Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

NEWS: Dark Tea announce new album, out April 30th on Fire Talk

FOR THOSE who don’t know the project, Dark Tea is Gary Canino’s solo project, taking advantage of a large group of collaborators in the New York scene. Spanning across mostly…

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Track: Yonaka release new single, ‘Sieze the Power’

Brighton-based rockers YONAKA have announced their brand new era with their new single ‘Seize The Power.’ The empowering and unifying single was produced by the four-piece themselves and is out…

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Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: ARLO PARKS ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’

...far from channelling the swirling rivers of turbulent backgrounds for inspiration, as many do, somehow she has created energy, power, message and depth out of still waters...

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Album Review: The Notwist – Vertigo Days

I’ve been quiet on this thing lately, and reviewing The Notwist’s new record Vertigo Days was as close to a perfect step back into the game as I could have…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Jr. Jr. – Homebody

A first suprise for 2021 from a Vancouver-based indie-folk-rock project

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Album Review: Tommy Guerrero – ‘Sunshine Radio’

Tommy Guerrero’s ‘Sunshine Radio’ is the latest release in his pretty consistent turnover of albums, with the skateboarding legend turned musician averaging at least an LP every three years since…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bolomite Jr. – ‘Cold Feet’: classical meets experimental in tectonic layering

BEN CALHOUN has been quietly working away for a while now, leading a double life as a construction worker-cum-experimental musician having begun using Digital Audio Workstations as a creative tool way…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Disco Zombies – ‘South London Stinks’: a punk story retold by Optic Nerve

Loud, fast and forgotten: DIY punk nuggets are unearthed in this vinyl compilation spanning The Disco Zombies’ career

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Track: The Hu Release Cover Of Metallica’s ‘Sad But True’

In just a couple of years, The Hu has turned the metal spectrum on its ear by implementing the genre with elements of traditional Mongolian folk, inclusive of throat singing…

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SEE: FEVER 333 release gravity-defying visual for ‘Wrong Generation’

INGLEWOOD, California-bred rap-rockers FEVER 333 have unleashed an explosive new visual spectacle for the title track to their 2020 EP, Wrong Generation. Directed by Djay Brawner, the video sees frontman…

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