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Premiere: DISOUT release brand new track ‘All of Them’

Polish rock/metal outfit DISOUT are unveiling their brand new single ‘All of Them’ and we have the pleasure of revealing it here on Backseat Mafia. Taken from their debut album…

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Album Review: Loathe – The Things They Believe

This is an album Loathe have been threatening to make for a while, something more conceptual, akin to that of a film score; less Meshuggah, more David Lynch. The heavy,…

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Music

News: Conjurer Sign To Nuclear Blast Records

Up and coming UK metal behemoths Conjurer have signed a deal with label Nuclear Blast Worldwide. Commenting on the news vocalist/ guitarist Brady Deeprose said, “In what has been an…

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Track: Young Thug releases ‘That Go!’ feat. Meek Mill and T-Shyne, ahead of forthcoming album Slime Language 2

In keeping with Young Thug’s status as one of the most truly binary artists of the 21st century- it either clicks or it doesn’t- this is an opinion written as quickly…

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ALBUM REVIEW: slowthai – TYRON

The funny thing about TYRON is how clearly slowthai intends towards something, but never quite approaches it. Nothing Great About Britain was excellent – not to mention very clear in…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound

The tricky thing about this Psychedelic Porn Crumpets album, particularly when stacked up against the likes of High Visceral {Part 1}, is that it feels like it has to be…

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Album Review: Femi Kuti + Made Kuti – Legacy +

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no afrobeat scholar, but there’s something undeniably enticing about a double album calling itself Legacy+ that’s attached to the Kuti name. I…

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See: Slowthai wets our appetites for Tyron with surreal ‘Cancelled’ visuals

Slowthai premiered the video for ‘Cancelled’ on Tuesday, a dark reminder to everyone watching about the darker side of cancel culture. It is a bold response to those who tried…

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Track: Natty Wylah offers up spacey ‘BRUCE’ record ahead of March EP

If you’re a fan of those spacey, mellow Chill-Hop vibes, you need to check out North-London MC Natty Wylah’s new record. It’s called ‘BRUCE’ and it precedes the release of…

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Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Pale Waves – Who Am I?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a band in possession of good reviews for their first album must find the second difficult. Debuts are, after all, borne out of…

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