Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: Knuckle release video for “Living Hell”

We’ve written about punk blues two piece Knuckle before. The pair, drummer Ben Wallbanks and singer/guitarist Jonny Firth describe themselves as being ‘The Black Keys on Crack’, and are gaining…

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Track: Jamie XX – All Under One Roof Raving

Yeah, it’s been out a while since it came out, well – a couple of weeks or so, but we’re writing about it now. Why? Because, like Jamie XX, I’m…

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News: Weezer announce new album / US tour dates

Returning after a four year wait come Weezer, with their ninth album, titled Everything will be alright in the end, which drops on September 30th via Republic Records. The band…

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A Buyers Guide to Frankie Miller 1973 – 1980

Frankie Miller is a name that few are familiar with beyond a freak hit single with a cover of a song he wasn’t that fussed with, and an undeserved reputation…

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New Music: CuT – Let’s Go

Doing it yourself has always been an ethos worth following by Punk bands, and certainly London space-punk quartet CuT have immersed themselves in it. Out on July 28th is their…

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New Music: Depeche Mode – Little Universe (Boys Noize Remix)

Alex Ridha, aka Boys Noize, has taken the original stripped back production of ‘Little Universe’ (that concentrated more on Dave Gahan’s vocal and simple electronic beats) and turned it into…

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Track: Lyke Giants – Let Up

Tasmanian indie-shoegazers Lyke Gia return following the release of their debut album, with a new single, Let Up, out on August 4th. The band has been on an upward curve,…

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Premiere: Will Joseph Cook releases video for “July”

Without trying to be stalkers of Will Joseph Cook, we are becoming slightly obsessed with the Tunbridge Wells singer-songwriter, as so its rather a treat for us here at Backseat…

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Album Review: Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser

Lets get this straight right from the off. Taylor McFerrins debut LP Early Riser is one of the albums of the year, and the fact that its taken this long…

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New Music: Boz Boorer “Girl From Atlanta” (featuring Eddie Argos)

Out of a long tradition of slightly tongue-in-cheek, somewhat naive, cockney-geezer ditties that I associate with ‘classics’ like Bill Wyman’s “Je Suis Un Rock Star”, Wreckless Eric’s “Whole Wide World”…

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