Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Ya Tseen’s ‘Knives’ Works Towards Emotional Normality

Many of the day-to-day emotions we take for granted have been atrophied by the pandemic, and artists have begun to explore how we can return to emotional normality. In anticipation…

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See: Teenage Fanclub – ‘The Sun Won’t Shine On Me’: Glaswegians pull back the curtain on their tenth

BELOVED Glasgow band Teenage Fanclub present their tenth album with a new single, “The Sun Won’t Shine On Me” – as Norman Blake said, a rare 3/4 track for the…

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Album Reviews

EP: Manni Dee’s Idolise the Ugly EP stands out from the edgier techno crowd

Manni Dee’s new release date on Ansome and Ossain’s Brixton based label S.L.A.M, a movement that clearly came from the love of the genre: with techno getting more and more…

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Track: There’s Little to Mourn on Elegiac’s Debut Single, Vous Et Ici

Marking a collaboration between two iconic British artists, experimental group Elegiac has released “Vous Et Ici” as a single leading up to the release of their self-titled debut on Friday,…

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See: Nuha Ruby Ra reveals new video for Run, Run

It’s not very often that music videos are interesting. I’ve never truly participated in them for that exact reason and I haven’t rewatched more than a handful of them since…

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Track: ‘End Song’ is only the beginning for feeo

The neo-jazz scene in the UK is spawning several exciting artists in the world of indie fusion, and feeo’s announcement of a debut EP promises to be another lively offering…

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Album Review: Black Spiders – ‘Black Spiders’: riff-heavy realness marks their return after four long years

AFTER four years away from the limelight, Sheffield rock heavyweights Black Spiders have unveiled their monster of a self-titled comeback album. Boasting 13 tracks of high-energy, riff-heavy realness, the five-piece…

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Album Review: Trapped In A World – Terror

It’s finally here! The stalwarts of modern LA hardcore have struck again with a rather interesting full-length release – Trapped in a World. This LP presents itself as a compilation…

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Track: KYL!E’s debut single ‘Sorry’ makes a flamboyant claim for future electropop stardom.

Singer-songwriter KYL!E released her debut single, “Sorry” on February 22nd, 2021. The track, produced by RYNS, is a synth-driven electropop anthem of uncertainty and acrimony. Detailing the cracks of a…

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Album Review: Black Honey – ‘Written & Directed’: a masterclass in vintage nostalgia

Written & Directed is an absolute masterclass in vintage nostalgia without it being cheesy. Black Honey are leading the way for bands to experiment beyond their typecast genre and just find a niche sound and execute it to the nth degree

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