Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

See: Xiu Xiu return with a video for new single ‘A bottle of rum’, featuring Liz Harris

Out via Polyvinyl on March 26th is the new album Xiu Xiu, ‘Oh No’, a collection of duets. From it, the band have released a new video for lead single…

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Premiere: Keep Calm Stay Home reveal the lush electronica of ‘A Theme For…’

Keep Calm Stay Home is the current moniker of London based composer Oli Morgan, a man who’s worked with the likes of Seal, Bastille, Gregory Porter, Princess Nokia, Venom and…

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Meet: Leeds witch-rock duo Faux Machismo, and listen to their new single ‘Artemisia’

We’ve long been in thrall of Leeds’ stoner-witch-doom-rock duo Faux Machismo (even the description makes us shiver with excitement), and they’re releasing their new single Artemisia today, February 5th, via…

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Premiere: Arnan Raz releases new single, 7 Days

Arnan Raz, member of the ‘The Side Project’, and acclaimed Saxopohonist, has drafted in an eclectic band made up of Saxophonist Eyal Hai (NY/Israel) trumpet player Hillel Salem (NY/Israel), Percussionists…

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Premiere: Meril Wubslin release the melancholy indie-folk of C’est Faux

Out on Friday via Geneva label Bongo Joe Records is the new album from Meril Wubslin, Alors quoi. They’re the brainchild of Swiss indie royalty, Velma guitarist-songwriter Christian Garcia-Gaucher and…

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Premiere: Filippin releases the beautiful alt-pop of Disgrace feat. Runah

“There are no rules. This is how DISGRACE is born. Go against the rules or ignore the rules to innovate”, so says 21 year old Italian DJ / composer /…

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EP: Jamie Fielding – Mind 3

Out now is the new EP from Clacton-based DJ and Producer Jamie Fielding, out on Jamie Jones’ Hottrax label, featuring three welcome doses of late night house music. It’s almost…

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Track: Minimal Animal reveals the heart-stopping new single, Saturated

We’ve long been in thrall of Minimal Animal, back to his Sheffield days at the head of Screaming Maldini, who we at the time thought were the best band on…

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Premiere: See the new video from Stella Research Committee, for ‘Hanging In My Screamer’

Taken from their forthcoming album ‘A Proposed Method for Determining Sanding Fitness’, we’re delighted to premiere the new video from Cincinnati noise band Stella Research Committee for their new single…

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Rising: We meet LANKS, and listen to his recent single, Cold Blood

After we heard the new song from NYC via Melbourne artist LANKS, Cold Blood, we knew we had something rather special on our hands. Glittering electro, soaked in melancholy and…

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