simfelemy, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: The SSS / The Vellas / Sundance, Sheffield City Hall, 26/11/16

The SSS have got good reason to feel proud tonight. Having last seen them play a double bill alongside fellow Sheffield upstarts the Wired at the iconic Leadmill, tonight I…

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EP: Braver Than Fiction – The Fool

Braver Than Fiction can take their comparisons with the mighty Fleetwood Mac as more than just a flattering musical connection as the Sheffield outfit have a bumpy road behind them…

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Track: The SSS – The One You Need

The SSS have unveiled a brand new single due for release in early November. Following on from their “Love, Lust, Loss” EP which featured the cracking “Eighteen”, “Calm Before the…

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Live Review: Teleman / Katie Pham & the Moonbathers, Queens Social Club, Sheffield, 21.10.2016

Teleman are having a great night. They’ve sold out the Queens Social Club in Sheffield alongside a number of other venues on their tour, including a few which have been…

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Live Review: The Divine Comedy / Lisa O’Neill, The Foundry, Sheffield, 15/10/16

I last saw Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy under the banner of “An Evening with Neil Hannon” (rather than the full band line-up on show tonight) back in 2010…

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Tracks: Bayonet – Weekend

Bayonet are Vince, Lewis, Danny and Sam – a dashing group from Sheffield who I once described as being “an indie band designed for posters on teenage girls’ bedroom walls”…

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Album Review: Bastille – Wild World

Bastille took the country by storm with the resounding “Pompeii” way back in 2013 after a slowly slowly catchy monkey approach of releasing a series of limited edition singles and…

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Live Review: The Wired / Ashley Holland, The Rocking Chair, Sheffield, 19.08.16

The Wired are a blossoming little indie pop band from Sheffield who clearly have their sights set on the big time and following in the footsteps of the local greats…

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Track: Saint Motel – Move

“Move” feels like it should definitely have an exclamation mark at the end, such is its joy and energy and as a brand new comeback single, it positively hits its…

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News: Lisbon join Kaiser Chiefs & Kodaline for run Rcok N Raise Charity Concert

Lisbon, Kodaline and Kaiser Chiefs will be rocking the roof off the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle this autumn and it’s all for a fantastic cause. What better way to…

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