Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Melin Melyn / Pys Melyn – Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield 13.10.2023

Sometimes things drop into your lap that you’re basically eternally grateful for. This, I think, was one of those occasions. I free Friday night and a peruse of the Sheffield…

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Album Review: Soft Covers – Soft Serve; charming Australian jangle purveys debut long player

If an indie pop record with a DIY aesthetic is the sort of affair that floats your boat, then you need to jump on the debut record from Melbourne based…

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Track: Actress release brilliant double sided single Its Me ( g 8 ) / Oway ( f 7) from forthcoming album on Ninja Tune

Out on November 3rd via the ever brilliant Ninja Tune imprint comes a new double sided single from Actress (Darren Cunningham), and the next instalment in his ‘LXXXVIII’ album, with…

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Track: Glasgow rockers Lucid Sins hark back to the classics with new single ‘Take Me With You’

Glasgow’s occult rockers Lucid Sins are back with a new single ‘Take Me With You’,ahead of the release of their third album ‘Dancing In the dark’, which drops on October…

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News: The Professionals announce extensive UK tour, and double vinyl repress of ’What in the World’ and ‘SNAFU’

The Professionals, the outfit formed by Paul Cook and Steve Jones out of the ashes of the Sex Pistols, have announced a bunch of UK dates as part of their…

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Track: Legendary Brighton indie pop outfit The Popguns roar back with new and brilliant EP – Popism

Those of us of a certain vintage will remember the The Popguns, and the 90s band of some repute are back with a new single/ep ‘Popism’, that shows they’ve lost…

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Soundtrack of our lives: Queens based artist Will Kaplan give us his picks as his TransBorder Art residency begins

New Jersey born, Queens based artist Will Kaplan crosses boundaries of mediums, techniques and text to create his work. Exploring hemmed nature reserves growing up he focused on tensions between…

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Track: Newcastle’s TV Death release the glorious garage punk of Village Mentality, along with new video; check it out here

Newcastle garage punks TV Death are back with a new single, Village Mentality, taken from their EP ‘The God, The One and The Devil’, which is out on November 24th.…

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Track: Hamburg outfit Mint Mind Release the glorious shoegaze shuffle of Glow

We love Tapete Records here at Backseat Mafia. Don’t even get me started on the injustice that The Elephants weren’t massive. And they’ve another winner on their hands here in…

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Album Review: False Hope For The Savage – False Hope For The Savage; Cardiff band produce a glittering self titled album of yearning post-rock.

Cardiff post-rock outfit False Hope For The Savage released their debut self titled album back in August, but with the physical release now out, we took the opportunity to take…

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