Stepping out of the shadow of his famous father (and national treasure) Johnny, songwriter Nile Marr is the latest to join us for a Backseat Mafia Session with his acoustic performance of Only Time Can Break Your Heart. The Manchester-based performer’s latest single was recorded in the studio he built during lockdown in an abandoned …

UK alt-rock five-piece Salvation Jayne teamed up with Ashton Rapturous to cover Arlo Park’s Black Dog for our latest Backseat Mafia Session. Their performance really brings a new life to the song with Rapturous’ feature displaying how collaboration can be a very creative tool. Check out their recent single ‘A Mouthful Of Magnificent Spite, which …

Canadian-born Laura Reznek joined us for our Backseat Mafia Sessions with a performance of Important taken from her brand new album Agrimony. The simple, stripped back combination of vocals and guitar compliments the lament resulting in an intimate listen you will lean in closer to capture. Now living and working out of London, the album …

London-based Stone Jets are the latest to join us for our Backseat Mafia Sessions with this fantastic performance of their recent single I Will Rise Again! The track came out back in April on the Platoon label (owned by Apple Inc, none the less. Of the track, the band say it was ‘written pre-covid, recorded …

Ahead of the release their new EP, Mercury Retrograde, Norway-based Divest joined us for a session with a stripped back, acoustic rendition of By My Side. A cocktail of complementary vocal harmonies and a reminiscence of 60s pop music, Divest’s At Home Session will leave you wanting nostalgia. Their EP is out on June 11th …

Italian four-piece Piqued Jacks joined Backseat Mafia from their bathroom to treat us to a performance of Golden Mine from their new record Synchronizer. Piqued Jacks show that you can groove to rock ‘n’ roll no matter what room of the house you’re in. The album followed a slew of singles – ‘Elephant’, ‘Every Day …

Swedish artist Hands Down (Filip Sjörgren) performed his new single Paintroller for us as part of our At Home Sessions. Combining groovy basslines and a melodic vocal performance, Paintroller makes for a fascinating listen. Sjögren commented on what the song means to him: “The song about being coloured by everyone else”, says Sjögren, “and having …

Singer, songwriter and author Jehnny Beth has unveiled the music video for her latest single “French Countryside”, taken from critically acclaimed debut solo album To Love Is To Live. Surrounded by heartbreak in the form of extended piano lines and aching strings, Jehnny Beth is at her most circumspect with the beautifully melancholy French Countryside. …

Legendary rockers The Pretty Reckless chart at number 6 with their fourth album ‘Death by Rock and Roll’. The critically-acclaimed record entered the UK Official Albums Chart at the band’s highest position since their debut album ‘Light Me Up’ in 2010 which also peaked at number 6. ‘Death by Rock and Roll’ also hit number …

Brighton-based rockers YONAKA have announced their brand new era with their new single ‘Seize The Power.’ The empowering and unifying single was produced by the four-piece themselves and is out now through Creature Records, via Believe Music. You can watch the official music video for ‘Seize The Power’ below and follow the band on Instagram, …