there’s something of both the Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol about them. A mixture of the anthemic and the emotional, if you…

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Win: Two Tickets for Gogo Penguin at London Village Underground 25.2.16

We’ve been big fans of Manchester jazz trio Gogo Penguin for about as long as we can remember. The three piece, pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob…

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Premiere: Sakura – Now that I found you (Andre Hutchinson Remix)

Lost that Summer feeling, now that the nights a drawing in and the temperatures are dropping? We’re delighted to premiere the Andre Hutchinson Remix of Sakura’s Now That I Found…

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Premiere: Stutter Steps release video for Fog

Stutter Steps, the Pittsburgh indie pop six piece outfit, are today premiering their debut video Fog right here on Backseat Mafia. Taken from their forthcoming self titled debut album, it…

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Track: Kneebody & Daedelus – ‘Drum Battle’

Following on from releases from Thundercat and Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus’ increasingly important and consistently brilliant label Brainfeeder is preparing to release an new album, Kneedelus, featuring LA/Brooklyn instrumental quintet…

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See: GL release video for “Number One”

Melbourne duo GL, aka Ella Thompson and Graeme Pogson, set tongues wagging with the release of their debut EP Love Hexagon via Plastic World last year, not just in their…

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News: Tortoise announce new album, plus Vinyl reissues and new video

Seems there’s a burst of activity in the camp of Chicago quintet Tortoise, with the news that the band will be releasing a new album, titled ‘The Catastrophist’ and out…

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Track: Holy Esque – Hexx

Glasgow quartet Holy Esque have announced their long awaited debut album will drop on February 26th 2016 via Beyond The Frequency. From it the band are streaming a brand new…

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Premiere: The Retroaction reveal new video for “Little Strange”

Its clear from listening to Hamilton, Ontario quartet The Retroaction that they’re taking on the spirit of something past, but they met in rather unexpected circumstances, vocalist Thomas Duxbury commenting…

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Track: Graces – Hepburn

Graces is Steve Harrison, frontman of Cumbrian alt. rock band Over and Out. Since moving to London he’s branched out into new musical pastures, specifically electro-indie project Graces. He’s taken…

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