Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: Listen to the Streets’ quintessential lockdown protest anthem ‘Who’s Got The Bag (21st June)‘

The Streets are back with a quintessential lockdown anthem to enjoy, pre-empting the arrival of the 21st June. The earliest date with which all lockdown restrictions will be lifted in…

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Mixtape: Digga D overcomes censorship with unapologetic ‘Made In The Pyrex’ mixtape

Dubbed as UK drill’s golden boy, and never far from controversy, Digga D’s rise to fame over the past 3-years-or-so has been nothing short of notorious. ‘Made In The Pyrex’ was…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Snowpoet – Wait for Me; Chamber folk-jazz duo return with absorbing album

Third album for the London-based chamber-jazz pair

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EP: Hallucination reveal the destructive Hardcore punk of Hallucination EP

Destructive, defiant, devious, and D-beat – Philadelphia’s Hallucination take a smashing first step with their self-titled EP consisting of five songs (including the 37 second intro track) that stake their…

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See: Jay Smallz and India Rose collaborate on ‘Do it’ Remix; watch new accompanying video

Check out the visual supplement to Smallz’s strip cub anthem ‘Do It’ today. This offering features a great verse from fellow New Jersey MC India Rose, elevating the track unquestionably.…

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Album Review: Various Artists – Judas And The Black Messiah: The Inspired Album

As a standalone album - which is how I’m viewing it, having not seen the film - it’s a good album. Sometimes that’s all you need to know, but you can also see the scaffolding for it to be more than that, and that’s something to look forward to. Having the blanks filled in. Without that context, maybe a 7.5 with room to grow

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ALBUM REVIEW: Another Michael – New Music and Big Pop

A cheerful and endearing debut Lp by the emo-ish Philly band

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Track: YUNGMORPHEUS unveils new single ‘Sovereignty’ from forthcoming album

Go and stream stream this track today, if you have time. This has a relaxing, soulful instrumental paralleled with tranquil lyricism, not shying away from some bleak dialogue also. The…

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Track: Genesis Owusu reveals video for new single, Gold Chains

I’m very tempted to twin this single release in with his performance on Triple J’s Like a Version, so… I’m gonna. What you always know you’re getting from Genesis Owusu…

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Track: Total Massacre release the blistering hardcore punk of ‘Pro-Life Death Cult’

In the past few years, Los Angeles’ Total Massacre have been waving the flag of socio-political lyrical infiltration for the punk rock paradigm. With two albums at their fans’ retrieval,…

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