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

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Exclusive: Lucy Kruger records ‘A Stranger’s Chest’ live in session for Backseat Mafia

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Norwegian arstist Susanna (aka Susanna Wallumrød), has always pushed boundaries, searched for different angles and combined different aspects of art into her work. Thats seen her interpret poetry and art, as well as give a fresh take on songs; her take on Purcell’s early English Opera aria ’When I am laid (in Earth) still sends …

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In wake wake of the release of his new album ’Younger at most everything’, Queens based singer-songwriter has released a liver version of one of the stand out tracks from the album, Deer in the pines for us her at Backseat Mafia. Taking his usual stripped down acoustic Americana – with a little bit of …

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Excitement reigns here at Backseat Mafia offices (i.e. my kitchen table) as we get to premiere the new video from the legendary boy Gedge and his Wedding Present co-conspirators – masters in the dark arts of making drop dead gorgeous indie gems, and they’ve cast another here in the shape of the melancholy Monochrome. Part …

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Taken from their forthcoming album African Prayers, out April 1st on the Lo Recordings imprint, is the new single Blue Noir from Berlin and Réunion based duo Amine Mesnaoui and Labelle, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the Stephen Talneau directed video right here on Backseat Mafia today. The LP its taken from …

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One of our perennial favourites here at Backseat Mafia, Maximo Park, have announced a new tour – Sïngular, taking place this Autumn, which will see the band play their entire singles collection, from ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their breakthrough debut album A Certain Trigger, to ‘All Of Me’ from their latest album Nature Always …

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Based now between, New York, London and Sydney, upwardly mobile producer and self proclaimed ’psychedelic soul savant’ Jitwam has revealed visuals to his new track Brooklyn Ballers, which is out now on the ROYA imprint. Of the track, he says “Brooklyn Ballers is a homage to the city in all its hustle and bustle. The …

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The third single to be taken from The Waterboys forthcoming 15th studio album All Souls Hill, out on May 6th via Cooking Vinyl, is ’Here We Go Again’, and the band have just revealed a psychedelic video to accompany the track. Of the track, singer Mike Scott says “It’s the idea we’re living through a …

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Glaswegian purveyor of left field pop, Peter Cat recently releases his latest ep The Magus and featured two if his most actuely melodic and whimsical creations in singles Blue Raspberry and the brilliantly absurd ’Melon Dating Simulator’. Hes recorded a version of the latter live in session for us here at Backseat Mafia. Of the …

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Out today is the new, sixth, album from Jason Moore, aka Raw Poetic. The nephew of legendary jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, and with both parents members of the original Black Panther movement, Moore has impeccable hip-hop credentials, and he’s once again roped in long time collaborator Earl Davis aka Damu the Fudgemunk, alongside guests Pat …

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For those who don’t know; a brief resume. Brian Brannigan, nicknamed Lazarus by his mother for surviving at birth when the odds were stacked against him, goes on to be diagnosed with spinabifida and, a few years later, teenage cancer. Through surgery and good luck, Larazus survived and prospered as a singer-songwriter – his way …

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