Music
Live Review: Dua Lipa – First Direct Arena, Leeds 18.04.2022
It’s been a long time coming. 3 postponements due to the pandemic, but finally the Future Nostalgia Tour arrived in Leeds in style. As Dua Lipa said to the adoring audience, she was “so grateful to be sharing the evening” with us all and “sharing the stage with these amazing people”. Beginning a set in …
Live Review: Duda Beat – Opium, Dublin 18,04,2022
They say its always good to try something new and different, with that in mind I noticed that Brazilian Pop/MPB singer Duda Beat (Eduarda Bittencourt Simões) was playing a venue I had not yet ever photographed in! so I said I would kill two birds with one stone.I wasn’t sure what to expect crowd wise, …
News: Darwin Deez announces UK & Irish dates +10 years reissue of debut album
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut album – DARWIN DEEZ – will be embarking on a string of UK + IRISH live dates this Spring. With 10 dates altogether, Deez will be performing the album live and in-full at the following cities: LIVE DATES 202207/05 – Huddersfield, Parish08/05 – Newcastle, UK – The Riverside (14+)09/05 – Glasgow …
News: The Brackets release new track Black Eyes
Here at Backseat Mafia, we’d love to introduce The Brackets as Yorkshire’s finest but with a front man with the strongest Blackburn accent around, we’ll settle for calling them The North’s finest. Black Eyes is a stand alone single from the lads who after a few years of establishing their sound and members, seem to …
Track: Just Looping you in – Jeremy Loops releases new single ‘Better Together’ co-written with Ed Sheeran from upcoming album ‘Hear You Got Love’
Jeremy Loops teams up with Ed Sheeran to deliver bllissed out new track ‘Better Together’
News: Brisbane trio The Goon Sax announce expanded digital version of their album ‘Mirror II’ complete with an exquisite cover of Len’s classic ‘Steal My Sunshine’, as well as tour news.
Today, Brisbane trio The Goon Sax have released a deluxe digital edition of their third album ‘Mirror II’ released through Chapter Music and Matador Records. ‘Mirror II’ is a garment of perfectly formed pop songs with a ragged edge and blemishes – but with a golden thread of celestial choruses that binds everything together. The …
Track: Knock Knock! Who’s there? It’s Motor Ace Back after 17 years.
Motor Ace are back with a new track ‘Knock Knock’ and 20th Anniversary tour of ‘Five Star Laundry’
PREMIERE: Parris Mitchell embraces his flaws on rollicking new single ‘i never said i’m perfect’
Oh boy, this is good. Say hello to Parris Mitchell; he’s from New York, and he’s got form. Not only did he release a self-titled debut EP last year, he opened his 2022 account with the vibrant ‘Super Power’ in February. At the time, he hinted there was more where that came from, and while …
PREMIERE: Mike Tafoya kicks off his next chapter with a new band and debut EP slated for June
You may be familiar with Chicago native Mike Tafoya – he’s certainly been around the block a bit, an active musician for more than three decades with Tafoya’s Lost Boyzz among others; certainly what you’d call a rock lifer, and he’s nowhere near done. Quite the opposite, in fact: he’s moved on to the next …
Live Review: Sincere Engineer – El Corazon Seattle, Washington 17.04.2022
By Anthony Moore Sincere Engineer is currently on tour across North America with The Menzingers and Oso Oso in support of their second album “Bless My Psyche”. Backseat Mafia’s Anthony Moore was at the show in Seattle, Washington to get some photos. Catch Sincere Engineer on tour of the U.K. and Europe this October. Find …