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Track: Pip Blom – Sell By Date, plus The Boat special edition news
It’s been a year since the Amsterdam scuzz poppers delivered their wave breaking debut album ‘Boat’ and to celebrate they are releasing a special limited edition of the record on their label Heavenly. Built around siblings Pip and Tender Blom’s vocal/guitar chemistry and powered by a beat focused rhythm section (courtesy of buddies Darek Mercks …
Premiere: KARMA SHE releases new video for MAKE ME KITTENS
Berlin- based multi-disciplinary artist Carmel Michaeli aka KARMA SHE, is gearing up for the release of her debut album MY NAKED DEVOTION on May 8th, which includes a full UK release including cassette format via Martin Hossbach, and we are delighted to premiere her new video For MAKE ME KITTENS here in Backseat Mafia this …
News: Oumou Sangare To release new album ‘Acoustic‘
Malian singing superstar, songwriter and activist Oumou Sangare has just announced details of her next release ‘Acoustic’ via No Format which will re-invent her 2017 album the super funky ‘Mogoya’. That previous record, her first after an 8 year absence, marked a step change for this singular artist with its pumping bass, guitar stabs and …
Droppin’ knowledge: Track: Nappy Nina – Freak it
Brooklyn emcee, by way of Oakland, California, Nappy Nina drops a new single, Freak It, from her upcoming EP, 30 Bag, set to be released on May 8th. The track was produced by Unjust. Nappy Nina released two excellent albums in 2019, marking the beginning and the ending of the year. The Tree Act dropped …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra: Scarface – The Fix (2002)
Scarface’s Magnum Opus from 2002. He slays dragons, real and imagined. Freshness Quotient: Fresh as a spring daisy. A stone-cold classic. The Skinny: Face takes a walk around the old neighborhood. Along for the perambulation, pre-mogul Jay and pre-Kardashian Ye, and Beanie (not Feldstein). Also linking arms, Nas, Faith Evans and Kelly Price. The star …
Say Psych: Feature: Italians Do Psych Better, part one
I’ve been involved in the world of psychedelia for years now, in many capacities, and certain things start to stick and draw you ever deeper; like Alice and the infamous rabbit hole. One of the things I’ve noticed and indeed gone down said hole with, is the insane quality of psychedelia emerging from Italy, in …
Say Psych: Track: The Blinders – Lunatic (With A Loaded Gun)
The Blinders have released a brand new track, ‘Lunatic (With A Loaded Gun)’, which is taken from their upcoming album Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath, which is now scheduled to be released on 17 July, via Modern Sky UK. The track is fiery anthem of defiance and addresses the ascendance of money-grabbing despots like Trump, …
Say Psych: Album Review: RMFTM – The Bestial Light
Dutch experimentalists RMFTM (aka Radar Men From The Moon) are ushering in their tenth year as a band with their sixth full length The Bestial Light, released 8 May on Fuzz Club Records. The LP marks yet another evolution in sound and line-up from the shape-shifting Eindhoven-based collective. Across their extensive back-catalogue and many collaborations …
Track: Protomartyr – Worm in Heaven
Detroit post-punks Protomartyr have released ‘Worm in Heaven’, the second teaser track from their fifth full-length album, ‘Ultimate Success Today’. The song is more of a slow-burner than the band’s outstanding previous teaser track, ‘Processed by the Boys’. It features Nick Cave-esque vocals from frontman Joe Casey and Johnny Marr-ish guitars from his bandmate Greg …
News: Backseat Mafia moves into the UK Top 50 Music Blogs via Feedspot
We’re delighted that we’ve been included in the UK’s Top 50 Music Blogs in the UK for 2020 via Feedspot. It’s been quite a journey for us since we started back in November 2013 as a one man show focusing on all aspects of culture. Gradually focusing on music and film over the years, since …