Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Manchester’s The Be Positives run the retro chic on ‘Rain and Stormy Weather’

Taking their lead from the likes of The Band, Big Star, Kinks and Nick Lowe, Manchester’s The Be Positives – aka Mike Seal (Guitar, Piano & Vocals), Robert Hatton (Bass…

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Track: Holy Hive release new single Story Of My Life ahead of second album

We’ve long been mad about Holy Hive, and out right now is the bands new single, Story of My Life – taken from the bands self-titled second album, out on…

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Track: Bass artist Alex Thesleff releases the pulsating techno of ‘Timeflow’

Taking inspiration from the likes of Sigur Ros, Godspeed You Black Emporer, Aphex Twin and more, Helsinki born and based bass artists Alex Thesleff is releasing his new single, ‘TImeflow’…

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Rising: We speak to Berlin artist L’aupaire after recent single When I Fall

Once we heard ‘When I Fall’, the recent single from Berlin based Robert Laupert, a small signal of hope written in a difficult period in his life, and wrapped up…

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Premiere: Human Pyramids remix Simon Dobson’s ‘Quiet, Pls’; hear it here first

Taken from his recently released album ‘MDCNL’, composer, conductor, producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Dobson has revealed a new single taken from the record, ‘Quiet, Pls’ and it’s been remixed by…

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Premiere: Italian post-punks Edna Frau release new video for Angry Face Man; See it here, first

Edna Frau is essentially the side project of Postvorta’s Andrea Fioravanti, but rather than the extreme sounds of that band, he runs down a more catchy, post-punk avenue. The outfit,…

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Premiere: Lung release new video for single I’m nervous, see it here first

Art punk duo Lung are gearing for the re,ease of their third album Come Clean Right Now on August 20th via Sofaburn Records, and we’re delighted to be able to…

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Track: Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes release new single, the soulful ‘Pushin’ on Through’

Melbourne, Australia rock and soul seven piece Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes have just released their new single Pushing on Through, taken from their debut self titled EP,…

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EP: Swedish Magazines release the otherworldly rockabilly of Worried Sick

Under the direction of a certain Hull resident Tom Fish, Manchester based Swedish Magazines have released their new ep/mini-album (delete as appropriate) Worried Sick, on magnificent cassette via the brilliant…

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Track: Jordan Rakei reveals first taste of his new album with single, Family

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer Jordan Rakei is back with a new single Family, taken from what will be his fourth album What We Call Life, out on the ever brilliant…

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