Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Premiere: HYMNS return with the dark alt-rock of Reset ahead of new EP

London alt-rock band HYMNS are gearing up for the release of their new EP Reset, out on April 30th by releasing the title track – officially out on April 16th,…

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Premiere: This Bliss reveal new video for Give Me More; see it first, here

Taken from their ‘Retroshade’ album, which dropped on March 5th, Boston electro-pop band This Bliss have returned with a new video for the track Give Me More, and we’re delighted…

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Exclusive: Trent Halliday plays Get Close live in session for Backseat Mafia

We ran into Trent Halliday so to speak in the Summer of last year, here, with his rather lovely track ‘Get Close’, a mixture of folk, English charm and just…

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Premiere: The Beegles reveal first new single in four years, Dog; take a first listen, here

Out on April 9th on Zuccini Records in Australia and Not For Fun Records in the UK and Europe comes the new single from the Beegles – Dog, their first…

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See: Field Music reveal new video for ‘Not When You’re In Love’, plus Podcast and Tour news

Here at Backseat Mafia we love the brothers Brewis – Peter, David and associates aka Field Music, and any excuse to rattle on about them, we take. As it is,…

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Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix: Pepe Mateos

Sankey’s Ibiza resident and co-owner of Flow Musique alongside Davirus, Pepe Mateos has taken on a bold project to self-release a single for every month of the year in 2021.…

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Premiere: Mick Dimitri releases new video for the slick ‘Take My Hand’

It’s a real rags to riches story, but Mick Dimitri got his big break whilst waiting tables for Ed Sheeran in 2018. After hitting it off, Mick opened for Ed…

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Track: Sam Barnes of Boy Azooga releases beautiful new single, Wired World

Welsh composer, musician and songwriter Sam Barnes has released his new singles ‘Wired World’, on the Rose Parade Recording Co. Although it’s a stand-alone affair, it comes as q prequel…

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Premiere: Ead Wood release new video for the brilliant indie rock of ‘Environment’

Bristol band Ead Wood have just released their new single, Environmental, taken from their forthcoming EP Songs in the Quay of Sea, and we’re delighted right here on Backseat Mafia…

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Scratch The Surface: The Jasmine Minks – Scratch the Surface (Creation Records, 1989)

Formed in Aberdeen in 1983 by Jim Shepherd (guitar/vocals), Adam Sanderson (vocals/guitar), Martin Keena(bass guitar), and Tom Reid (drums/vocals), The Jasmine Minks were a staple on the 80s indie scene,…

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