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Album Review: Amigo The Devil – Yours Until The War Is Over

‘Yours Until The War Is Over’ is Amigo The Devil’s (Danny Kiranos) third studio album and the first to be entirely recorded, produced and engineered in-house. The album title is a…

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Sam Stokes Offers Thoughtful Songwriting & Experimental Undertones On New Album ‘Common Ground’

Moving between reflective acoustic songwriting and moments of sprawling, fuzz-laden experimentation, the new album ‘Common Ground’ from Sam Stokes is brilliant on many levels. Comparable to Joni Mitchell while offering…

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Album Reviews : Transportive albums from Rune Clausen and Bobby Jewell which guide us beyond ourselves.

For their February releases the ever – probing Katuktu Collective label have delivered two impactful albums from the new age of new age. ‘Svartor’ by Rune Clausen and Bobby Jewell’s…

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Album review: Giving It Away by Claire Anne Taylor

If there is one name that is synonymous with independent folk and folk-rock in Tasmania today, it is Claire Anne Taylor. The girl with the fiery red hair and the…

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EP Review: Läserstein – Sonic Royale

Prepare to be mesmerized by the hypnotic sounds of the underground as we unveil the “Sonic Royale EP” – a musical masterpiece brought to you by the producer-duo Läserstein. This…

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Live Music: IDLES drop surprise album launch show in Leeds

We previewed IDLES latest album – TANGK- a couple of weeks ago – https://www.backseatmafia.com/news-idles-drop-new-album-tangk-where-music-meets-onomatopoeia-in-a-punk-rock-explosion – and now, they’ve announced a surprise launch show at Leeds’ Project House this Thursday. Teaming…

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EP Review: Millsart – X-Ray Zulu

The Axis Expressionist Series continues in 2024. For Part 04 ‘X-Rax Zulu’ Jeff Mills went into the studio again and created ‘Just Like A (Vernacular Objects)’, a new mix of ‘Vernacular…

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Album Review: Eilish Gilligan is ‘The Final Girl’ – a cathartic journey through pop’s dark labyrinth.

A longtime favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia, Eilish Gilligan continues to release the most evocative and distinctive music that is without peer. Her electronic pop is differentiated by…

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Album Review: Royel Otis make a stunning debut with their luminescent album ‘Pratts & Payne’ ahead of Australian, North American and European tour

We here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia have followed Royel Otis (consisting of members Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell) ever since hearing their single ‘Oysters In My Pocket’ back in…

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EP Review: Recoilprodukt – Catalyst

Recoilprodukt, a pioneering recording studio/label that first emerged in 1984 with its defiantly iconic recordings for Psyche, F451, and Vanishing Heat, is returning with an initial release that fittingly resurrects…

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