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News: Rolling Stones announce brand new European tour – SIXTY this Summer including London / Liverpool shows

In celebration of their sixtieth anniversary, the legendary Rolling Stones have announced a new European Tour (named, inevitably I suppose, SIXTY), taking place thus summer and including a couple of…

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Track: Folly Group release the vibrant punk-funk of Paying The Price

Newly signed to Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour – a label that jumped on early releases by the likes of Sofia Kourtesis, Elkka, Octo Octa and others, London band Folly Group…

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Premiere: Carolyn Hunter reveals the shimmering beauty of Hardest Part

We’re delighted to premiere the new single from folk-pop singer-sonwriter Carolyn Hunter, Hardest Park. It the first new music from Carolyn since her synth-pop album Lovelight dropped in December of…

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Playlist: Rising soul singer Mica Millar gives us an exclusive playlist for International Women’s Day.

This being the week of International Women’s Day, we managed to get an exclusive playlist from Manchester singer Mica Millar – formally of Red Sky Noise, who’s picked us a…

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Premiere: Michael Scott Dawson releases new visuals for the beautiful ambient soundscape of Campestral

Canadian sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Scott Dawson is building towards the release of his new album Music For Listening, out April 8th via We Are Busy Bodies. from it,…

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Premiere: Eunith releases the beautifully sleek ’They Wanted You’; hear it here, first

Los Angeles indie synth-pop artist is releasing his new single – his first of 2022, with They Wanted You, out today (February 7th) and were delighted to be able to…

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Exclusive: Producer M Data records a takeover mix for us at Backseat Mafia, plus interview

Having been very much in love with last years Datagroove EP, which mixed up this hard edged minimal sound with melodic moments and a swathe of bleeps and beeps, we…

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Premiere: Nashville’s Raeya releases the irresistible alt-pop of Dream; hear it first, here

Pulling together elements of electronica, indie and folk into her own brand of alt-pop, Nashville’s Raeya is back with a new single Dream, and we’re delighted to be able to…

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See: Mute to release SUICIDE career retrospective; see new short film including previously unreleased version of Frankie Teardrop

SUICIDE, the celebrated and increasingly thought of as seminal duo of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, is to have their first collection – Surrender, released via the ever brilliant Mute…

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News: The Jesus & Mary Chain sign to Fuzz Club Records; announce reissues and promise of new music

We’re incredibly excited here at Backseat Mafia HQ that the seminal Jesus & Mary Chain have signed with London based independent (and consistently brilliant) label Fuzz Club Records, and have…

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