Music
Premiere: Amine Mesnaoui and Labelle release new visuals for Bleu Noir; watch it here first
Taken from their forthcoming album African Prayers, out April 1st on the Lo Recordings imprint, is the new single Blue Noir from Berlin and Réunion based duo Amine Mesnaoui and Labelle, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the Stephen Talneau directed video right here on Backseat Mafia today. The LP its taken from …
Album Review : Rumpistol’s ” Isola” is an thing of beauty.
It’s not very often that I partake in reviewing what could be traditionally described as ‘ ambient’ music. The word ambient should really be used to describe a texture, or a musical motif. I’m happy to disclaim that the latest album from award winning Danish producer, composer, film composer and pianist Jens B. Christiansen (aka Rumpistol) …
PREMIERE: A.M. Boys set out their stall with the hyperdetailed ‘A.M. Theme’, pencil in debut album for the summer
As introductions go, this is pretty special: no room for clutter, richly melodic, teetering on the verge of explosion to leave the listener wanting more. More is exactly what you’ll get in a few months, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Say hello to A.M. Boys. They’ve been together 8 years and their second album …
News: Strange Waves V At The O2 Ritz, Manchester 01.04.2022
South London’s Dry Cleaning are set to headline Strange Waves V at the O2 Ritz, Manchester. Promoters Strange Days and Now Wave have joined forces to offer an exclusive event being held at The O2 Ritz over two stages. Joining Dry Cleaning will be Sunflower Bean, W. H. Lung, The Lounge Society, Audiobooks, Honeyglaze, Melts and Prima Queen. The …
Meet: Millie from Millie Manders And The Shutup
Millie and the band have been busy preparing for the Less Than Jake tour, and their own headline tour in June. The band have created a GoFundMe campaign to help get a new van for the tour (after their previous one gave up the ghost) Give us a potted history of you and your band …
Live Review: Naked Lungs / Floor show – The Workmans Club Cellar, Dublin 26.03.2022
Opening tonight are Floor Show a Dublin shoegaze four piece, think Portishead / My bloody Valentine with some dream pop influenced sound added in.Tonight Jessi (lead vocals) stands centre stage and for most the night stares straight ahead as if looking into some distant dreamy universe and every now and then the only real movement …
Track/Video: Sessa previews new album ‘Estrela Acesa’ with ‘Gostar do Mundo’, a shimmering slice of Brazilian pop from Tropicalia’s new frontier
You would be wrong to pass off Sessa’s music as laid back. The Sao Paulo born singer – songwriter has already demanded much more than casual attention with his sultry and sensual 2019 debut album ‘Grandeza’. That record introduced a musician entwined with the pulse and poetry of Brazilian music but not engulfed by the …