Music
Track: Tom Chaplin – Midpoint
Keane’s Tom Chaplin is getting set to release his new album ‘Midpoint’, due the 2nd of September via BMG and produced by Ethan Johns. Coming as Tom enters mid-life, Midpoint is like nothing else. “There’s space for something nuanced that explores a part of life that everyone goes through,” Tom says. “If I can get …
Premiere: Blake Morgan – Violent Delights
Blake Morgan’s highly anticipated fifth studio album ‘Violent Delights’ is out now via ECR music group. Here at Backseat Mafia are very pleased to premiere the title track from the album and the music video to go with it. The video was shot entirely on location at legendary recording studio The Bunker in Brooklyn NY. …
News: False Heads New Single “Thick Skin” Out Today & UK + European Live Dates This October
Out today, FALSE HEADS return with another cut of their patently agitated punk-tinged rock on latest single: “Thick Skin”.STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE Produced by Frank Turner and taken from the trio’s long-awaited new album ‘Sick Moon’ — due 30 September 2022 via Scruff of the Neck Records — the snarling slice of garage-grunge takes aim at the current political climate and …
PREMIERE: Los Angeles duo Trick Gum share the short and snappy ‘Tim Dillon’
The individual members of Los Angeles collaboration Trick Gum certainly like to keep busy; Justin Raisen has worked with the likes of Lizzo, Yves Tumor and Yeah Yeah Yeahs as producer, while his cousin Jordan Benik is part of fellow Los Angelenos Sweaters. This work ethic extends to their new project; they’ve already released three …
Album Review: Bad Breeding – Human Capital
Stevenage anarcho-punk quartet’s fourth album is their best yet.
EXCLUSIVE: REWORK DROP AN EXCLUSIVE TAKEOVER MIX FOR BACKSEAT MAFIA IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR NEW EP ‘TAKE ME OUT’
For the release of their new EP ‘Take Me Out’’ (out now on the Exlove label) we are delighted to present a Takeover Mix from the formidable trio ‘Rework‘. This is a calm House mix we made on a sunny Monday evening in our studio after a nice weekend of djing and festival live sets …
Review: Jodi Phillis’ ‘We Need To Be Free’ Is A Much-Needed Warm Embrace
On her new album ‘We Need To Be Free’ Jodi Phillis sends a message of hope, love and personal growth to those who have endured so much trauma during the past few years.
Premiere: Matt Ó Shares Look At Upcoming Debut EP On ‘Sonny’
Irish R&B artist Matt Ó returns with the infectious new single ‘Sonny’ and we’re excited to be running the premiere! Having made a name for himself as one half of alternative hip-hop duo Tebi Rex, touring across the UK and Europe and appearing on line ups at festivals including SXSW, Eurosonic and The Great Escape, …
Track: Carla Wehbe’s extraordinary vocals give an ethereal cast to the yearning single ‘is forever off the table?’
New single ‘is forever off the table?’ has an immeasurable buoyancy and lilt that weaves its way under the extraordinary agile vocals of Sydney artist Carla Wehbe. Infused with a deep sense of regret and despair that can only come from experience of frustration and loss, this is a beguiling track that tempers tragedy with …
Premiere: With a forecast for sunshine, Perth’s Bad Weather reveal the expansive anthemic ‘Flowers In Your Room’ and announce live dates.
We are very pleased to premiere the tasty morsel of indie alt pop from Boorloo/Perth band Bad Weather. ‘Flowers In Your Room’ combines an indelible anthemic thunder with a yearning melancholia: the perfect ingredients for a perfect pop song. Coupled with an oceanic wave of guitars and an insistent rhythm section, Bad Weather have cast …