Simon Lucas-Hughes, Author at Backseat Mafia

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News: CJ Gill Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single ‘Time To Go’

Singer-songwriter CJ Gill is preparing to release his debut album Eye of the Storm, following a six-year period of songwriting on Chicago’s South Side and a subsequent move to Nashville. His…

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News: London’s CAN’T STOP TALKING Announce Debut Album, Share Racing New Single ‘Cool People Are Arseholes’

East London dance-punk agitators CAN’T STOP TALKING have announced their new album TRANSMISSIONS, alongside their latest single ‘Cool People Are Arseholes’. The track marks the first glimpse of the band’s…

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News: Chris Arthur Releases Debut Album Underneath The Scar

With the release of his debut album, Underneath The Scar, Chris Arthur finally delivers a full body of work having spent years watching from the wings. For a long time, Arthur…

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News: Red Head Redemption Soundtrack The End Of The World On New EP ‘Sunny With A Chance Of Fallout’

New Jersey alternative rock four-piece Red Head Redemption have unleashed their explosive new EP, Sunny With A Chance Of Fallout – a four-track collection captures the strange business of trying to…

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Album Reviews

EP Review: Seasurfer – The Noise Is Ours

Hamburg trio Seasurfer return with The Noise Is Ours, a four-track EP that blends swirling electronics, ethereal atmospherics and fuzzy guitar textures into the intoxicating sound the band describe as “dream-punk”. While that…

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News: Rebecca McDonnell Returns With ‘Won’t Regret It A Bit’

Classically trained musician and multi-instrumentalist Rebecca McDonnell returns with ‘Won’t Regret It A Bit’, an infectious indie meets classic-rock single built around confidence, independence and the freedom to live life…

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News: Eon ReZ’s ‘Unbreakable by Design’ Finds Strength In The Scars

There’s a particular kind of ambition required to build an entire universe around your music. For Brooklyn-based artist, storyteller and U.S. Air Force veteran Eon ReZ, that ambition has become…

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Album Review: The Mighty Pines – Good Luck, Nice To Meet You

There is a warmth to Good Luck, Nice To Meet You that feels immediately inviting. The third studio album from St. Louis quartet The Mighty Pines is rooted in the musical traditions…

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News: Sakai Releases Debut EP Do You Like Me Now?

Alt rock and indie soul project Sakai has officially released their debut EP, Do You Like Me Now?, arriving after a year of increasingly frequent live performances across both coasts and…

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News: Scizzorman Return With Genre-Bending Concept Album How To Get Your Life Right With What’s Left

After a post-pandemic hiatus and an extended spell of writer’s block, Australian alternative funk-rock and psychedelic outfit Scizzorman have re-emerged with a bold new statement: How To Get Your Life…

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