Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Pillow Queens sign to Royal Mountain Records, share video for ‘Rats’

Dublin’s all raging Pillow Queens have just revealed that they have signed to Royal Mountain Records. To mark this momentous news, the band are sharing the rambunctious “Rats,” alongside a video directed…

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Track: Norwegian septet The Northern Belle reveal the dreamy beauty of Kaleidoscope Dream

I last listened to the Norwegian septet The Northern Belle, led by singer-songwriter Stine Andreassen and practitioners of ‘Nordicana’ as it is being called back in February; a song that featured guest…

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Album Review: James Barrett releases the beautifully composed album ‘A Series of…Mostly Nothing’ and announces launch gig.

If anyone knows anything about me, it’s that I live for a good love song. I also really appreciate a love song that isn’t always so directly about a human…

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Track: The F16s release the delightfully dark and humorous ‘I’m On Holiday’ in advance of EP ‘Is It Time To Eat The Rich?’ due out in October

From the southern corner of India the four young men The F16s have spun a magical note with their recently released single ‘I’m On Holiday’ via House Arrest. Dark comedy…

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Album Review: Lorde’s Solar Power Is A Journey Through Healing

I woke up bleary-eyed on Friday to an equally bleary morning. The sun struggled to shine through natural clouds and unnatural haze, blanketing the earth with a dull, heavy light.…

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Meet: We chat to Mr Williamz about his new album, his inspirations and his thoughts on Reggae today

Mr Williamz, real name Micah Williams, was born in London and moved to Jamaica as a small boy with his Dad. It is in Jamaica where he first picked up a…

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EP: Jhariah releases the evocative and dynamic genre-defying ‘A Beginners Guide To Faking Your Own Death’

Every so often I find myself bored with my current rotation of music and before I know it I am falling down a rabbit hole on streaming platforms trying to…

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See: Always You about to drop new album, plus new video for “Crimson Red” single

Always You are the creature of the Hochheim brothers, both formerly in The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, one of them currently in Beach Fossils. Authors of a very…

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EP: Brighton rockers Yonaka to release new EP/Mixtape, Seize the Power

Brighton based rock band Yonaka release their brand new mixtape Seize the Power on 15th July via Blood Records. The mixtape consists of eight tracks produced entirely by the band…

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Album Review: Murena Murena- Take Care of Me

Some records take a few spins to sink in. Like a good book or a good film, the true personality of the work exists in layers: sometimes they are layers…

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