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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Sepia tinged soul always prods at that weak spot in us here at Backseat Mafia, and the new single from Indonesian trio Thee Marloes, out now on the inimitable Big Crown Records and available on a beautiful 7” vinyl is so good it’s like a punch in the stomach. Sung in Indonesian, which only seems …

After signalling his intent with a series of EP releases on Interscooe Records and a debut album packed with dreamy indie gems, Jack Kenworthy aka Colouring has taken his considerable songwriting wares over to the brilliant Bella Union label. New single Lune is out now, and is accompanied by a video shot and directed by …

Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) are back, six years after their last critically acclaimed album The Punishment of Luxury, with a new album Bauhaus Staircase – out on October 27th. From it, the band have released their homage to both the Bauhaus era and protest art in general in the albums title …

Out on 20th October via one of our favourite labels Ninja Tune is the debut album from Edunburgh multi instrumentalist Barry Can’t Swim, and from it is the new single How It Feels, which is out now. The track is actually an exploration of various ideas and experiences Barry faced when writing his very first …

Ahead of the release of their new EP Mid Flight, Brighton quartet Nature TV have released a new single, Frida, out now via Heist or Hit. Of the Single, singer and co-songwriter Guy Bangham says “‘Frida’ is about those people who keep you awake at night, but absolutely wouldn’t be right for you. In most cases, …

Ahead of the release of his new album The Forecast, out on March 17th via the ever brilliant Tapete label, Downpilot – ostensibly the project of singer-songwriter, musician and recording engineer Paul Hiraga, has released a new video for the track Black Eye, and we’re extremely pleased to be able to premiere it right here …

News from camp BMX Bandits is that the legendary Scottish indie band, beloved of Kurt Cobain and so many others before ansince, is that their new album, The Dreaded Light, is out now via Tapete Records (was there ever a label and a ban more suited to eachother?). It’s a first for Duglas and the …

I’ve got to be careful here. As I gathered with the worshippers at the brilliant Social Club in the Sheffield suburb of Crookes, I’m well aware that although I’ve loved Michael Head records over the years I’m not at the level of a good proportion of the gathered throng who know every word, every chord …

Taken from the Mediaeval Baebes recent eleventh studio album MydWynter, we’re delighted to be able to premiere the new video for the beautiful ‘Carol Of The Bells’ right here today on Backseat Mafia. The album itself is a darker reminder of the pre-Christian original of the Winter Festival, all the tracks are produced and arranged …

On the back of the release of his latest album ‘The Work’, out now via the always brilliant City Slang label, Darwin Dicker aka Gold Panda has revealed a new Skee Mask remix of his recent single Plastic Future. Speaking about the collaboration, Derwin said: “The first time I heard Skee Mask was on a rainy …