Live Review: Maximo Park – Leadmill, Sheffield 5.10.21
Photos: Steve Barnes “Ooh, girls in the band”, says someone in front of me as Maximo Park take to the stage. And so it is, with bass and keys/backing vocal…
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Jim F
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Founder of Backseat Mafia, obsesser of music, hoarder of records, player of notes, defender of the unheard, ignorer of genre, writer of words, hater of preconceptions.
Live Review: 808 State – Sheffield Foundry, 8.10.2021
There’s a certain age group in attendance tonight at Sheffield’s Student Union venue The Foundry, and it isn’t freshers. Knowing nods are passed amongst the reasonable throng gathered, some of…
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Exclusive: Longlight record brilliant live session version of Baba O’Riley for Backseat Mafia
Following on from their recent sophomore single ‘Alara’, Longlight have recorded a stunning version of The Who classic Baba O’Riley for Backseat Mafia. Rising up into must keep a close…
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Premiere: Leo Abrahams releases the haunting ‘Grain Vinyl’ from his first instrumental guitar album in 15 years
Grain Vinyl is the new single from sometime Brian Eno and Jon Hopkins collaborator and Krononaut man Leo Abrahams, and we’re absolutely delighted to be able to premiere it right…
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Feature: Afternoon Bike Ride give us a track by track lowdown of their beautiful new self titled album.
We’ve got a bit doe eyed about the new album from Montreal based trio Afternoon Bike Ride, what with their gorgeous melodies, lo-fi aesthetic and sensitive backings, so when we…
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Premiere: mynameisleonidas releases brilliant bass heavy ‘Lands’ for Kitsuné Musique
We delighted to be able to premiere ‘Lands’, the new track from new Kitsuné Musique signing mynameisleonidas right here on Backseat Mafia today. The enigmatic producer / musician has delivered…
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Exclusive: Swedish singer-songwriter Bonanda records ‘Backseat’ live in session for Backseat Mafia
Swedish singer songwriter Bonander, aka Ellinor Sterner Bonander, recently released her brilliant debut album ‘Things We Don’t Talk About’, following on from singles Martha Gone in the Wind and Backseat…
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Exclusive: Morgado from Brazilian DJ collective Underdogs reveals exclusive mix for Backseat Mafia, plus new EP
Rio de Janeiro’s up and coming DJ crew, party and label Underdogs have recently revealed their opening salvos from their label, their first release featuring in the Beatport deep house…
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New York punks The Jukebox Romantics channel their inner Mariah Carey for new video ‘Hey Nora’
Taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Fires Forming’ – out on December 17th via Sell the Heart Records (U.S.) and Engineer Records (UK), New York based punk quartet The Jukebox Romantics…
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News: The Charlatans reveal music box in support of ‘The Music Venue Trust’
Who doesn’t love those little wind up music boxes of yesteryear, and also The Charlatans anthem ‘The Only One I Know’. Well certainly not us here at Backseat Mafia, and…
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