Rising: We meet Tom Wells aka Fast Trains
Portsmouth songwriter and producer Tom Wells has been on our radar for a while, since last November in fact when he released his single ‘The English Way’, taken from his…
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Rising: we chat to Mint Eastwood about his new single ‘Man From Atlantis’ and more
We happened upon the glorious fuzzy pop of Man From Atlantis a few days ago, written by Mint Eastwood – a person we were previously unaware of. The tracks takes…
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Droppin’ Knowledge: Jiyu Purp Creates Spiritual, Life Affirming Hip Hop on His Album Earth is Ours – Interview & Review
Last month, Dallas, Texas based hip hop artist Jiyu Purp released his first long player, Earth is Ours, an album suffused with spirituality and positivity, but one that hits hard,…
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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Birmingham’s Grimy Sound Architect Hobgoblin
And we back… From the gritty depths of the UK’s second city, Birmingham, arose an anti-villain who plumbs the muck for hardscrabble sounds, many of which are now instantly recognizable…
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Meet: Erlend Hjelvik tells us all about his new band, new album and his love of Norse Mythology
Backseat Mafia got chance to put some questions to Erlend Hjelvik. Formerly known as frontman, lyricist, and co-founder of the Norwegian party rockers Kvelertak, he parted ways with his bandmates…
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Meet: We interview Nic Dalton, owner of Sydney’s legendary Half a Cow Records
As a reviewer, from time to time you come across small boutique labels whose enthusiasm and dedication to the music scene is utterly magnificent and completely inspiring. Over the past…
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MEET: Louis Philippe
On the day London's favourite adopted cult songwriter releases his excellent new album, Thunderclouds, we chat él, football songs, the state of the nation, Milton Nascimento and more
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Meet: Emre Türkmen of Exit Kid
After releasing their immensely brilliant The Garden EP, read our review here. We caught up with Türkmen to find out about the band and their music, album art and the…
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Say Psych: Interview: Meet the Label – Strong Island Recordings
Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is…
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Rising: Meet Gillie and hear her single, ‘Leaving Alone’
GILLIE is a young guitar pop talent. Originally hailing from Wales, she moved east to London to study and began plying a folky craft which began to take on more…
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